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The video explains what metabolism is: the set of chemical reactions that occur in living organisms to obtain and store energy from the substances in their environment. It focuses on the four main types of molecules that make up cells: sugars, fats, amino acids and nucleotides, and how they are broken down or built up by enzymes. It also describes the two ways to degrade glucose, the main source of energy for cells: fermentation and respiration, and the role of mitochondria in producing ATP, the energy currency of the cell. It ends by asking for feedback and comments on the topic and mentioning the challenges of content creation.
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1. Metabolism is the set of chemical reactions that occur in an organism to build and break molecules.
2. Metabolism is divided into catabolism (breaking down molecules to obtain energy) and anabolism (building molecules and structures from smaller units).
3. All living beings are made up of the same elements (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and phosphorus) and the same types of molecules (sugars, fatty acids, amino acids and nucleotides).
4. Sugars and fatty acids are mainly used for obtaining and storing energy, while amino acids and nucleotides are mainly used for building proteins and nucleic acids.
5. Enzymes are proteins that direct and facilitate the chemical reactions of metabolism.
6. Glucose is the main source of energy for the cell, which can break it down through fermentation (without oxygen) or respiration (with oxygen).
7. Respiration takes place in the mitochondria, organelles that produce ATP, the energy currency of the cell.
8. Fatty acids are also broken down into molecules that enter the same metabolic pathways as glucose to produce energy.
9. Glycogen and triglycerides are molecules that store glucose and fatty acids respectively for future use.