Chapter 4, Problem 3FIO

Summary Introduction

To determine: Whether the pathway is a cyclic or a linear.

Introduction: Metabolic pathways are defined as a series of enzymatic reactions in which the rearranging, breaking down, and building of organic substances take place in a stepwise manner. The metabolic pathways may be cyclic or linear. In linear pathways, the reactions occur straight from a reactant or substrate to a product. In the cyclic pathway, the reactant of the first step is regenerated in the last step.