How many moles of CO2 are produced by the complete catabolism of 1 mol of sucrose?

Q: 5.4 How does glycogen breakdown contribute to energy homeostasis in the body? What are the key…

A: Glycogen is a complex carbohydrate that is the predominant form of glucose storage in both animals…

Q: How many ATPs are synthesized when glycerol is metabolized to ethanol?

A: Glycerol is a reduced carbon source and can be used to obtain products like enzymes and recombinant…

Q: How many molecules of ATP can form from the breakdown of onemolecule of glucose under aerobic…

A: All the tissues of the body require a regular supply of glucose to function properly. The metabolism…

Q: Adults who participate in vigourous physical exercise need around 160 g of carbohydrate per day but…

A: Niacin, commonly known as nicotinic acid or vitamin B3, is a vitamin whose derivatives  NADH, NAD+ ,…

Q: When L-ascorbic acid participates in a redox reaction, it is converted to L-dehydroascorbic acid. In…

A: Redox (oxidation-reduction) reactions are those reactions in which electrons are transferred from…

Q: In oxidative phosphorylation, what is oxidized and what is phosphorylated?

A: Introduction: The electron transport chain is the common pathway in the aerobic cells by which…

Q: What is the net ATP yield for the oxidation of galactose via glycerol-3-phosphate shuttle? O O 30 2…

A: The correct option is: 2

Q: What Is the P/O Ratio for Mitochondrial OxidativePhosphorylation?

A: Oxidative phosphorylation is the process of transfer of electrons from NADH or FADH2 to molecular…

Q: What is the product of the reaction when alpha-amylase acts on amylose?

A: Amylase is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of starch. It is present predominantly in the…

Q: Which enzyme reaction controls oxidative phosphorylation and how is this possible?

A: All cells require energy to carry out various cellular processes, such as active transport, muscle…

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: A) Is this reaction ( in picture provided) in equilibrium? B) If it is not then ,what is ∆G' at…

A: Gibbs free energy change, equilibrium constant and reaction quotients are values for a reaction…

Q: Glucose is completely metabolized to six molecules of CO 2. What specifi c reactions generate each…

A: The enzyme pyruvate dehydrogenase is responsible for the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA…

Q: Why does pyruvate either form acoa or lactate? What are the conditions

A: The conversion of pyruvate depends on oxygen availability:1) Aerobic Conditions (With Oxygen):…

Q: Ceruloplasmin is a blue-colored monomeric oxidase found in mamma- lian blood plasma. It contains…

A: Ceruloplasmin is a copper containing globulin which helps in the transport of copper in the…

Q: Lifting 5 Kg consumes 110 moles ATP. Which of the following metabolites, when oxidized in muscle…

A: Oxidation of metabolites provide energy in the form of ATP. Metabolited like glucose, fatty acids ,…

Q: What is the ∆G naught' for a phosphoryl transfer from ATP to glycerol? The hydrolysis of…

A: The phosphoryl transfer reaction from ATP to glycerol can be represented as: ATP + glycerol → ADP +…

Q: How can Fe2+ be oxidized under anoxic conditions?

A: Anoxygenic phototropic bacteria uses ferrous iron as electron donor photosynthesis.

Q: What are the six main transition molecules in the conversion of glucose (6 carbon) to pyruvate (2…

A: The conversion of glucose to pyruvate is known as the glycolysis. In other words, glycolysis is the…

Q: The complete oxidation of which fatty acid to CO2 will yield 11 FADH2 and 23 NADH + H* ?

A: Fatty acid oxidation takes place in the inner mitochondria membrane where long-chain fatty acid is…

Q: The glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) catalyses the following reaction: H +H3N- C CH₂ CH₂ COO™ acide…

A: In order to calculate the concentration of species in the reaction medium at time =0, we need to…

Q: You digest the octapeptide Met-Glu-Arg- His-Met-Cys-Phe-Leu with trypsin, chymotrypsin and cyanogen…

A: An octapeptide has 8 amino acid residues Amino acid sequences of peptides are written with…

Q: What effect does a higher ADP/ATP ratio have on isocitrate dehydrogenase activity?

A: Isocitrate dehydrogenase is an enzyme that catalyzes isocitrate's oxidative decarboxylation,…

Q: If the DGo for ATP hydrolysis into ADP + inorganic phosphate is -7.3 kcal/mole, and the DGo for…

A: Given: ADP + Inorganic phosphate →ATP                                    ∆G10=-7.3 kcal/mol…

Q: What is the net yield of ATP if 10 glucose molecules undergo glycolysis?

A: All the chemical reactions that occur inside the body and lead to production and expedition of…

Q: How does increasing the ADP/ATP ratio influence isocitrate dehydrogenase activity?

A: A Isocitrate dehydrogenase catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate, resulting in…

Q: Palmitic acid is synthesized from the excess citrate from increased catabolism of glucose that…

A: Palmitic acid is a 16-carbon saturated fatty acid. The biosynthesis of this fatty acid consists of…

Q: How many ATP are made during the transition reaction step per glucose?

A: Introduction :- ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is a molecule that stores and provides energy for…

Q: The phosphorylation and oxidative decarboxylation of oxaloacetate by inorganic phosphate (Pi) to…

A: In biochemical processes, the energetics of reactions play a crucial role in determining their…

Q: How many moles of ATP are produced by one cycle of β oxidation?

A: β Oxidation : It is a metabolic process involving multiple steps by which fatty acid molecules are…

Q: A camel hump contains 12 kg of triacylgylcerols. (a) Given that there are 0.491 moles of ATP per…

A: Triacyl-glycerols are the storage form of energy in the body. The triglycerides are hydrolyzed to…

Q: Describe how a) Mean Arterial Pressure, b) Maximal Oxygen Consumption, and c) Blood Flow are…

A: The human body is complex and it requires the coordinated action of many systems. The circulatory…

Q: (d) || CH3-C- =2 CH3-C O= + CO₂ 2 Pyruvate Acetate The conversion of pyruvate to acetate represents…

A: During the process of conversion of pyruvate to acetate, the pyruvate loses a carboxyl group (CO2)…

Q: An individual weighing 68 kg jogging at 8 km/h for 30 minutes would burn 1138 kJ. How many moles of…

A: Cellular respiration is the process by which organisms combine oxygen with glucose, diverting the…

Q: What is the respiratory exchange ratio (RER)? Explain how it is used to determine the oxidation of…

A: Introduction: Exercise includes body activities that aid in increasing or maintain physical fitness…

Q: How many ATPs could theoretically be formed from a glucosemolecule carried through aerobic…

A: Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is defined as a cell’s energy currency. It is a molecule that stores as…

Q: What are the P:O ratios for electrons donated by matrix NADH and by succinate?

A: The P:O ratios fro electrons donated by matrix NADH is 2.5.

Q: The complete oxidation of which fatty acid to CO2 will yield 11 FADH2 and 23 NADH + H+ ?  (Give the…

A: Beta-oxidation is the catabolic process in which fatty acids are converted to acetyl-CoA. The…