Carbohydrate Metabolism in Class Activity

 

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Maria Thompson has just consumed a regular Sprite® and has sat down to watch two of her favorite movies. That day she consumed more calories than what she expended.  Please compare and contrast the gastrointestinal absorption and metabolism of fructose vs. glucose identifying the dominating hormone(s) as well as second messenger systems they use, participating tissues, metabolic pathways, key regulatory steps, and whether the pathways are in the cytoplasm or mitochondria.  It is highly encouraged that figures, flow charts, and bullets of information are utilized as much as possible.