Gerty Cori

 

Gerty Theresa Cori (1896–1957) was a pioneering biochemist known for her work on carbohydrate metabolism. 

She became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and the first American woman to win a Nobel Prize in science. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cori Cycle 

 

Cori Cycle (Lactic Acid Cycle):

1. Muscle glycogen → glucose → lactic acid during exercise.

2. Lactic acid travels to the liver.

3. Liver converts lactate back to glucose.

4. Glucose returns to muscle for energy.

This discovery explained how the body recycles lactate during muscle activity.

They also discovered Glucose‑1‑phosphate, an important intermediate in glycogen metabolism

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coris Cycle To Coris Disease 

 

 

 

 

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