Metabolic pathway

Asthma is chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and reversible airflow obstruction. The symptoms of asthma include shortness of breath, cough, chest tightness and wheezing. Genetic factors are thought to play an important role in the development of the disease, however the phenotype expression is profoundly affected by environmental factors1. Asthma affects 334 million people all over the world and is the most common chronic disease among children2. In the UK…

Introduction All animals can heal their wounds. However, some animals can even regenerate lost body parts. Questions have arisen such as, how does this process take place? What is necessary for these animals to perform this job? Experiments have shown that different animals regenerate in different ways. Some may be similar than others and it may have an impact on their lives. The purpose of regenerating tissues is to limit damage and loss of infection. The processes of tissue regeneration…

Notice: Not a lot of brain cells were damaged in the production of this paper. When this paper first began, I found my opinion about the liver was not the best. I believed that the liver is valuable but only produces waste, which is no fun. However, as I began to research the liver and how it plays a huge part in my daily life it changed my perspective. Most things that humans ingest go through the liver at one point or another. The Liver has the ability to turn ineffective or pointless…

With global warming becoming a rising issue, people around the world are looking for new ways to reduce their fossil fuel consumption. A possible solution to this would be to genetically modify crops so they can grow in certain climates. This would allow them to be planted in local areas, thus keeping their travel distance to a minimum. As a result, fossil fuel consumption would be reduced, ultimately improving the health of the environment. On the surface, this may seem like a positive solution…

reaction without actually being involved in the reaction itself. Reactions occur under mild conditions; enzymes also control the metabolism, by taking out nonspecific side reactions. Enzymes catalyze each step of the chemical reactions in a metabolic pathway. In order for this to happen, all enzymes are specified to a particular substrate, or a particular reactant. Only the active site of the enzyme associates directly with the substrate the majority of the time. The active site is the part of…

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, more formally known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disease, causing the selective degeneration of both upper and lower motor neurons, as well as those in the motor cortex portion of the brain, which ultimately leads to the limited to complete loss of all voluntary muscle function. Now while the main pathology of ALS is the selective death of the previously mentioned motor neurons, more recent studies have suggested that the homeostatic…

Metabolism Metabolism is the sum total of all the chemical reactions in the human body. Metabolism is as physical and chemical changes that take place in a human body that provide acceptable energy for life processes and the synthesis of new materials. Metabolism is like a balance between reactions. On this balance there is two sides. Breaking down and building up. Breaking down is known Catabolism. Catabolism is simply breaking down molecules for energy. The buildup part of metabolism is known…

1. The 48 years old Native American women presenting to the Indian Hospital is taking Lisinopril because of hypertension as one of the conditions documented in her past medical history. Hypertension is supported by the current measurements of the blood pressure readings of 165/100. Lisinopril is an angiotensin –converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE) considered as one of the first line treatment option for hypertension. The pharmacological mechanism of action for Lisinopril is to inhibit the action…

The number one animal that is tested on for research is the guinea pig, with a close second being rabbits. Many other animals are used for research, in total there is about 1,134,693 animals that are tested on yearly. There has been many advances in medicine over the years except for the fact that animals are still used as testing subjects. Animal testing is a very unethical and terrible thing to do on another living creature. Animals are suppose to obtain love and happiness from humans, but…

“Vegetarianism in America”, a study released by Vegetarian Times, revealed, “About 3.2 percent of U.S. adults, or 7.3 million people, follow a vegetarian-based diet...In addition, 10 percent of U.S., adults, or 22.8 million people, say they largely follow a vegetarian-inclined diet.” Due to so many people following this diet, there is a high probability that you will encounter or even work with a vegetarian. However, in order to understand why such a large portion of the American population is…