Metabolism-pervades every aspect of biology

Metabolism is broadly defined as the sum of biochemical processes in living organisms that either produce or consume energy. It is a dauntingly large sum: more than 8,700 reactions and 16,000 metabolites are now annotated in the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes. Core metabolism can be simplified to those pathways involving abundant nutrients like carbohydrates, fatty acids and amino acids, essential for energy homeostasis and macromolecular synthesis in humans. Pathways of core metabolism can then be separated conveniently into three classes: those that synthesize simple molecules or polymerize them into more complex macromolecules (anabolism); those that degrade molecules to release energy (catabolism); and those that help eliminate the toxic waste produced by the other classes (waste disposal). These pathways are profoundly important. Stated bluntly, they are the sole source of energy that allows life to resist the urge to degrade into entropy.

Research in metabolism has been propelled by the realization that metabolic perturbations accompany common human diseases. This insight predates the formal study of metabolism by many centuries. Almost 2,000 years ago, Celsus knew that rich foods and drink precipitated attacks of gout, and Indian physicians knew that the urine of diabetic patients attracted ants, while normal urine did not. A greater appreciation for the relationship between precise metabolic activities and disease states blossomed during the golden age, but momentum in metabolic research gradually dissipated with the advent of newer areas of biological investigation in the latter half of the 20^th century, and perhaps from the suspicion that most of what could be known about intermediary metabolism had already been discovered. The search for the genetic and molecular bases of cancer, diabetes, obesity and neurodegeneration displaced focus from understanding the altered metabolic states in these diseases. Many common diseases are now understood in terms of inherited or somatic mutations that impact gene expression, signal transduction, cellular differentiation and other processes not traditionally viewed in bio-energetic or metabolic terms.

Endocrinology and Metabolism: Open Access is a peer reviewed journal which focuses on the publication of current research and developments on the endocrine glands and its secretions with their coordination with metabolism and reproduction.

Endocrinology and Metabolism: Open Access Journal is using Editorial Tracking System to maintain quality and transparency to the author in the peer-review process. Review processing will be performed by the editorial board members of the Journal Endocrinology and Metabolism: Open Access or by Reviewers (outside experts in the field). Two independent reviewer’s approval (Minimum reviewer’s approval) followed by editor approval is obligatory for acceptance of any manuscript excluding an editorial.

Journal is now accepting manuscripts for volume 5 for year 2021. We publish minimum of 5 and maximum of 20 articles per issue every month. Submissions to our journal are given high priority during the process.

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