Biochemical cascade

A biochemical cascade is a series of chemical reactions in which the products of one reaction are consumed in the next reaction. There are several important biochemical cascade reactions in biochemistry, including the enzymatic cascades, such as the coagulation cascade and the complement system, and the signal transduction cascades which ultimately cause electric potentials to travel through nerves into the brain where they are interpreted as signals in such events as vision and smell.

Cascada bioquímica