What are the functions of oxidative pentose phosphate pathway?

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: what is the Hereditary enzymopathies of pentose phosphate pathway, fructose and galactose metabolism

A: Enzymopathy can be defined as a disorder that results in defective enzymes. It is mainly considered…

Q: How much energy is required to synthesize a saturated C12 fatty acid? How does this compare with the…

A: Fatty acid synthesis occurs in the cytosol of all eukaryotic cells except plants (occurs in…

Q: What are the seven metabolic products produced by thedegradation of amino acids?

A: Introduction Amino acids combine to form proteins. Its basic structure includes an amino group…

Q: What compounds with high phosphate group-transfer potential are synthesized during glycolysis?

A: A quantitative measure of the strength of attachment of the group to the rest of the molecule…

Q: How can the synthesis and breakdown of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate be controlled independently?

A: Glycolysis is regulated in 3 steps and is 1.Glucose-6-phosphate formation 2.Fructose -6-phosphate to…

Q: How is synthesis and degradation of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate achieved?

A: Fru-2,6-P2, or fructose 2,6-bisphosphate, is a metabolite that regulates glycolysis and…

Q: What roles do thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase playin the metabolism of nucleotides?

A: Thioredoxin reductases are the members of pyridine nucleotide-disulfide oxidoreductase family.…

Q: How is ACP similar to coenzyme A? How is it different?

A: Acyl transporter protein (ACP) is a part of the fat biosynthesis cycle. ACP catalyzes the expansion…

Q: How is the pentose phosphate pathway controlled?

A: The pentose phosphate pathway is a metabolic pathway that runs parallel to glycolysis. It is also…

Q: What glycolytic intermediates are precursors to amino acids?

A: All amino acids are derived from intermediates in glycolysis, citric acid cycle, or the pentose…

Q: What is the difference between ketogenic and glucogenic amino acids?

A: Proteins are made of monomers, the amino acids, linked by peptide bonds. The proteins are required…

Q: Which are the Two paths are available to this glucose 6-phosphate?

A: The study of chemical reactions that occurs within living organisms is called biochemistry. This…

Q: How is acetyl coenzyme A formed?

A: Acetyl coenzyme A is the intermediate of TCA cycle where it is oxidised to carbon dioxide in the…

Q: What are the nonoxidative reactions of the pentose phosphate pathway, and why are they important?

A: Pentose phosphate pathway is an alternative to glycolyis and TCA cycle for oxidation of glucose.…

Q: what is the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate?

A: it occurs in Kreb cycle

Q: What are the possible fates of glucose 6-phosphate, pyruvic acid, and acetyl coenzyme A in a cell?

A: The study of chemical reactions that occurs within living organisms is called biochemistry. This…

Q: Why is acetyl phosphate considered an energy-richcompound while glucose 6-phosphate is not?

A: Energy-rich compounds are compounds having specific structural capabilities that result in a release…

Q: What are the structural differences between pyruvate and lactate ions?

A: Pyruvate is the end product of aerobic glycolysis while lactate is the end product of anaerobic…

Q: What is the metabolic purpose of linking a fatty acid to coenzyme A?

A: Introduction: The process of production of Acetyl CoA is called as transition reaction or link…

Q: What are the end products of citric acid cycle?

A: Citric acid cycle also known as tricarboxylic acid cycle or Kreb's cycle one of the major metabolic…

Q: What are the main functions of the pentose phosphate pathway? Why do different mammalian tissues…

A: The Pentose phosphate pathway is also known as the Hexose monophosphate pathway or Phosphogluconate…

Q: what are the sites of Glycosylation ?

A: In the glycosylation the carbohydrates are covalently attached to the proteins or lipid molecules.…

Q: What is the effect on the biosynthetic pathways if the oxidative branch of a person’s pentose…

A: The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP)  is an alternate pathway to metabolize Glucose 6-phosphate…

Q: How does the role of glucose-6- phosphate in gluconeogenesis differ from that in glycolysis?

A: Introduction Metabolic pathways involve the reaction of metabolism. These pathways are a series of…

Q: What are the main differences between beta oxidation of saturated fatty acid and beta oxidation of…

A: Beta oxidation is a catabolic process in which fatty acids are broken down into acetyl co A and…

Q: How does fatty acid enter mitochondria via the acyl-carnitine/carnitine transporter?

A: The mitochondrial membrane is impermeable to fatty acids and so  carnitine carrier system plays an…

Q: How does pyruvate carboxylase deficiency result in lactic aciduria, an illness in which lactate…

A: Glucose metabolism is regulated by hormones and feedback system.