Release Date: 2024-06-12

Brain and Carbohydrate Metabolism

Mehmet Cavusoglu (Author)

Release Date: 2024-06-12

The brain is one of the active organs of the body in terms of energy consumption. The areas where energy is used in the brain can be listed as events such as regulating the ion concentration of nerve cells during information transfer, electrical conduction, active uptake, and synthesis of excitatory neurotransmitters. The brain uses glucose [...]

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    Published inBrain Biochemistry and Its Disease
    First Page167
    Last Page180
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.69860/nobel.9786053359371.10
    Page Count14
    Copyright HolderNobel Tıp Kitabevleri
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    The brain is one of the active organs of the body in terms of energy consumption. The areas where energy is used in the brain can be listed as events such as regulating the ion concentration of nerve cells during information transfer, electrical conduction, active uptake, and synthesis of excitatory neurotransmitters. The brain uses glucose as its primary energy source. Carbohydrates are molecules composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen widely found in nature. Carbohydrates are used as primary energy-giving molecules in many living things. It also serves as the structural element of many living things. This study examined the relationship between the brain and carbohydrate metabolism. Additionally, the connection between the brain and glucose, the brain’s main energy source, is explained. It has been stated how the carbohydrates taken into the body after nutrition are broken down into glucose, mixed into the blood and transported to the brain. Then, the conversion of glucose to ATP, which crosses the blood-brain barrier by brain cells through aerobic respiration, Glycolysis, TCA cycle and Electron Transfer chain, is explained. This study was prepared as a compilation of scientific studies on the subject using various internet-based search engines.

    Mehmet Cavusoglu (Author)
    Mardin Artuklu University
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8871-5646
    3Dr. Mehmet CAVUSOGLU completed his undergraduate education in chemistry at Fırat University, his master’s degree in Kilis 7 Aralik University, and his doctorate degree in Chemistry (Biochemistry) at Dicle University. I have been actively working as a Lecturer at Mardin Artuklu University Vocational School of Health Services since 2017.

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