What is the "golden pathway" in Chemistry?

Question

My sister asked me to research about this "golden pathway" in Chemistry. I have no idea what it is and I can't think of anywhere to search anymore.

I guess it has something to do with pathways...in Chem...or something. Please answer.^-^

My sister asked me to research about this "golden pathway" in Chemistry. I have no idea what it is and I can't think of anywhere to search anymore.

I guess it has something to do with pathways...in Chem...or something. Please answer.^-^

Please give the answer as in...umm...like a report. Cause she'll be reporting it. No i guess just that it is.^-^

Answer 1

It is the Chemical pathway of life.

Answer 2

communication pathways of cells. "Cells in our body are constantly receiving messages - from the environment and from other cells," explains Brian. "I am interested in cell-signaling processes, how they relate to human diseases like cancer and diabetes, and how to design new tools for studying and treating these diseases."

If something goes wrong in this communication system, like too many messages instructing cells to grow and divide, diseases like cancer can result. Brian wants to simplify current diagnostic tools that check for activity in the cell-signaling pathway. He also hopes his research will make it possible to use these diagnostic tools to test for drugs that could prevent over activity in cell communication. Although existing techniques are accurate, Brian says, "They use expensive materials and fancy instrumentation." In contrast, the UW graduate student's research uses liquid crystals, an inexpensive material commonly found in laptop screens and digital watches.


The cell-signaling pathway is a step-wise process that involves numerous proteins as message carriers. With the aid of an enzyme called a kinase, a message in the form of a phosphate is passed from protein to protein. "Just like a baton in a running race," clarifies Brian. The kinase takes a phosphate from another source and attaches it to the next protein in the pathway in order to activate it.