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fatty acids to
replace glucose in
tissues such as the
brain that
cannot metabolize fatty acids. In
other organisms such as
plants and bacteria, this metabolic...
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processes are
often facilitated by
enzymes such as drug
transporters or drug
metabolizing enzymes (discussed in-depth below).
Variation in DNA loci responsible...
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slowly (poor
metabolizers). If a drug is
metabolized too quickly, it may
decrease the drug's
efficacy while if the drug is
metabolized too slowly, toxicity...
- The A****er system,
named after Wilbur Olin A****er, or
derivatives of this
system are used for the
calculation of the
available energy of foods. The system...
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Steroidogenic enzymes are
enzymes that are
involved in
steroidogenesis and
steroid biosynthesis. They are
responsible for the
biosynthesis of the steroid...
- Acyl-CoA is a
group of CoA-based
coenzymes that
metabolize carboxylic acids.
Fatty acyl-CoA's are
susceptible to beta oxidation, forming, ultimately, acetyl-CoA...
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machinery used to
metabolize the
second (slower-growth supporting)
substrate is
activated and
subsequently the
second substrate is
metabolized. This can also...
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pharmacologically inactive medication or
compound that,
after intake, is
metabolized (i.e.,
converted within the body) into a
pharmacologically active drug...
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Substances animals can
metabolize into vitamins...
- metabolism. Some
enterics subsequently use the
mixed acid
pathway to
metabolize pyruvic acid to
other acids, such as lactic, acetic, and
formic acids...
