Reflecting...

Three major themes that I feel like we have discussed over this semester are: energy production, DNA replication and molecules and compounds within our body. All of these topics are discussed in general Biology classes, however not in so much detail. The Glycolysis cycle (energy production) we had to learn step by step in microbiology, DNA replication we learned in genetics and molecules and compounds within the human body are talked about in every biology class. A lot of the themes that we discussed during this semester were topics that I had pervious knowledge on. However, in this biochemistry class we went much further in depth on these topics that were once just background knowledge. I am now more knowledgeable on all of these themes and topics. I have learned a lot more about the energy production and the anabolism and catabolism cycles. I did not know much about storage mechanisms, and now I can tell you what is stored and the entire cycle on how it is stored.
All of the science classes that I have taken in my undergraduate career, have been building blocks to one another. No wonder, schools set up pre-requistes!!!

Explaining glucose entering the body and energy created....

When a person eats a meal, some of the sugars in the meal will be broken down into glucose. Glucose can be converted into energy by may different cycles. ATP is the molecule that creates energy in our bodies. The first cycle that glucose will enter is the glycolysis cycle. In this cycle glucose is converted in pyruvate, also during this cycle two ATPs are made. Glycolysis also makes two NADH+ molecules which will be made into ATP in the electron transport chain. Glucose is the starting factor of making 32 ATPs when it have officially completed all the cycles. Therefore, glucose plays an important role when it comes to energy production.