Describe the role played by each enzyme, cofactor, andcoenzyme of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

Q: Briefly describe the biological rationale for each of the following allosteric phenomena: (a)…

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Q: Explain what will happen to reactions of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex when there is a deficiency…

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Q: The pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) complex catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to…

A: Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) complex oxidizes pyruvate to acetyl-CoA and carbon dioxide. It takes…

Q: Nonenzyme-bound FAD is a stronger oxidizing agent than NAD+ . How, then, can NAD+ oxidize the…

A: Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is a multienzyme complex. It requires five cofactors, namely-TPP,…

Q: Deficiencies in the conversion of Pyruvate to Acetyl CoA may result in severe neurological…

A: Conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA is the reaction that links glycolysis with the TCA…

Q: Explain why the reaction catalyzed by the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is a crucial juncture in…

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Q: Steps 1 and 3 in glycolysis are catalyzed by [kinases/phosphatases] and the reversal of these…

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Q: The conversion of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate into 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate reduces NAD+ to NADH.…

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Q: ist the inhibitors and activators of the Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex observed in most species?

A: Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) complex is a multi-enzyme complex and catalyzes conversion of pyruvate…

Q: List some of the advantages of organizing the enzymes that catalyze the formation of acetyl CoA from…

A: The process of glycolysis occurs to break down glucose into pyruvate and to produce some energy. But…

Q: (i) When there is a deficiency of thiamine, blood levels of pyruvate and a- ketoglutarate increase,…

A: After a high glucose diet, glucose is utilized or glycolysis whose end product is pyruvate. Pyruvate…

Q: What are the three fates of the pyruvate and list which one is aerobic or anaerobic

A: Glucose is converted into pyruvate through the process of glycolysis. Since pyruvate is the major…

Q: Give one metabolic intermediate that is released as pyruvate is oxidized by the pyruvate…

A: Glucose is metabolized through the glycolytic pathway to synthesize energy in the form of ATP and…

Q: What are the three possible fates for Pyruvate? What the end products of two of the fates (clearly…

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Q: How does an increase in the NADH/NAD+ratio affect the activity of pyruvate dehydrogenase?

A: The enzyme pyruvate (PDH) dehydrogenase is the major protein complex that helps to connect…

Q: What are these ‘situations’ with respect to pyruvate metabolism. (b). Give the equations of the…

A: Pyruvate It is a 3 carbon compound with 2 functional groups (Carboxylate and Ketone group). When…

Q: What are the two most important carriers in one-carbonmetabolism? Give two examples of processes in…

A: These are the interlinking pathways that require methionine and folate.

Q: Name three metabolic pathways that can

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A: NADH or “nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) + hydrogen (H)” is a reduced form of molecule NAD+…

Q: Most defects in pyruvate dehydrogenase complex are due to mutations in ______, so supplements with…

A: Introduction  Pyruvate dehydrogenase is a complex of enzymes that plays a critical role in aerobic…

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Q: Which enzyme involved in the TCA cycle produces very similar outcomes compared to pyruvate…

A: The citric acid cycle is also known as the Krebs cycle or the tricarboxylic acid cycle. It is a…

Q: How does an increase in the NADH/NAD1 ratio affect the activity of pyruvate dehydrogenase?

A: Introduction: The citric acid cycle is a series of reactions that yield two carbon dioxide…

Q: Per molecule of pyruvate, how many molecules of CO2 are produced during acetyl-CoA formation and the…

A: Pyruvate,  a three carbon molecule is converted to acetyl CoA which is a two carbon molecule…

Q: Which precursors accumulate in patients with niacin deficiency. What effect does this deficiency…

A: Niacin is a precursor to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) and nicotinamide adenine…

Q: What are the two most common inhibitors of stepsof the citric acid cycle and the reaction catalyzed…

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Q: What is the overall net reaction for the Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex? What enzyme(s) in the…

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Q: Pyruvate can enter the TCA cycle via two enzymatic reactions. Provide a simplified schematic…

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Q: Why does it make sense that under conditions of low ATP levels in the cell the pyruvate carboxylase…

A: Glucose is degraded to pyruvate through the process of glycolysis that occurs in the cytoplasm.…

Q: Briefly describe the biological rationale for each of the following allosteric phenomena: (a)…

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Q: Because dichloroacetate inhibits the enzyme pyruvatedehydrogenase kinase, this compound has been…

A: Pyruvate is an important product formed during the glycolysis stage of aerobic respiration. Pyruvate…

Q: Identify the primary catabolic purpose of the citric acid cycle

A: The citric acid (CAC) cycle is the primary catabolic process, which helps to convert the pyruvate…

Q: Patients with pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency show high levels of lactic acid in the blood.…

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Q: Explain Why Synthesizing Glucose from Pyruvate in the Anabolic Process of Gluconeogenesis requires…

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Q: Distinguish between catalytic coenzymes and stoichiometric coenzymes in the pyruvate dehydrogenase…

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Metabolic pathways

Metabolism is defined as the group of life-supporting, enzyme-mediated chemical reactions in organisms. A metabolic pathway is a set of these chemical reactions that involve anabolism (synthesis of complex biomolecules) and catabolism (breakdown of biomolecules into small molecules) that occur inside a cell. Metabolites are the reacting substances, products, and intermediate substances of an enzymatic process that are altered by a series of chemical events catalyzed by enzymes.