Chapter 5: Major Metabolic Pathways
1Michigan Technological UniversityDavid R. Shonnard1Chapter 5: Major Metabolic PathwaysDavid ShonnardDepartment of Chemical EngineeringMichigan Technological UniversityMichigan Technological UniversityDavid R. Shonnard2Presentation Outline:lIntroduction to MetabolismlGlucose MetabolismGlycolysis, Kreb s Cycle, RespirationlBiosysthesislFermentation2Mi chigan Technological UniversityDavid R. Shonnard3Metabolismis the collection of enzyme-catalyzed reactions that convert substrates that are external to the cell into various internal Technological UniversityDavid R. Shonnard4Genetic Engineeringallows for the alteration of metabolism by insertion or deletion of selected genes in a predetermined manner ( Metabolic Engineering).
1. Varies from organisms to organism 2. Many common characteristics 3. Affected by environmental conditions » a) O 2availability: Saccharomyces cerevisiae Aerobic growth on glucose → more yeast cells Anaerobic growth on glucose → ethanol » b) Control of metabolism is important in bioprocesses David R. Shonnard Michigan Technological ...
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