Example sentences for: carbohydrates

How can you use “carbohydrates” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • For example, restricting dietary carbohydrates increases the plasma concentration of B-hydroxybutyrate (that is, ketogenesis), a shift that may counteract life-span extension in mammals.

  • As iron accumulates, it competes with catalase for hydrogen peroxide and forms hydroxyl radicals (Fe 2++ H 2 O 2 → Fe 3++ OH -+ OH ·) - so-called reactive oxygen species that can attack mtDNA, membrane lipids, carbohydrates and proteins.

  • Nematodes are believed to be unique among animals in utilizing the glyoxylate cycle to generate carbohydrates from the beta-oxidation of fatty acids (reviewed in [ 46 ] ). The glyoxylate pathway, generally found in plants and microorganisms, is similar to the citrate cycle, but relies on two critical enzymes, malate synthase and isocitrate lyase, to bypass two decarboxylation steps.

  • S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) is the resultant product following the release of a methyl group from s-adenosylmethionine (SAM), a universal methyl donor [ 23 ] . Methyl donation from SAM has crucial developmental impacts governing DNA methylation [ 24 ] as well as methylation of amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates and polysaccharides [ 23 ] . S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase is the only known enzyme capable of SAH hydrolysis.

  • The investigated type of diet is low in saturated fat, high in monounsaturated fat, mainly from olive oil, high in complex carbohydrates, from legumes, and high in fibre, mostly from vegetables and fruits.


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