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Futile cycle — A Futile cycle is when two metabolic pathways run simultaneously in opposite directions and have no overall effect other than wasting energy. [cite journal |author=Schwender J, Ohlrogge J, Shachar Hill Y |title=Understanding flux in plant… … Wikipedia
Pyruvate kinase — is an enzyme involved in glycolysis. It catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate group from phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) to ADP, yielding one molecule of pyruvate and one molecule of ATP. ReactionThe reaction with pyruvate kinase: pyruvate kinase PEP > … Wikipedia
Substratzyklus — Beispiel eines Substratzyklus’: Gleichzeitige Umwandlung von Fructose 6 phosphat (F6P) in Fructose 1,6 bisphosphat (F 1,6 bP) und umgekehrt. Substratzyklen sind Ausnahmefälle im Metabolismus. Sie erscheinen auf den ersten Blick sinnlos, da… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Thermogenesis — Not to be confused with thermogeneration. Thermogenesis is the process of heat production in organisms. It occurs mostly in warm blooded animals, but a few species of thermogenic plants exist. Contents 1 Types 1.1 Shivering 1.2 Non shivering… … Wikipedia
phosphatidyl inositol — Very important minor phospholipid in eukaryotes, involved in signal transduction processes. Contains myo inositol linked through the 1 hydroxyl group to phosphatidic acid. The 4 phosphate (PIP) and 4,5 bisphosphate derivatives (PIP2) are formed… … Dictionary of molecular biology
futilité — [ fytilite ] n. f. • 1672; futiletéXVIe; lat. futilitas 1 ♦ Caractère futile. ⇒ frivolité, inanité, vanité. La futilité d un raisonnement, d une objection. ⇒ insignifiance, légèreté. Futilité d esprit. ⇒ enfantillage, puérilité. 2 ♦ Par ext.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the … Universalium
cycle — 1. A recurrent series of events. 2. A recurring period of time. 3. One successive compression and rarefaction of a wave, as of a sound wave. [G. kyklos, circle] anovulatory c. a … Medical dictionary
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Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… … Universalium
