A Presentation on

Carbohydrate Metabolism

Presented by:
Chhan Kr Kalita
M.Sc. 3rd Sem., Dept. of Botany
Nowgong College (Autonomous), Nagaon
 CONTENTS

• METABOLISM, TYPES OF METABOLIC PATHWAYS

• CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
• MAJOR PATHWAYS OF CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
• GLYC0LYSIS (EMBDEN –MEYERHOF PATHWAY)
• CITRIC ACID CYCLE (KREBS’ CYCLE )
• GLYCOGENESIS
METABOLISM

• The chemical processes in living beings that change the food

molecules into energy and help them in functioning is simply
can be defined as – metabolism.

TYPES OF METABOLIC PATHWAYS

ANABOLIC PATHWAY

CATABOLIC PATHWAY
▪ CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM

Carbohydrate metabolism is a fundamental biochemical process that ensures

a constant supply of energy to living cells. The most important carbohydrate is
glucose, which can be broken down via glycolysis, enters into kreb cycle and
oxidative phosphorylation to generate ATP.
FOOD MOLECULES
PATHWAYS OF CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
SIMPLER MOLECULES

GLYCOLYSIS
AMPHIBOLIC PATHWAY

CITRIC ACID CYCLE

ANABOLIC CATABOLIC
Protein
GLUCONEOGENEIS Carbohydrates CO2+ H2O
lipids etc.
▪ GLYC0LYSIS (EMBDEN-MEYERHOF PATHWAY)

❑ Glycolysis is the process in which glucose is broken down to produce energy.

❑ It produces two molecules of pyruvate, ATP, NADH and water.
❑ Site of production- cytoplasm or cytosol.
❑ It occurs in both aerobic and anaerobic organisms.
❑ Net production- 2NADH+ 2ATP= 8ATP (Since 1NADH= 3ATP)
▪ TCA CYCLE/ KREBs’ CYCLE/ CITRIC ACID CYCLE
❑ The Krebs cycle or TCA cycle (tricarboxylic acid cycle) or Citric acid cycle is a series of
enzyme catalysed reactions occurring in the mitochondrial matrix, where acetyl-CoA
is oxidised to form carbon dioxide and coenzymes are reduced, which generate ATP
in the electron transport chain.
❑ Net Production- 3NADH+H+ + 1FADH2= 12ATP
▪ GLYCOGENESIS

▪ The biochemical process of preparing glucose from the non-glucose precursors

within the cells is called gluconeogenesis.
▪ Site of Production- Liver, small intestine and kidneys.
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