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- Which one of the following compounds cannot give rise to the net synthesis of Glucose? a. Lactate b. Alanine c. Glycerol d. Acetyl CoAarrow_forwardWhich of the following processes can decrease blood glucose levels? A. glycogenesis B. gluconeogenesis C. glycolysis D. glycogenolysisarrow_forwardWhich one of the following are correctly paired? a. glycogen synthesis: catabolic b. Glycogenolysis: catabolic c. Glycolysis: anabolic d. Gluconeogenesis: catabolic e. TCA cycle: anabolicarrow_forward
- Which of the following statements concerning gluconeogenesis is NOT true? a. Gluconeogenesis is to make glucose from glycogen. b. Many of the reactions of gluconeogenesis are glycolytic reactions going in reverse. c. The process of gluconeogenesis consumes ATP. d. The process of gluconeogenesis is regulated by ATP. e. Gluconeogenesis maintains the blood glucose level long after all dietary glucose has been absorbed and oxidized.arrow_forwardWhich of the following statements concerning glycogen in different tissues is TRUE? a. Liver glycogen serves as a fuel reserve for ATP synthesis during muscle contraction. b. Brain glycogen serves as a source of blood glucose. c. Red blood cells use glycogen as a source of blood glucose. d. Muscle glycogen serves as a fuel reserve for ATP synthesis during muscle contraction. e. Muscle glycogen serves as a source of blood glucose.arrow_forwardWhen there is no enough CTP that binds with aspartate transcarboxylase, the mechanism that takes place is; c. Positive feedback mechanism d. Negative feedback mechanism a. Homeostasis b. Glycolysisarrow_forward
- Which of the following is not an important precursor of glucose in animals? a. Glycerol b. Lactate c. Pyruvate d. Glucose 6-phosphatearrow_forwardIn 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. Glycerolarrow_forwardWhich of the following nutrient biomolecules can be oxidized in biochemical pathways of cellular respiration to generate ATP? a. glucose b. amino acids c. fatty acids d. All of these are correct.arrow_forward
- Which of the following statements about glucose metabolism is correct? A. Glucagon increases the rate of glycolysis B. Glycolysis requires NADP+ C. In glycolysis, glucose is cleaved into two three-carbon product D. The end-product of glycolysis in red blood cells is pyruvate E. Glycogen is synthesized in the liver in response to insulin and exported to other tissues for use as a metabolic fuelarrow_forwardWhich of these statements about lactate dehydrogenase is true? a.It is a protein. b.It oxidizes lactic acid. c.It reduces another molecule (pyruvic acid). d.All of these are true.arrow_forwardWhich of the following is a substrate for glycogen synthase? a. UTP-glucose b. Glucose 1-phosphate c. CDP-glucose d. UDP-glucosearrow_forward
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