Summarizing Regulation of Cellular Respiration

Summary

Cellular respiration is controlled by a variety of means. The entry of glucose into a cell is controlled by the transport proteins that aid glucose passage through the cell membrane. Most of the control of the respiration processes is accomplished through the control of specific enzymes in the pathways.

This is a type of negative feedback, turning the enzymes off. The enzymes respond most often to the levels of the available nucleosides ATP, ADP, AMP, NAD⁺, and FAD. Other intermediates of the pathway also affect certain enzymes in the systems.

Glossary

GLUT protein

integral membrane protein that transports glucose