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• Health: Nutrition  (553)

ExPASy - Biochemical Pathways -  .

- Digitized version of wall charts courtesy Boehringer Mannheim et al, divided into Metabolic Pathways and Cellular and Molecular Processes, maintained by the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Geneva, Switzerland.

Atomic Reconstruction of Metabolism - - Database of metabolite structures and related enzyme reactions. Requires Java.

BioCarta: Signaling Pathways - - Research-oriented biotech company; website offers illustrations and charts of pathways in metabolism, signal transduction, and immunology.

Citric Acid Cycle - - Diagram of steps in Krebs' tricarboxylic acid cycle, with 3D presentation dependent on Chime plug-in, from student at University of North Texas.

Cytochrome P450 Reductase - - Overview of the biology, enzymology, and structure of cytochrome P450 reductase, an unusual electron transfer flavoprotein.

DIY Glycolysis by John Maber - - Discusses the conversion of glucose and other monosaccharids to lactate or other metabolites, depending on the organism.

EcoCyc Encyclopedia - - Database that describes the genome and the biochemical machinery of E. coli, maintained by SRI International, Menlo Park, CA.

General Overview of the Major Metabolic Pathways - - A survey of human metabolism, written for undergraduates in the Health Sciences from a chemist's point of view. Includes profile of author at University of Oporto, Portugal.

Glycolysis and the Krebs Cycle - - Chapter from the biology hypertext book at MIT, Cambridge, MA.

Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) - - Graphical and hypertext-based information on biochemical pathways, including metabolic and regulatory pathways (for instance, cell cycle and growth factor signaling).

Laboratory Research Projects - - Studies on squalene monooxygenase dependent cholesterol biosynthesis, and the role of cytochrome P450 reductase as the electron transfer partner, by Todd D. Porter's group at the College of Pharmacy, Lexington, KY.

LFT Metabolite Database - - Searches on metabolites from carbohydrate, amino acid, fatty acid, nucleotide or other biochemical metabolism, including descriptions of the chemistry and function of biochemicals.

Liver metabolism - - Flow chart of liver metabolism. Mousing over the chart will display explanations of pathways and enzyme reaction in pop-up windows (requires JavaScript).

Metabolic Pathways of Biochemistry - - Graphical representation of metabolic pathways that are crucial to human metabolism, including 3D depictions from the George Washington University, Washington, DC.

Metabolism Course Notes - - Text and illustrations on human metabolism. Covers pathways, hormonal regulation, and some discussion of medical correlations such as diabetes and favism.

Metabolism Foundation - - Non-profit organization dedicated to the study of plant anatomy and physiology, established by Dr. Jim Bidlack, Edmond, OK.

Metabolon, Inc. - - A company that intends to use metabolic profiling ('metabolomics') for the discovery and development of drugs and diagnostic markers.

MetaCyc - Metabolic Encyclopedia - - Description of over 450 metabolic pathways and their associated enzymes, from over 150 organisms maintained by SRI International, Menlo Park, CA.

Molecular Biology Databases - Enzymes and Pathways - - Links to enzyme, metabolic and signaling pathways databases from the Bioinformatics Unit at Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.

Pathway Hunter Tool - - Metabolic pathway analysis webservice, including shortest, alternate path and network analysis from Cologne University Bioinformatics Center, Germany.

Proteolysis for Fun and Profit - - Protein degradation resource.

Ubiquitin Index - - The Ubiquitin System for protein modification and degradation.

UM-BBD: Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database - - Lists and describes microbial pathways for the enzymatic degradation of numerous synthetic compounds. Hosted by the University of Minnesota.

IBC: Targeting Metabolic Syndrome - - Forum to discuss scientific advances in the study of the interrelated risk factors, and developments in the therapeutic targets being explored in this field. Meeting to be held for three days in Boston, Massachusetts. (March 27, 2006)