Disorders of intermediary metabolism
Intermediary metabolism is defined as the full set of reactions that transform nutritive materials into energy storage compounds, reducing equivalents and biosynthetic intermediates. Disorders of intermediary metabolites involve pathways that mediate the breakdown of low-molecular weight nutrient compounds (such as proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids) or convert them into substrates for the biosynthesis of complex molecules. Intermediary metabolism disorders might also comprise diseases of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, including disorders affecting mitochondrial DNA maintenance and gene expression, import, dynamics and cofactor biosynthesis.
