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SCANARIO III
Fuad is a pharmacy student in the 3rd semester of UIN
alaudddin who programmed Molecular Biology courses.
Wednesday will study material related to metabolism in the
body of an organism that involves a large number of chemical
reactions. Fuad looked for literature related to metabolism,
including the division of metabolism, biochemical processes in
the body of an organism (photosynthesis reaction, respiration
reaction, glycolysis, the Krebs cycle). Biochemical processes
in cells involve energy, enzymes and hormones. From some of
the literature that Ros has concluded, the smooth functioning
and normal health depend on metabolic processes in the body.
If the metabolic process is disrupted, it can cause diseases such
as DM, gout, cholesterol, HmcCoA lipids.
Clarifying Terms or Concepts
Hormones: are organic compounds produced by endocrine glands
(appendicitis). Hormones function to regulate growth,
reproduction, behavior, balance and metabolism. Hormones enter
the bloodstream to target organs (Faisal, 2001. Hormone
Biochemistry. Tadulako University)
Cholesterol: Cholesterol is one of the fats or lipid compounds that
is believed to be a trigger for CHD from the start and many studies
have proven this. Based on the 2002 WHO report, there were 4.4
million deaths due to hypercholesterolemia. High cholesterol levels
in the body due to consuming foods that can increase cholesterol
levels will cause constriction and heating of the arteries or also
called atherosclerosis (journal.fkm.unand.RWahjoeni, YM Mewo,
ME Paruntu - eBiomedik, 2016).
Clarifying Terms or Concepts
Respiration: A biological process, in which oxygen is absorbed to be used in
the combustion process (oxidative) which produces energy followed by
expenditure of residual combustion in the form of carbon dioxide gas and
water. (Octavianti, 2010).
Photosynthetic: is a biochemical process for producing used energy
(nutrition), where carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) under the
influence of light are converted into organic compounds that contain carbon
and are rich in energy. Photosynthesis is one way of carbon assimilation
because in photosynthesis free carbon is bound from CO2 (fixed) to sugar
as an energy storage molecule (Pertamawati, 2010. Photosynthetic
Influence on Plants).
Molecular Biology: The study of cells, both their understanding and the
organelles within a cell, and their function to the level of their molecular
constituents (Nugroho, LH. And Sumardi, I, 2004, Basic Biology, Self-
Reliance. Jakarta)
Clarifying Terms or Concepts
Glycolysis: Glycolysis is to convert glucose into the final product in the
form of pyruvate. In the process of glycolysis, 1 glucose molecule that
has 6 carbon atoms in the chain will split into a final product in the form
of 2 molecules of pyruvate (pyruvate) which has 3 carbom atoms. This
process goes through several reaction stages accompanied by the
formation of several intermediate compounds such as glucose 6-
phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate. In addition to producing the final
product in the form of pyruvate molecules, this glycolysis process will
also produce ATP molecules and NADH molecules (1 NADH3 ATP). The
ATP molecule that is formed will then be extracted by the body's cells as
a basic component of energy sources. Through this glycolysis process 4
ATP molecules & 2 NADH molecules (6 ATP) will be produced and at
the beginning of the process the process will consume 2 ATP molecules
so that a total of 8 ATP molecules will be formed (Irawan, 2007).
Clarifying Terms or Concepts
Metabolism: Metabolism is chemical reactions that occur in cells. This chemical
reaction will change one substance into another substance. Metabolism consists
of two processes, namely anabolism and catabolism. Anabolism is the processes
of preparing chemical energy through the synthesis of organic compounds.
While catabolism is the process of breaking down and releasing energy from
organic compounds through the process of respiration. All of these reactions are
catalyzed by enzymes, both by simple and complex reactions. Or in another
sense, anabolism is the formation of complex molecules into simple molecules,
examples of respiration (Renobayan, 2011).
Enzymes: Enzymes are biomolecules that catalyze chemical reactions, where
almost all enzymes are proteins. In enzymatic reactions, the molecules that start
the reaction are called products. The way enzymes work in catalyzing chemical
reactions of other substances does not change or damage this reaction. In
metabolism, an enzyme biocatalyst is needed (Susantiningsih, 2013).
Clarifying Terms or Concepts
Diabetes Mellitus: is a disease characterized by hyperglycemia and
metabolic disorders of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins associated
with absolute or relative deficiency of work and or insulin secretion.
Symptoms complained of in patients with diabetes mellitus are
polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia, weight loss body, tingling
(Buraerah, Hakim. Analysis of Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes
Mellitus in the Tanrutedong Health Center, SidenregRappan,
National Scientific Journal; 2010 [cited 2010 feb 17]).
Krebs Cycle: The Krebs cycle is also called aam citrate, a series of
chemical reactions in cells in the mitochondria that occur
sequentially and repeatedly. This cycle is the final stage of the
process of glucose energy metabolism. (Nataliaadebora, October
22, 2011. Diponegoro University).
Clarifying Terms or Concepts
= The first step in the cellular respiration reaction is called glycosis, and it coincides with
the absence of oxygen. This process occurs in the cytoplasm of cells in cytosolic fluid,
which is a gel material found in individual cells of plants. The glycolysis that occurs in the
cytosol begins the overhaul by breaking up glucose into two molecular compounds called
pyruvates. The Krebs cycle, which occurs in the mitochondrial matrix, completes this work
by breaking down pyruvate derivatives into carbon dioxide. Thus, the carbon dioxide
produced by respiration is a fragment of oxidized organic molecules. Some of the stages of
glycolysis and the Krebs cycle are redox reactions in which the enzyme dehydrogenase
transfers electrons from the substrate to NAD + and forms NADH. In the third step of
respiration, the electron transport chain receives electrons from the product of the first two
changes (usually via NADH) and passes these electrons from one molecule to another. At
the end of this chain, electrons are combined with hydrogen ions and molecular oxygen to
form water. The energy released at each step of the chain is stored in a form used by the
mitochondria to make ATP. This mode of ATP synthesis is called oxidative phosphorylation
because this synthesis is driven by a redox reaction that transfers electrons from food to
oxygen (Campbell, 2012).
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