Teaching glycolysis regulation to undergraduates using an electrical power generation analogy

Teaching glycolysis regulation to undergraduates using an electrical power generation analogy

A robust teaching analogy has been developed that compares the glycolytic synthesis of ATP to the generation of electrical power. The analogy compares three key parts of the electric power generation system with hexokinase, phosphofructokinase, and pyruvate kinase which will instruct undergraduates...

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Veröffentlicht in:Advances in physiology education 2005-06, Vol.29 (2), p.128-130
Hauptverfasser: Stavrianeas, Stasinos, Silverstein, Todd
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Comparative analysis
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - methods
Electric power
Electric Power Supplies
Electricity
Enzymes
Glycolysis - physiology
Humans
Metabolism
Teaching - methods
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Zusammenfassung:A robust teaching analogy has been developed that compares the glycolytic synthesis of ATP to the generation of electrical power. The analogy compares three key parts of the electric power generation system with hexokinase, phosphofructokinase, and pyruvate kinase which will instruct undergraduates studying metabolism in courses such as introductory biology, physiology, introductory biochemistry, and nursing/allied health courses.
ISSN:1043-4046
1522-1229
DOI:10.1152/advan.00004.2005