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Resting Metabolic Activity

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Eunice Huang
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Description:

This template shows resting metabolic activity, tracing glucose through glycolysis to pyruvate and acetyl-CoA, which enters the TCA cycle inside the mitochondrion through intermediates like citrate, alpha-KG, and succinyl-CoA back to oxaloacetate. The TCA cycle output feeds into ATP production, shown as a starburst icon above the mitochondrion.

Updated 
August 2026

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What does the Resting Metabolic Activity template show?

This template shows resting metabolic activity, tracing glucose through glycolysis to pyruvate and acetyl-CoA, which enters the TCA cycle inside the mitochondrion through intermediates like citrate, alpha-KG, and succinyl-CoA back to oxaloacetate. The TCA cycle output feeds into ATP production, shown as a starburst icon above the mitochondrion.

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