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Energy Metabolism

Energy metabolism is the set of integrated biochemical processes by which cells extract chemical energy from nutrients and convert it into usable forms, principally adenosine triphosphate, to power cellular work. Catabolic pathways degrade carbohydrates, fats, and proteins into common intermediates that feed glycoly…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 62× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2572-5424 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Energy metabolism is the set of integrated biochemical processes by which cells extract chemical energy from nutrients and convert it into usable forms, principally adenosine triphosphate, to power cellular work. Catabolic pathways degrade carbohydrates, fats, and proteins into common intermediates that feed glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation, where the electron transport chain couples the oxidation of reducing equivalents to ATP synthesis. The balance between energy intake, storage, and expenditure is governed by hormonal and enzymatic regulation, including the actions of insulin, thyroid hormones, and redox enzymes, and is partitioned among tissues with distinct metabolic demands such as liver, muscle, and adipose tissue. Energy metabolism sustains growth, maintenance, thermogenesis, and physical activity, and its dysregulation underlies obesity, metabolic syndrome, and the metabolic reprogramming characteristic of cancer cells. Reactive oxygen species generated during energy transduction necessitate antioxidant and redox-buffering systems that protect against oxidative damage and contribute to aging. Themes in the associated literature include the contribution of thyroid hormones to obesity, dietary strategies for obesity reversal, hepatic metabolomic responses to toxicants, the function of redox enzymes and free-radical scavenging, adipose-tissue physiology, and the interplay of glucose and insulin in metabolic regulation. This journal publishes peer-reviewed research on bioenergetics, metabolic regulation, and the disturbances of energy metabolism that drive metabolic disease.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2019

Adaptive Contribution of Thyroid Hormones in Obesity

Ozcelik FatihCorresponding author
University of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Istanbul, Turkey
Exact topic International Journal of Negative Results Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2641-9181.ijnr-18-2530

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 62 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Energy Metabolism, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Glycomics And Metabolism (ISSN 2572-5424).

Journal editorial board
Bassam Elgamoudi · Australia Carola Parolin · Italy Giuseppe Maurizio Campo · Italy

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