ribe the role that phosphorylation plays in glucose metabolism

Q: Describe how gluconeogenesis is powered in the cell

A: Glucose is a key metabolite in human metabolism but it is not available at sufficient levels in the…

Q: Discuss the role of enzymes in metabolic regulation by describing the following  mechanisms.…

A: An enzyme is a biocatalyst that increase the rate of biochemical reaction without itself being…

Q: Explain Anaerobic versus aerobic metabolism of glucose.

A: Biological molecules are chemical substances that occur in living organisms, and aid in performing…

Q: Briefly describe the steps in catabolism of glucose; showing the location where each step happens in…

A: Briefly describe the steps in catabolism of glucose; showing the location where each step happens in…

Q: Why do some people call GLUT4the training glucose transporter?

A: The pancreas is both an endocrine and an exocrine gland. It is called the exocrine gland because it…

Q: Please explain how glycolysis is linked to the CAC.

A: CAC : Citric acid cycle  Pyruvate : Glycolysis end product  Glycolysis, the CAC are linked via the…

Q: Explain the process of break down of glucose by various pathways.

A: Glucose is a type of sugar in the blood. It is the main source of energy in the body. The source of…

Q: Describe briefly how cyclic AMP regulates phospholipid production.

A: The G-protein coupled receptor is a seven-transmembrane alpha-helix with an exterior ligand-binding…

Q: Why might someone's blood glucose levels after drinking milk indicate their lactase activity?

A: Lactase is an enzyme which is produced by many organism . It is located in the brush border of the…

Q: Briefly describe the role of uncouplers in oxidative phosphorylation.

A: Metabolism can be defined as the chemical reactions that are performed in maintaining the several…

Q: Discuss the steps involved in Oxidative phosphorylation?

A: Oxidative phosphorylation is the process of generation of ATP molecule by transfer of electrons…

Q: glycogenolysis in muscle cells do not generate free glucose

A: Glycogenolysis is the process of degradation of the glycogen molecule to glucose-6-phosphate…

Q: UTP utilized

A: UTP (Uridine triphosphate), it is involved in Glycogenesis but not in Glycogenolysis. In the second…

Q: Describe the glyoxylate cycle and discuss its purpose.

A: Metabolism is a series of chemical reactions inside the living body. It is a process by which the…

Q: Exlain the are four possible metabolic fates of glucose-6- phosphate?

A: A metabolic route is a collection of chemical reactions that take place in a biological system.…

Q: Explain the pathways for synthesis of glucose from noncarbohydrate molecules.

A: Gluconeogenesis is considered as the process, in which glucose molecules is synthesized from the…

Q: Explain the function of glucagon and the reaction that is being catalyzed in glycogenolysis

A: Hormones are chemical messengers that are produced by endocrine glands of the body and are…

Q: Does glucagon lead to the deactivation or activation of glycogen phosphorylase and the…

A: Glucagon is a peptide hormone secreted by α-cells of pancreas. Glucagon released during the low…

Q: xplain in detail the term metabolic turnover.

A: Compounds comprised of molecules of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen are known as biological…

Q: Upon entering a cell, glucose is phosphorylated. Give tworeasons why this reaction is required.

A: Glucose is phosphorylated by the enzyme hexokinase in irreversible manner. This reaction is the part…

Q: Identify the regulatory processes in cholesterol synthesis.

A: Cholesterol is considered the major sterol present in animal tissue. It is present in the animal…

Q: Explain how glycogen phosphorylase iscontrolled allosterically and by covalent modification.

A: Glycogen is a polymer of glucose monomer and is the principal storage form of carbohydrates. It…

Q: describe the principal reactants and products of eachmajor step of glucose oxidation;

A: Metabolism applies to the assembly of hundreds of enzyme catalysed reactions employed by the…

Q: During hyp[erglycemia or diabetes - what two regulatory enzymes are active? Why are they active?

A: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic sickness commonly known as diabetes, all the more properly an issue…

Q: List two means by which enzyme activity is directly regulated.

A: Enzymes are the catalyst proteins found in the cell which speed up the chemical reaction. The enzyme…

Q: Make a claim to identify the lipids that are connected to glucose catabolism pathways, and support…

A: Cholesterol and triglycerides are lipids that are linked to glucose pathways. Cholesterol is a lipid…

Q: Justify why the initial stage of glycolysis ( glucose to glucose-6-phosphate) is exergonic.

A: Glycolysis is the beginning stage of glucose utilization in all organisms, from bacteria to humans,…

Q: Describe how the citric acid cycle is regulated

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

Q: Compare the key characteristics (functional and structural features) of glycogen phosphorylase. Arom…

A: In the realm of biochemistry and cellular biology, various enzymes and protein complexes play…

Q: Discuss the relationship between the pentose phosphate pathway and glycolysis.

A: Glycolysis is a fundamental metabolic pathway that occurs in the cytoplasm of cells. It involves the…