5.4 How does glycogen breakdown contribute to energy homeostasis in the body? What are the key regulatory enzymes and hormones that control this process? 5.5 What is Cori Cycle? What are the steps involved in the cycle?

Q: What are the three steps in glycogen degradation and what enzymes are required?

A: Glycogen is the storage molecule for glucose. Glycon is insoluble in an aqueous medium and thus does…

Q: How much energy is required to synthesize a saturated C12 fatty acid? How does this compare with the…

A: Fatty acid synthesis occurs in the cytosol of all eukaryotic cells except plants (occurs in…

Q: Why does it make metabolic sense for the same hormone signal to stimulate glycogenolysis and inhibit…

A: The muscles and the liver respond in distinct ways to the same hormone signal, thus participating in…

Q: What are the stages of cellular respiration in which catabolism of sugars, glycerol, fatty acids,…

A: Glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation, the citric acid or Krebs cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation are…

Q: What are the functions of oxygen in oxidative phosphorylation

A: Oxidative phosphorylation is also known as phosphorylation linked to electron-transport. Living…

Q: What roles do thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase playin the metabolism of nucleotides?

A: Thioredoxin reductases are the members of pyridine nucleotide-disulfide oxidoreductase family.…

Q: Vitamin D 1.25 is the biologically active vitamin D metabolite and: a) It is formed in the skin b)…

A: Vitamins impart immunity and protect us from diseases.

Q: What is oxidative phosphorylation?

A: The cells are the basic structural and functional unit of the living system. It contains internal…

Q: What name is given to the chemical reaction in which glycogen is broken down to its glucose…

A: Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is made of glucose. It is a multibranched structure. It is present…

Q: Which is an ACTIVATOR of fatty acid biosynthesis O epinephrine O citrate O glucagon O palmityoyl CoA

A: Fatty acid synthesis is the formation of fatty acids from acetyl-CoA and NADPH by the action enzymes…

Q: Does glycolysis occur within the mitochondria?

A: Glycolysis is a process in which the glucose molecule is converted into two molecules of pyruvic…

Q: What does the citric acid cycle include?

A: Citric Acid Cycle:- The pyruvate, formed by the glycolysis process, undergoes oxidative…

Q: What are the various pathways by which glucose is utilized? 4.2 State the biomedical importance of…

A: The process of consuming energy depends on glucose. Eventually, proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates…

Q: What is glycolysis? What are the products of this process?

A: Cellular respiration involves the primary pathway that begins with glycolysis.Glycolysis is also…

Q: What are the possible fates of glucose 6-phosphate, pyruvic acid, and acetyl coenzyme A in a cell?

A: The study of chemical reactions that occurs within living organisms is called biochemistry. This…

Q: Why is glycogenesis necessary? Why is glycogenolysis necessary?

A: Glycogen is a polymer of glucose molecules linked by α-1,4 and α-1,6 glycosidic linkages which makes…

Q: How Are Unsaturated Fatty Acids Oxidized?

A: Unsaturated fatty acids : It is a fatty acid in which there is one or more double bond in the fatty…

Q: What does Oxidative phosphorylation provide?

A: All living cells require continuous supply of energy so that they can perform various important…

Q: After exercise, people often consume carbohydrate-rich foods to restock their glycogen stores. How…

A: Carbohydrates are the sugar molecules that play an important role in providing energy to the human…

Q: How does the glyoxylate cycle differ from the citric acid cycle?

A: The citric acid cycle and glyoxylate cycle are coordinate metabolic cycles. where the Citric acid…

Q: Which cell structure contains the enzymes required for oxidativephosphorylation?

A: Mitochondria is the cell structure which contains the enzymes required for oxidative…

Q: What are the end products of citric acid cycle?

A: Citric acid cycle also known as tricarboxylic acid cycle or Kreb's cycle one of the major metabolic…

Q: How does glucose binding to glycogen phosphorylase stimulate glycogen synthesis?

A: When there is an enormous amount of energy present, then the cell uses these to synthesize glycogen…

Q: What are pantothenic acid and biotin? Explain how these molecules are important to cellular…

A: The cell perform multiple metabolic pathways in order to maintain the life processes. The major…

Q: What two major roles do the citric acid cycle and glycolysis havein common?

A: Glycolysis refers to the metabolic pathway that forms three-carbon molecule pyruvate along with a…

Q: How can the remainder of the glycogen molecule be mobilized for use as a fuel?

A: The excess glucose molecules (Greater than 80-120 mg/dl) are permitted via insulin released by the…

Q: what are the sites of Glycosylation ?

A: In the glycosylation the carbohydrates are covalently attached to the proteins or lipid molecules.…