Name a high energy phosphate compound capable of substrate level phosphorylation?

Q: Which pathways use substrate-level phosphorylation and which use oxidative phosphorylation?

A: Substrate-level phosphorylation is a metabolic process that involves the direct transfer of a…

Q: Choose the ultimate electron acceptor during oxidative phosphorylation

A: The elemental oxygen is the ultimate electron acceptor in case of oxidative phosphorylation.

Q: Give an example of substrate-level phosphorylation in a pathway other than the citric acid cycle

A: Citric acid cycle : It is a series of chemical reactions used by all aerobic organisms to release…

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: Define substrate-level phosphorylation and give an example from the reactions discussed in this…

A: The process in which a phosphate group is added to a organic compound is called phosphorylation.

Q: A newly identified bacterium is unable to synthesize ubiquinone. A mobile electron carrier called…

A: Ubiquinone (UQ), also known as coenzyme Q, is a redox-active lipid that plays a role in a variety of…

Q: how does oxidative phosphorylation differ from substrate-level phosphorylation

A: Phosphorylation is a biochemical process that invokes the addition of phosphate to an organic…

Q: Identify ONE similarity and ONE difference between FADH2 and NADPH.

A: Ans: The FADH2 and NADPH are involved in the metabolic process of glucose and other carbohydrate in…

Q: Study the behaviour of the  beta amylase enzyme isolated from sweet potato?

A: Sugars are the most bountiful biopolymers in living life forms. Starches are polyhydroxy aldehydes…

Q: List two examples of ribozymes and the reactions they catalyze

A: Enzymes can be defined as the proteins that act as the biological catalysts (biocatalysts).…

Q: Why does phosphoenolpyruvate have such a high phosphoryltransfer potential?

A: Cellular respiration is a catabolic pathway of the process of metabolism, where a series of chemical…

Q: Redox coenzymes that are used in cell respiration are

A: Cellular respiration can be described as the process in which the simpler food molecules combine…

Q: Archae are the source of many enzymes used for biocatalysis in diverse industries such as food and…

A: Archaea (singular: archaeon) are a group of single-celled microorganisms that constitute one of the…

Q: Based on the kinetic constants below, which enzyme will most efficiently catalyze conversion of the…

A: Enzymes are protein molecules that increase the rate of reaction by decreasing the rate of reaction.…

Q: Select the following enzymes that utilize a mechanism where ATP serves as the phosphate donor.…

A: Aerobic metabolism is a set of three basic metabolic processes that occur in cells to generate…

Q: Why is the amount of ATP produced in cells that can undergo oxidative phosphorylation much greater…

A: The cell stores energy in molecules called ATP (adenosine triphosphate). ATP is also referred to as…

Q: How can we tell which enzymes use FAD and which use NAD+ as the oxidizing coenzyme?

A: Nucleotides are the important constituents of many biomolecules in the study of biochemistry. NAD is…

Q: Do you think that catalase should be able to attach to other substrates besides H2O2? Why or why…

A: Catalase is an enzyme that catalyzes the reaction by which hydrogen peroxide is broken down into…

Q: What are different ways in which glucose is oxidized to provide energy in various organisms?

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

Q: What is the role of NADPH in the formation of thymidylate?

A: The synthesis of thymidylate is catalyzed by the enzyme thymidylate synthase. In this reaction dUMP…

Q: List the three chemical processes that can lead to the removal of ions from solution and thus drive…

A: The following chemical processes can lead to the removal of ions from a solution causing Metathesis…

Q: Give two means of coupling energy to transporters?

A: The plasma membrane is a membrane that offers selective permeability, i.e., it allows some…

Q: Atovaquone is an antifungal used to treat fungal pneumonia. It is a structural analog of coenzyme Q…

A: ETC consists of four protein complexes called Complex I,  II, III and  IV that transport electrons…

Q: distinguish between phosphorylation at the substrate level and oxidative phosphorylation. What do…

A: Oxidative Phosphorylation:It is the synthesis of ATP from ADP that is driven by the electrochemical…

Q: What is the mechanistic basis for the observation that the inhibitors of ATP synthase also lead to…

A: Inhibitors of ATP synthase such as the drug (diarylquinoline) were developed against tuberculosis.…

Q: Show, by a series of equations, the energetics of phosphorylation of ADP by phosphoenolpyruvate.

A: ATP is synthesized during the conversion of phosphoenolpyruvate to pyruvate. This is also known as…

Q: Describe the key characteristics of oxidative phosphorylation and substrate level phosphorylation

A: A phosphoryl group (PO3) is added to a molecule during phosphorylation. This can happen in cells…

Q: A  drug inhibits the activity of the enzymatic inorganic pyrophosphatase. What effect would the drug…

A: DNA synthesis is the process whereby deoxynucleic acids (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine)…

Q: What are two different ways that cytochrome oxidase contributes to the proton gradient?

A: Glucose is broken down into pyruvate and pyruvate is used to produce acetyl CoA that enters TCA…

Q: What two coenzymes are involved with initial events of the electron-transport chain?

A: The energy conserved during catabolism reactions of cellular respiration occurs at the end of the…

Q: Phosphoenolpyruvate is a common substrate found in what two pathways?

A: Phosphoenolpyruvate is an important intermediate in biochemical pathways. Chemically it is an ester…

Q: Does PFK-2 (Phosphofructokinase-2) have coenzymes and Allosteric reguation?

A: Enzymes are proteins that play a major role as biochemical catalysts in speeding up a biochemical…

Q: Define substrate level phosphorylation. How does 1,3-bisphosphglycerate relate to substrate level…

A: Introduction: Substrate-level phosphorylation  is a mechanism of ATP formation. there is  transfer…

Q: Why is coenzyme A such a good example of activation?

A: Coenzyme A is a coenzyme which has the role in the synthesis and oxidation of fatty acids and the…