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- Match the statement to the corresponding metabolic pathway. Choices. (Lipogenesis or Lipolysis) Fatty Acid Synthase Fatty Acid to Acetyl CoA Primary sites involve liver, adipose tissue and mammary glands Beta-Oxidation Inner matrix of the Mitochondria Pyruvate from Glucose Occurs in Cell Cytosol Enters TCA Cycle Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase Triglyceride to GlycerolBrief description of Keto Diet. Will this diet provide the body with all the micro and macronutrients that it needs?Which of the following statements is true for the use of ketone bodies? Brain cells cannot use ketone bodies as energy Ketone bodies can cause ketoacidosis Cardiac muscles cannot use ketone bodies as energy Increasing carbohydrate in take will lead to production of ketone bodies
- Digestion of foodstuff: Fill in the table below with the substrate and product of each digestive enzyme. You do not have to be specific (you can say “sugars” rather than “glucose and fructose.” ENZYME SUBSTRATE PRODUCT ORGAN OF PRODUCTION SITE OF ACTION OPTIMAL pH Salivary Amylase Starch Sugar Salivary Glands Oral Cavity Neutral Pancreatic Amylase Salivary Lipase Pancreatic Lipase Pepsin Trypsin Carboxypeptidase NucleosidaseYou eat a cheeseburger. Describe the process by which the proteins are broken down. Include the locations of each step. Explain how the final products of digestion are absorbed. Include where this happens, and where they go after. Explain what ingredients in the cheeseburger provide each type of nutrientDigestion of foodstuff: Fill in the table below with the substrate and product of each digestive enzyme. You do not have to be specific (you can say “sugars” rather than “glucose and fructose.” ENZYME SUBSTRATE PRODUCT ORGAN OF PRODUCTION SITE OF ACTION OPTIMAL pH Salivary Amylase Starch Sugar Salivary Glands Oral Cavity Neutral Pepsin Trypsin Carboxypeptidase Nucleosidase
- CHOOSE THE CORRECT LETTER Which of the following diets would most likely promote the production of ketone bodies?A.high simple carbohydrates, low fatB. low fat, high protein, high complex carbohydratesC.high complex carbohydrates, high fructoseD.high fat, high protein, low carbohydrateFill in the blanks with a one word answer regarding Ketoacidosis. in the Ketoacidosis is a life threatening disease caused by a large buildup of bodies in the bloodstream. After prolonged starvation, the body starts breaking down liver because all of the are depleted and used up. This condition makes the body very (acidic, neutral or basic).Arrange the following statements reagarding the process of protien metabolism starting from 1 to step 10. Conversion of pepsinogen to pepsin by HCl Enters the Kreb Cycle Removal of basic and acidic functional groups Conversion to individual amino acids Glutamate becomes alpha-ketoglutarate Active transport takes place Acidic denaturation and hydrolysis of proteins Mechanical digestion to go to the small intestines Conversion of proteins to simpler polypeptides Shuffling of amino group to generate glutamate
- Ketogenesis Transamination Citric acid cycle Gluconeogenesis and deamination Glycogenesis Lactate B-Oxidation fermentation Alcohol Protein digestion Glycogenolysis fermentationDiscuss the process of digestion and absorption of carbohydrates. Explain the metabolic pathways in carbohydrate metabolism.Only fatty liver.