Why is the lactic acid test done when sepsis is suspected?  Explain why the body produces excess lactic acid during sepsis (Be sure to cover all possibilities). How does this relate to fermentation and final electron acceptors during metabolism?

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Q: Oxygen is toxic to anaerobic organisms primarily due to the fact that they lack the ability to…

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Q: Discuss the Anaplerotic reactions of TCA cycle.

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Q: Discuss Hemolytic Anemia in line with pentose phosphate pathway

A: Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) catalyzes the first step in the pentose phosphate pathway,…

Q: Besides the final product, what other important difference is there between the fermentation…

A: Fermentation is an anaerobic process in which energy is extracted from glucose without the need of…

Q: If all of the pentose phosphate pathway is functioning (both oxidative and non-oxidative portions),…

A: Pentose Phosphate Pathway, also called the HMP shunt pathway is a multipurpose biochemical pathway…

Q: Order the following TCA cycle metabolites in the order they appear in the cycle. Not all answers…

A: TCA cycle is Tricarboxilic acid cycle . It is also known as Kerbs cycle or Citric acid cycle. This…

Q: Before b-oxidation, fatty acids are converted to theirCoASH derivatives. Explain why this reaction…

A: Beta oxidation is a process, during which the fats are broken to produce energy.

Q: What enzyme catalyzes the committed reaction of the urea cycle? carbamoyl phosphate synthetase II…

A: Urea cycle is the metabolic pathway that converts the excess of ammonia formed in protein or amino…

Q: What is the disease due to the lack of enzyme for the alpha-oxidation. Explain.

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Q: Why does pyruvate either form acoa or lactate? What are the conditions

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Q: If radio-labeled C-2 of glucose is used for glycolysis and alcoholic fermentation, which carbon in…

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Q: Give the name of the substrate on which each of the following enzymes acts. 3. Succinate…

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Q: Discuss the toxic effects of the ammonium ion and excess bicarbonate ion. What is the effect of…

A: Living organisms excrete the excess nitrogen resulting from the metabolic breakdown of amino…

Q: To explain: How the pyruvate can be used to produce АТР.

A: Cellular respiration is a biological process that releases chemical energy from food and converts it…

Q: Please answer the following questions 1. Give the substrate for each of the following enzymes: a.…

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Q: What are the differences between B-oxidation in mitochon- dria and in peroxisomes? What similarities…

A: Beta-oxidation is the catabolic process by which fatty acid molecules are broken down, producing…

Q: Which of these metabolic by-products can increase RER above 1.0?     Ca2+     lactate     H+…

A: Respiratory Exchange Ratio (RER) is the ratio between the volume of CO2 being produced by the body…

Q: Explain how genetic mutations of phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate synthetase causing superactivity lead…

A: The overproduction and buildup of uric acid (a waste product of normal chemical processes) in the…

Q: Why does glycogenolysis need fewer stages than glycogenesis? Which procedure consumes the least…

A: The body utilizes many metabolic pathways to generate energy used to maintain anabolic responses.

Q: State the steps of the beta-oxidation pathway.  Please make sure to state all the enzymes and…

A: Beta oxidation (also β-oxidation) is the process by which fatty acids are broken down. Both…

Q: A patient suffering from fatigue and pallor has been diagnosed of megaloblastic anemia and was given…

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Q: how energy is obtained (chemolithotroph, chemoorganotroph, or phototroph) how carbon is obtained…

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Q: The usual keto acid involved for transamination reaction is succinate.

A: Transamination,is a process in which there is a   transfer of  an amino group to a ketoacid to form…

Q: Why Fumarase called deficiency? What are the probable cause? Explain.

A: The enzyme fumarase catalyzes the reversible conversion of fumarate to malate. There are two types…

Q: What type of substrates are fermented by saccharolyticclostridia? By proteolytic clostridia?

A: The clostridia are able to ferment a wide range of substrates to form organic acids as well as…

Q: 16- Which of the following symptoms can occur frequently in infants suffering from medium-chain…

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Q: In own words, give 5 or more reasons why most of the clinical features of the diseases…

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Q: What did Enterobacter aerogenes to do with the Lactose negative go to the Serratia liquefaciens?…

A: Enterobacter aerogenes is a gram negative rod shaped bacteria that causes several infections in the…

Q: Would gut fermentation syndrome best be described as anabolic or catabolic? Besides the alcoholic…

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Q: A six year old boy dies of heart failure. He had mental retardation, short stature, course facial…

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Q: Explain how a fatty acid with the composititon 18:1(9) is broken down. You can use the phrase…

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Q: The symptoms of partial deficiency of a urea cycle enzyme may be minimized by a low- protein diet.…

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Q: Which three (or possibly more if you must) enzymes downstream of GALT allow for quantitative…

A: Solution   GALT gene provides instructions for making an enzyme called galactose-1-phosphate…

Q: 3-Phosphoglycerate is a metabolite in glycolysis. Which glycolytic enzyme generates this metabolite?

A: In biochemistry, glycolysis is defined as the aerobic type of metabolic pathway which converts or…

Q: How does an cnzyme spced up a reaction? O It raises the energy barrier. It releases energy. It binds…

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Q: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease has been linked to a sugary diet. Explain?

A: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition characterized by the accumulation of excess…

Q: Which of these metabolic by-products can increase RER above 1.0?     Ca2+     lactate…

A: The Respiratory Exchange Ratio (RER) is the proportion of CO2 generated by the body to O2 consumed.…

Q: Is Oxaloacetate, a TCA cycle intermediate also a metabolite in gluconeogenesis? If not, which ones…

A: Gluconeogenesis is the synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate precursors. Gluconeogenesis is a…

Q: When 1 mole of glucose undergoes glycolysis and Krebs cycle, the net NADH,H+ produced is Select the…

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Q: What is the name of the reactant, of the TCA cycle reaction, which yields a GTP? Selected Answer:…

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