Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH): structure, characteristics, isoforms and their diagnostic significance.

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A: An enzyme draws substrates to its active site, catalyzes the chemical reaction that creates the…

Q: Glycogen synthase catalyzes glycogen synthesis. Determine whether each intermediate is associated…

A: Physiological conditions determines how a particular molecule is utilized in the body. Here we are…

Q: Ribose-5-phosphate is produced by oxidative decarboxylation of 6-phosphogluconate using the enzyme…

A: The pentose phosphate pathway also called the hexose monophosphate shunt is an alternative pathway…

Q: Amino groups in amino acids are removed by oxidative deamination followed by transamination.

A: The first step in catabolizing, or breaking down, an amino acid is the removal of its amine group…

Q: Draw the whole pathway for the catabolism of glyceraldehyde into pyruvate as it occurs in the liver.

A: Glucose is a major reactant of the cells in metabolism. The glucose molecule gets catabolized by…

Q: the role of LDL receptors in cholesterol uptake and metabolism.

A: Low-density lipoprotein receptor is mosaic protein with 839 amino acids, that mediates the…

Q: Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. If false, correct the statement…

A: Glucose is the most abundant monosaccharide. It is mainly made by plants and most algae during the…

Q: True or false Ketone body synthesis requires transportation of acetyl-CoA through the inner…

A: Acetone, acetoacetate and 3 beta hydroxybutyrate are known as ketone bodies. They are produced from…

Q: Define beta-(b -)oxidation

A: Metabolism describes all the chemical processes that go on continuously inside the body to keep a…

Q: true or false:  Guanylate phosphorylase is responsible for converting guanosine monophosphate into…

A: Nucleosides are pentose sugar linked to heterocyclic nitrogenous bases.  Nucleotides are phosphoric…

Q: Lipoic Acid is the vitamin precursor for a co-enzyme called Lipoamide A patient diagnosed with…

A: Lipoic acid is a sulfur-containing naturally occurring compound in the body that plays various roles…

Q: Discuss about Amylase.

A: We know that, Enzymes are proteins that act on specific molecules called substrates and result in…

Q: Which reaction below corresponds with substrate level phosphorylation?…

A: Substrate level phosphorylation is a metabolism reaction that results in the production of ATP or…

Q: Clearly explain the location, the metabolic role and the way in which its function is regulated (if…

A: Introduction: The below answer describes the location, metabolic role, and regulation of five…

Q: Describe ketone bodies and their role in metabolism.

A: Ketone bodies are a group of three water-soluble compounds: acetoacetate, beta-hydroxybutyrate and…

Q: fill in the blank  Alanine can enter gluconeogenesis as an alternative carbon source for glucose as…

A: Gluconeogenesis (GNG) is the process of synthesis of  new glucose from non- hexose (or…

Q: Describe the process of fatty acid synthesis, including how acetyl-CoA arrives in the cytosol

A: Fatty acids are a class of compounds containing a long hydrophobic hydrocarbon chain and a terminal…

Q: Glycogen provides short term energy storage primarily in liver and muscle.  Defects in the enzymes…

A: NOTE: The blanks are numbered as 1, 2, 3 and 4.  The blood glucose levels is the measure of…

Q: compounds produced when there is little or no carbohydrate metabolism and a subsequent increase in…

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Q: To explain: How would an uncoupler Dinitrophenol of oxidative phosphorylation promote weight loss.

A: The organic chemical compound 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) It is a biochemically active chemical that…

Q: Describe the β-oxidation of the fatty acid palmitate

A: Beta oxidation in biochemistry and metabolism is a catabolic process through which fatty acid…

Q: you follow a carbohydrate-free diet, certain metabolic problems occur. Describe glucogenesis and the…

A: Glucogenesis is the formation of glucose within an animal body from any product of glycolysis.…

Q: Which of the following enzymes does NOT take part in the TCA cycle?     Succinate dehydrogenase.…

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

Q: 1- Name of the disease/metabolic disorder due to deficiency of propionyl CoA carboxylase enzyme…

A: enzyme propionyl-CoA carboxylase converts propionyl-CoA to methylmalonyl-CoA. This helps in the…

Q: Briefly describe the action of glucagons on free fatty acids

A: Hormones are the messengers that transmit signals from one to another. They bind to another cell…

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Q: State some symptoms of adiposis.

A: Fat is the important energy source for the body. Fat is made of fatty acids and glycerol. Fatty…

Q: true/false: Transamination reactions yield an a-keto acid and an amino acid.

A: The amino acids undergo reactions like transamination and deamination. As the name suggests the…

Q: Describe the reaction catalyzed by each enzyme: (a) aspartate transaminase; (b) glyceraldehyde…

A: Introduction: a) Transamination is the transfer of an amino group from one amino acid to an α-keto…

Q: Oxaloacetate: What is it, where does it come from, and what is its role in cellular respiration?

A: Cellular respiration is the process in which the glucose from the food is broken down to produce…

Q: Consider a preparation that contains all the enzymes and cofactors necessary for fatty acid…

A: Questions 1 - This process takes place in the cytoplasm of the cell. Most of the acetyl-CoA which is…

Q: One of the consequences of ethanol addiction is fattyliver disease, an illness in which liver cells…

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

Q: true/false:  Glutamine synthetase is responsible for the synthesis of glutamine from glutamate.

A: Both glutamate and glutamine are non-essential amino acids. These are glycogenic amino acids.…

Q: Enzyme involved in the synthesis of the compound forming bile salts and stero hormones Acetyl CoA…

A: The 7α-hydroxylase cholesterol (CYP 7A1) is the key enzyme in the catabolic pathway that determines…

Q: Explain the mode of action of glucoamylase.

A: An enzyme is a protein that is capable of accelerating the rate of a biochemical reaction by…

Q: Alphabetical order] Name the seventh of 7 ketogenic acids that convert to acetyl CoA and acetoacetyl…

A: Amino acids are classified into two different types based upon their catabolic pathways: Glucogenic…

Q: Glucogenic amino acids degrade carbon skeleton to pyruvate or oxaloacetate while ketogenic amino…

A: The primary energy source for muscular exercise is muscle glycogen, but other fuels can offer…

Q: Von Gierke disease, defective enzyme: glucose 6-phosphatase Hers's disease, defective enzyme : liver…

A: Glycogen storage disease (GSD) a condition that is a rare disorder where  the uses and storage of…