Abstract
The unique pattern of anaerobic carbohydrate metabolism in invertebrate facultative anaerobes serves to couple other substrate-level phosphorylations to the glycolytic reactions, thus increasing the potential yield of high-energy phosphate compounds. Currently, two important coupling sites can be identified:
MeSH terms
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Adenosine Triphosphate / biosynthesis
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Alanine / biosynthesis
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Alanine / metabolism
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Anaerobiosis
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Animals
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Ascaris / enzymology
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Carboxy-Lyases / metabolism
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Coenzyme A Ligases / metabolism
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Glucose / metabolism
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Glutamate Dehydrogenase / metabolism
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Glutamates / biosynthesis
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Helminths / enzymology*
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Helminths / metabolism
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Ketone Oxidoreductases / metabolism
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Malate Dehydrogenase / metabolism
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Mollusca / enzymology*
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Mollusca / metabolism
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Ostreidae / enzymology
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Oxaloacetates / metabolism
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Proline / metabolism
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Pyruvate Kinase / metabolism
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Pyruvates / metabolism
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Succinate Dehydrogenase / metabolism
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Succinates / metabolism
Substances
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Glutamates
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Oxaloacetates
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Pyruvates
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Succinates
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Adenosine Triphosphate
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Proline
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Malate Dehydrogenase
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Ketone Oxidoreductases
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Succinate Dehydrogenase
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Glutamate Dehydrogenase
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Pyruvate Kinase
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Carboxy-Lyases
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Coenzyme A Ligases
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Glucose
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Alanine