Knowledge Center: Metabolism

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Knowledge Center items filed under Metabolism. Categories are plain-language browse labels for explainer pages. They are separate from peptide tags, which list compounds rather than concepts.

Items in this category

This category holds 5 items.

  • Appetite regulation — How does appetite regulation work?
    Appetite is set by hormones from the gut and fat tissue acting on the hypothalamus, which weighs hunger against fullness and adjusts intake.
  • Bioactive molecules — What are bioactive molecules?
    Bioactive molecules are compounds — peptides, small molecules, or biologics — that produce a measurable effect on a living organism via receptor binding.
  • GLP-1 receptor agonist — How do GLP-1 receptor agonists work?
    Peptide drugs that mimic glucagon-like peptide-1 to boost insulin secretion, slow gastric emptying, and cut appetite. Approved for type-2 diabetes and obesity.
  • Incretin hormones — What are incretin hormones and how do they work?
    Incretins are gut hormones — GLP-1 and GIP — released when food arrives; they raise insulin only when glucose is high, and they blunt appetite.
  • Mitochondria — What are mitochondria and what do they do?
    Mitochondria are the organelles that turn fuel and oxygen into ATP. They carry their own DNA and also govern cell death, calcium, and heat production.

See also

Categories: Peptides | Bioactive molecules