Cancer cells metabolized glucose into lactate even in the presence of sufficient oxygen. This is known as
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Cancer cells metabolized glucose into lactate even in the presence of sufficient oxygen. This is known as the Warburg effect. PLease explain the overall metabolism of glucose to lactose and name the end products of this set of reactions. You do not need to list every step in the pathway, just the general theme of what happen. Using your knowledge of metabolism in a normal mammalian cell, please explain the process of fermentation and how this might benefit the tumorous cancerous cell?
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Fundamentals of biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level
ISBN: 978-0470547847
4th edition
Authors: Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet, Charlotte W. Pratt
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