This is sad — I actually have to go to work today (a beautiful, rainy, gone-is-the-haze Saturday) as I can’t finish my report.
I need to hand in a report on coming Monday. I work on reports too slowly I guess. I wish I can write these stuff faster.
One portion of my introduction is to be axed. I wasn’t please about it because I like that portion of the introduction. I’ll post it online for memory’s sake. Damn, I thought that was good.
Enzymes and metabolism
Life is a chemical process involving thousands of different reactions occurring in an organized manner. These are called metabolic reactions and collectively known as metabolism.
The products of metabolism are called metabolites. Metabolites are usually small molecules or protein ligands. Such metabolites can be catalyzed by enzymes. An enzyme is a compound which brings about one particular chemical reaction but itself remains unchanged at the end of the reaction. Enzymes are the mediators of metabolism, responsible for virtually every reaction that occurs in the cell. Without enzymes, metabolic reactions would proceed so slowly as to be imperceptible.
Upon food intake, the body breaks it down into carbohydrates, and then glucose. Glucose then undergoes a metabolic pathway called glycolysis . In glycolysis, enzymes are present to break down glucose into smaller units.
That’s like my favorite section and it has got to be axed due to un-necessity.
Anyway, my internship is ending. I really got to rush already. I wish to complete my discussion by today and work on my methods section of the report. I am worried that I can’t finish, at the same time, I am lazy to do it. I am in a state where I have ideas of doing blogging, reading, listening to music, going out and more constantly. It’s hard to concentrate this way. And my deadline is near.
References for the chunk of text in the blockquote:
# Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Second edition, William H. Elliott & Daphne C. Elliott, published by Oxford Press, Page 3 and 21.
# Wikipedia article on metabolites.
# Cell and molecular biology, Third edition, Gerald Karp, published by Wiley, Page 93.
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