From Soil to Fruit- From Soil
- The Biosphere
- On Metabolism
- An Introduction to Metabolic Modes
An Introduction to Metabolic Modes
Life is biological chemistry — biochemistry — a constant interaction of chemical reactions which sustain an organism and which only end on death.
That constant interaction of chemical reactions which sustain an organism can be called its metabolism.
Metabolism is reliant on three main components: an energy source, an electron donor source, and a carbon source. Death is inevitable if just one of these sources is no longer available.
Each of these components is broken down into more detail here:
An Introduction to Energy Sources
An Introduction to Electron Donor Sources
An Introduction to Carbon Sources
Created by kristi • Last edit by kristi on 07/04/21 10:34 am
About the Author
Kristi Ellinopoullos
BSc(Hons), U.Syd. - double major in biochemistry and microbiology, with honours in microbiology
PhD, U.Syd - soil microbiology
Stumbled into IT and publishing of all things.
Discovered jujube trees and realised that perhaps I should have been an agronomist...
So I combined all the above passions and interests into this website and its blog and manuals, on which I write about botany, soil chemistry, soil microbiology and biochemistry - and yes, jujubes too!
BSc(Hons), U.Syd. - double major in biochemistry and microbiology, with honours in microbiology
PhD, U.Syd - soil microbiology
Stumbled into IT and publishing of all things.
Discovered jujube trees and realised that perhaps I should have been an agronomist...
So I combined all the above passions and interests into this website and its blog and manuals, on which I write about botany, soil chemistry, soil microbiology and biochemistry - and yes, jujubes too!
Please help me buy a plant if you found this article interesting or useful!