Pathway: CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM

General Information

Name

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM

Species

D. melanogaster

Symbol

CARMET

FlyBase ID

FBgg0002134

Date last reviewed

2025-06-10

Number of members

Description

Carbohydrate metabolism encompasses all the pathways involved in the formation, breakdown, and interconversion of carbohydrates. Sugars are metabolized in the cytosol and serve as energy stores, fuels and metabolite intermediates. For example, in glycolysis, glucose is catabolized into pyruvate, an intermediate involved in energy production, while in the pentose phosphate shunt, glucose oxidation generates various monosaccharides including ribose 5-phosphate, a precursor of nucleotide synthesis. Glucose can also be used to store energy in the form of the polymer glycogen. (Adapted from PMID: 33397651 and FBrf0237442.)

Notes

Source Material

The CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM Gene Group has been compiled using the following publication(s): De Giorgio et al., 2023, Zappia et al., 2023, Sano et al., 2022, de Tredern et al., 2021, Mascolo et al., 2021, Behr and Riedel, 2020, Chen et al., 2020, Nishimura, 2020, Miyamoto and Amrein, 2019, Yamada et al., 2019, Matsumoto et al., 2016, Parkinson et al., 2016, Matsuda et al., 2015, Tixier et al., 2013, Ayukawa et al., 2012, Geisler et al., 2012, Iacopetta et al., 2011, Mariappa et al., 2011, Zhang et al., 2011, Ishikawa et al., 2010, Kanamori et al., 2010, Sanders et al., 2010, Koles et al., 2009, Zhu et al., 2008, Eanes et al., 2006, Leonard et al., 2006, Rhomberg et al., 2006, Ishikawa et al., 2005, Roos et al., 2002, Goto et al., 2001, Verrelli and Eanes, 2001, Benevolenskaya et al., 1998, and Geer et al., 1974 .

Key Gene Ontology (GO) terms

Biological Process

carbohydrate metabolic process

Cellular Component

cytosol

Related Gene Groups

Component group(s)

CHITIN BIOSYNTHESIS

CHITIN CATABOLISM

FRUCTOSE BIOSYNTHESIS

GLUCONEOGENESIS

GLYCOGEN BIOSYNTHESIS