Teoria metronomu błonowego – od błon komórkowych do tempa metabolizmu podstawowego (BMR)
The membrane pacemaker theory of metabolism – from cell membranes to basal metabolic rate (BMR)

Summary/Abstract: Basal metabolic rate (BMR) quantifies the minimal energetic cost of life of the organism. Animals, as well as humans, differ with respect to this trait. In 1999, based on the numerous comparative researches on ecotherms and endotherms species of animals that differ in body mass, Hulbert and Else have proposed the mechanism explaining in the simple way observed differences in BMR. They have formulated the membrane pacemaker theory of metabolism, according to which BMR depend on lipid composition of biological bilayers. This paper explains the concept of basal metabolic rate, describes the membrane pacemaker theory of metabolism, points out the role of desaturases in BMR, which are the important enzymes in fatty acids metabolism, and finally addresses the problem of metabolic syndrome, as well as suggests the practical usage of the theory described in the human daily food plan.

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