Table 1Partial listing of C. elegans metabolic pathways deduced from the genome sequence

Carbohydrate metabolismLipid metabolism
Glycolysis/GluconeogenesisLipolysis (hormone sensitive lipase)
Glycogen synthesis/Glyogen breakdownCarnitine shuttle (fatty acid uptake)
Trehalose synthesis/Trehalose breakdownMitochondrial β-oxidation
Galactose metabolismPeroxisomal β-oxidation
Fructose and mannose metabolismGlycerol catabolism
Glyoxylate pathwayFatty acid synthesis
Citric acid (TCA) cycleFatty acid elongation and desaturation
Triacylglyceride synthesis
Energy metabolismPhospholipids biosynthesis
Oxidative phosphorylationSynthesis and utilization of ketone bodies
ATP synthesisSphingolipid and ceramide synthesis

From: Obesity and the regulation of fat metabolism

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