Is the glycogen synthase reaction exergonic or endergonic? What is the reason for your answer?

Q: What is the total number of ATPs resulting from the second stage of carbohydrate metabolism? What…

A: Adenosine triphosphate (in short, ATP) is termed as the cell’s energy currency. It consists of three…

Q: The following reaction is catalyzed by this type of enzyme? COO™ COO™ HIC-H HIC-H COO™ succinate…

A: The conversion of succinate to fumarate is an important step in the citric acid cycle (also known as…

Q: How does control of the glucose6-phosphatase reaction differ from that of the fructose-1,6-…

A: Gluconeogenesis is the formation of glucose. It resembles reversal of glycolysis. Three steps of…

Q: Why is glycogen the preferred fuel reserve of the body? Describe glygonesis and glycogenolysis.

A: GLUCOSE:  Glucose is transformed into energy with the help of oxygen in the mitochondria.…

Q: Why is acetyl CoA an especially appropriate activator for pyruvate carboxylase?

A: The citric acid cycle (TCA) is a catabolic process. It is a series of chemical reactions in which…

Q: Zwellweger syndrome is caused by a defect in enzyme importation into the peroxisomes. What disease…

A: Metabolism is the method your body utilize sizes to earn energy from the food. Food is composed of…

Q: What is the first step in the catabolism of an amino acid to intermediates of cellular respiration

A: Introduction: Cellular respiration is the process by which the chemical energy of food is converted…

Q: Why is pyruvate carboxylase constitutive and active in both glycolysis and gluconeogenesis?

A: The pyruvate carboxylase got multiple sub units of enzymes. Here acetyl CoA helps as an regulatory…

Q: enzyme is necessary for the "degredation of peptone

A: Peptone is a decomposition product of protein formed by either partial or complete degradation of…

Q: effect would a riboflavin deficit have on the citric acid cycle

A: Answer: 1.Citric acid cycle is the main source of energy for cells and an important part of aerobic…

Q: Why is reciprocal regulation a key feature of glucose metabolism?

A: Carbohydrate metabolism is the whole of biochemical processes responsible for the metabolic…

Q: How does control of the glucose-6-phosphatase reaction differ from that of the…

A: Glucose-6-phosphatase is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of glucose-6-phosphate into glucose…

Q: Why is glycolysis more rapid after the infusion of fructose?

A: Glycolysis is the metabolic pathway of carbohydrate breakdown i.e. glucose breakdown to yield a…

Q: What do you mean by acetyl-CoA carboxylase?

A: The term ‘Enzyme’ stands for the biochemical messengers present in the body. These secreted from…

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: Why is the sequence of reactions that catabolize fatty acids described as a spiral rather than a…

A: The building blocks of the fat molecules in the body is called fatty acids. They helps in the…

Q: In this reaction, one substrate (reactant) is glycogen, what is the other substrate (reactant)?

A: Glycogen is storage form of glucose. It can be synthesized from glucose by glycogenesis.…

Q: Lesch nyhan syndrome is due to deficiency of which enzyme ?

A: Lesch nyhan syndrome is a rare inherited disorder which occurs exclusively in males,  due to…

Q: What kind of reaction is catalyzed by each of the following enzymes? a. citrate decarboxylase b.…

A: An enzyme is a substance that acts as a catalyst in living organisms, regulating the rate at which…

Q: The urea cycle can be summarized through the following reaction: O COO- || H₂N-C-OPO3 +…

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Q: Select the best answer or answers from the choices given: The formation of glucose from glycogen is…

A: Carbohydrates are classified into various types based on the structure. Glucose is a monosaccharide…

Q: What is the function of the glucose-alanine cycle in normalmetabolism?

A: The glucose-alanine cycle is also known as the alanine cycle or the Cahill cycle. It occurs under…

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: The enzyme involved in the successive cleavage of one glucose unit from the non-reducing end of…

A: During glycogenolysis, terminal glucose residue removes as alpha-D-glucose-1-phosphate(G1P) from…

Q: How many molecules of Pyruvate can form from Glycerol metabolism as a by-product of fatty acid…

A: The major precursors of gluconeogenesis are lactate, glycerol, alanine, ketone bodies like…

Q: For each of the molecules listed below, type YES beside ALL answers that are metabolites that…

A: Biomolecules are organic in nature. They are mainly composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen,…

Q: Why can it be said that each glucose molecule runs the Krebs cycle twice?

A: The process of exchange of gases through different modes, like air or water, for their survival is…

Q: What are the functions of oxidative pentose phosphate pathway?

A: The pentose phosphate pathway is a metabolic pathway in which ribulose-5-phosphate, NADPH, and some…

Q: Two carbon atoms are fed into the citric acid cycle as acetyl-CoA. In what form are two carbon atoms…

A: The citric acid cycle is the central metabolic pathway that involves the oxidation of acetyl CoA…

Q: why Glycogen is refered as [s] and V max = Product formed glycogen?    An experiment was performed…

A: Here we are undertaking an experiment to find the effects of an inhibitor on glycogen breakdown.…

Q: Which reactions of glycolysis can be reversed? Which are irreversible? What is the significance of…

A: Glycolysis is the metabolic pathway that converts glucose C6H12O6 into pyruvic acid, CH3COCOOH. The…

Q: why are ketones formed during starvation

A: Biochemical reactions involves a series enzyme-catalyzed reactions that involves the generation of a…