Question

Utilization of energy for biosynthesis of important molecules

Answer 1

Metabolism is usually visualized as as a series of biochemical reactions mediated by enzymes, referred to as a metabolic pathway. Catabolic pathways lead to end products, which are “waste products” and result in the generation of energy which is temporarily conserved as adenosine triphosphate (ATP). In heterotrophs, the most common catabolic pathways are the Emden-Meyerhof pathway for degradation of sugars as energy sources (glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA cycle), which can be linked to the further degradation of almost any organic compound and further leads to the synthesis of ATP.