The liver converts a variety of pyruvate- forming substances to glucose during starvation. Which of the following is an allosteric activator of this process? Explaine each answer A. Acet-CoA B. Alanine C. Citrate D. Oxaloacetate E. Lactate F. Fructose 2, 6-bisphosphate

Glucose-6-phosphate isomerase is used to do which of the following steps of glycolysis Select one: a. Glucose-6-phosphate is converted to Fructose-6-phosphate b. 3-phosphoglycerate is converted 2-phosphoglycerate c. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate is converted to 1,3 Bisphosphoglycerate d. Glucose is converted to Glucose-6-phosphate e. Dihydroxyacetone (Glycerone Phosphate) is converted to Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate f. Fructose-1,6 Bisphosphate is converted to Dihydroxyacetone and Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate g. 1,3 Bisphosphoglycerate is converted to 3-phosphoglycerate h. Phosphoenolpyruvate is converted to pyruvate i. Fructose-6-phosphate is converted to Fructose-1,6,bisphosphate j. 2-phosphoglycerate is converted to Phosphoenolpyruvate

In the liver, gluconeogenesis can be used to convert the following compound(s) into glucose: Select one :- a. All of these b. Lactate C. Some amino acids d. Glycerol

The acetyl-CoA molecule has three carbon atoms. is this statement true or false?

A patient complains of painful muscle cramps when performing strenuous physical exercise. A muscle biopsy indicates a higher than normal concentration of muscle glycogen. a. Which enzyme of glycogen metabolism is affected? b. Discuss how the defect of this enzyme affects glycogen metabolism.

which statement is true for the following reaction?

Which carbons of Glucose 1-Phosphate will be incorporated into Lauric acid (C-12) by the Fatty Acid Synthase? (One or multiple answers)   a. Carbon 1 b. Carbon 2 c. Carbon 3 d. Carbon 4 e. Carbon 5 f. Carbon 6 g. All carbons will be incorporated. h. No carbons will be incorporated

When transaminated, the three branched-chain amino acids (valine, leucine, and isoleucine) form compounds that have the characteristic odor of maple syrup. An enzyme known as branched-chain a-keto acid dehydrogenase converts these compounds into CoA esters. People who do not have this enzyme have the genetic disease known as maple syrup urine disease, so called because their urine smells like maple syrup. a. Draw the compounds that smell like maple syrup.b. Draw the CoA esters.c. Branched-chain a-keto acid dehydrogenase has five coenzymes. Identify them.d. Suggest a way to treat maple syrup urine disease.

Gluconeogensis uses nearly all of the same enzymes as those in ____, and is a(an) ______ reaction. Select one: a. Citric Acid Cycle anabolic b. citric acid cycle, catabolic c. glycolysis, anabolic d. glycolysis, catabolic e. none of the above

In the reaction catalyzed by malate dehydrogenase, which of the following molecules is classified as the reduced donor? a. Malate b. Oxaloacetate c. Fumerate d. FAD e. FADH2 f. NAD+ g. NADH