Metabolic network

A metabolic network is the complete set of metabolic and physical processes that determine the physiological and biochemical properties of a cell. As such, these networks comprise the chemical reactions of metabolism, the metabolic pathways, as well as the regulatory interactions that guide these reactions.

With the sequencing of complete genomes, it is now possible to reconstruct the network of biochemical reactions in many organisms, from bacteria to human. Several of these networks are available online: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), EcoCyc , BioCyc and metaTIGER . Metabolic networks are powerful tools for studying and modelling metabolism.

See also

Metabolism, catabolism, anabolism

General

Energy
metabolism

Aerobic respiration	Glycolysis → Pyruvate decarboxylation → Citric acid cycle → Oxidative phosphorylation (electron transport chain + ATP synthase)

Anaerobic respiration	Electron acceptors are other than oxygen

Fermentation	Glycolysis → Substrate-level phosphorylation ABE Ethanol Lactic acid

Specific
paths

Protein metabolism

Carbohydrate metabolism
(carbohydrate catabolism
and anabolism)

Human

Glycolysis ⇄ Gluconeogenesis

Glycogenolysis ⇄ Glycogenesis

Pentose phosphate pathway Fructolysis Galactolysis

Glycosylation N-linked O-linked

Nonhuman

Photosynthesis Anoxygenic photosynthesis Chemosynthesis Carbon fixation

Xylose metabolism Radiotrophism

Lipid metabolism
(lipolysis, lipogenesis)

Fatty acid metabolism	Fatty acid degradation (Beta oxidation) Fatty acid synthesis

Other	Steroid metabolism Sphingolipid metabolism Eicosanoid metabolism Ketosis Reverse cholesterol transport

Nucleotide
metabolism

Other

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