What is the common end-product of the catabolism of the branched chain amino acids that are converted to succinyl CoA? alpha-ketoglutarate glyceraldehyde phosphate oxaloacetate

Q: Why does it make good metabolic sense for phosphoenolpyruvate carbox- ykinase, rather than pyruvate…

A: Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase is an enzyme in the family of carboxy-lyases found in plants and…

Q: If Vitamin B1 is deficient, which of the following intermediates is/are likely to accumulate…

A: Vitamin B1, also known as thiamine, is an essential water-soluble vitamin that plays a critical role…

Q: If Acetyl CoA is converted to a ketone, it is likely that which of the following is undergoing…

A: more then one option is correct. Correct answer are oxaloacetate and fatty acids.  Incorrect one are…

Q: 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA is on the pathway for cholesterol biosynthesis. It is also a…

A: Cholesterol is a lipid molecule containing four hydrocarbon rings linked with each other, along with…

Q: The following reaction is a vitamin B12-dependent reaction that proceeds via a mechanism analogous…

A: Methylmalonyl-CoA mutase is encoded by gene MUT, it is a vitamin B12 dependent enzyme that catalyzes…

Q: All of the following enzymes catalyze a committed step EXCEPT: HMG-CoA reductase Fatty acyl-CoA…

A: Commitment steps in metabolic pathways are those reactions that are typically irreversible reactions…

Q: Why is acetyl CoA an especially appropriate activator for pyruvate carboxylase?

A: The citric acid cycle (TCA) is a catabolic process. It is a series of chemical reactions in which…

Q: Why is pyruvate carboxylase constitutive and active in both glycolysis and gluconeogenesis?

A: The pyruvate carboxylase got multiple sub units of enzymes. Here acetyl CoA helps as an regulatory…

Q: Outline the steps involved in the production of malonylCoA from acetyl-CoA.

A: Fatty acids are the long hydrocarbon chain compound attached to the carboxylic group making the…

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: How does the hydrolysis of fructose-1,6- bisphosphate bring about the reversal of one of the…

A: Glycolysis is a metabolic process that breaks down glucose to form pyruvate and two adenosine…

Q: Do you think that the reverse of the reaction given, (Malonyl-CoA → Acetyl-CoA + HCO3-) must be…

A: Detailed explanation: Yes, the reverse reaction of Malonyl-CoA converting to Acetyl-CoA and HCO3-…

Q: Which of the following is an inhibitor of gluconeogenesis? citrate O ADP O acetyl COA ATP

A: Gluconeogenesis is a metabolic pathway which participates in the synthesis of glucose. Through this…

Q: a-Keto acids other than a-ketoglutarate can accept the amino group from pyridoxamine in…

A: Amino acids are the organic molecules that help to form proteins as they are known as the…

Q: Why would glutamate utilize the oxidative deamination pathway over transamination – especially if…

A: The oxidative deamination pathway is the pathway which involves the conversion of an amino acid to a…

Q: Like other enzymes, arachidonic acid can be prevented from working by way of  inhibitors. What…

A: Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with a hydrocarbon chain ranging from 4 carbon to 36 carbons. The…

Q: Cells often use the same enzyme reaction pattern for analogous metabolic conversions. For example,…

A: To complete the statements about how the first stage of fatty acid β-oxidation follows a reaction…

Q: Only one acetyl CoA molecule is used directly in fatty acid synthesis. Identify the carbon atoms in…

A: Fatty acids are the biomolecules that are formed of a long hydrocarbon chain attached to the…

Q: What form of activated glucose is used in the biosynthesis ofglycogen by bacteria?

A: Bacteria are member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms. It has cell walls but lack…

Q: What is the basic process of β-oxidation? What happens to the resulting acetyl-CoA groups?

A: β-oxidation is the metabolic pathway that help to generate energy

Q: The conversion of pyruvate into acetyl CoA consists of three steps. Identify these three steps and…

A: The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHC) is an enzyme complex composed of 3 enzymes.Pyruvate…

Q: How does oxaloacetate get to the cytoplasm (from mitochondria matrix) for gluconeogenesis?…

A: Gluconeogenesis is the process of the synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate sources. where…

Q: Peroxisomes have an alternative pathway for oxidizing polyunsaturated fatty acids. They contain a…

A: Consider linoleate, a C18 polyunsaturated fatty acid with cis-∆9 and cis-∆12 double bonds. When…

Q: Draw in detail the mechanism of alpha-ketoglutarate to succinyl CoA.

A: KEY WORDS :- Alpha-ketoglutarate - When alpha-ketoglutarate is oxidized, carbon dioxide is detached,…

Q: Which of the following statements about the transamination and deamination steps of amino acid…

A: The amino acid biosynthetic pathway involves transamination reactions. The alpha-amino group of one…

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: 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase (HMG-CoA reductase) is a very long name for the enzyme…

A: DISCLAIMER: Since you have asked multiple questions, we have solved the first question for you. If…

Q: How similar of an effect would a mutation in pyruvate dehydrogenase have, compared to a mutation in…

A: In glycolysis, a 6-carbon molecule of glucose-6-phosphate is broken down into 3-carbon pyruvate by…

Q: what is the inhibitor of Acetyl-Co

A: Fatty acid metabolism includes Fatty acid biosynthesis (an anabolic process) and β- oxidation of…

Q: In the presence of an excess of [14C]acetyl- COA, the metabolic pool of malonyl-CoA becomes labeled…

A: Lipids are the biomolecules that are esters of fatty acids along with alcohol where fatty acids are…

Q: Hexokinase is found in almost all animal cells, except the liver and pancreas, while glucokinase is…

A: Hexokinase is the enzyme that has the ability to transfer an inorganic phosphate from the ATP to the…

Q: Draw the steps involved in the catabolism of thymine into malonyl-CoA. Include the names and…

A: Nucleic acids are composed of nucleotides, and nucleotides are composed of a pentose sugar,…

Q: The peroxisomal enzyme b-ketoacyl–CoA-thiolase does notbind medium-chain acyl-CoA, in contrast to…

A: The peroxisomal enzyme beta-ketoacyl CoA thiolase does not bind medium chain acyl CoA in contrast to…

Q: Why is acetyl-CoA considered the central molecule of metabolism?

A: Metabolism is the term used to describe set of chemical reactions that are involved in the living…

Q: What is the normal fate of citrate formed by the condensation of acetyl CoA with oxaloacetate?

A: Introduction: The oxaloacetate combines with acetyl CoA to form citrate which is the starting point…

Q: The carboxylation of acetyl CoA to synthesize malonyl CoA by acetyl CoA carboxylase requires…

A: One of the B vitamins is biotin, sometimes referred to as vitamin H or B7. Both in humans and other…

Q: How would the rapid accumulation of succinyl-CoA affect the rate of glucose oxidation?

A: Cellular Respiration is the oxidative process through which energy is obtained from the food. The…

Q: Describe the gluconeogenesis. What are the substrates for gluconeogenesis? (yellow boxes) and write…

A: All living organisms are made up of cells. The cells are the basic structural and functional unit of…

Q: What are these ketone bodies? How are they used to make energy?

A: The metabolism of fat or fatty acids in the mitochondria is called beta-oxidation, which is a…