_____________ is a small matrix protein that functions as an electron acceptor for dehydrogenases in fatty acid oxidation.

Q: Phosphoglucokinase catalyzes the phosphorylation of the C6-OH group of G1P. Why is this enzyme…

A: Phosphoglucokinase is a crucial enzyme, which helps in the glycolysis process.

Q: [ALPHABETICAL ORDER] Name the first of 13 glucogenic amino acids that convert to an intermediate…

A: Glucogenic aminoacids are those that form an intermediate precursor of glucose which are converted…

Q: Why does the enzyme reaction for chymotrypsin proceed in two phases?

A: Enzymes are the biocatalysts that increase the rate of biochemical reactions happening inside the…

Q: Define the following terms:a. homoglycanb. heteroglycanc. amylosed. amylopectine. enterocyte

A: Carbohydrates or sugars are present freely, as sugar polymers or in combination with other…

Q: What do you mean by cytosolic enzyme phospholipase C?

A: Phospholipase (PLC) is a class of Membrane Associated enzyme that cleaves phospholipid just before…

Q: Question 16 is an irreversible competitive inhibitor of bacterial beta-lactamase. clavulanic acid O…

A: Enzymes are highly specialized proteins that act as a catalyst in the biological system, they are…

Q: Why do some people call GLUT4the training glucose transporter?

A: The pancreas is both an endocrine and an exocrine gland. It is called the exocrine gland because it…

Q: The enzyme responsible for the cutting of the sugar on the nonreducing ends of glycogen branches

A: Glycogen is the polymeric form of glucose residues to be stored in animals. The glycogen is…

Q: Why is gluconeogenesis important in the cori cycle? (Please refrain from copying the answers on the…

A: Under normal conditions, cells obtain their energy by the complete oxidation of glucose, and excess…

Q: What type of enzyme is phosphofructokinase? And why is it in that category?

A: Phosphofructokinase is one of the most important regulatory enzymes of the glycolysis. It is an…

Q: Discuss the importance of redox reactions in the metabolism of glucose. Be sure to address…

A: Cellular respiration involves many reactions where electrons are passed from one molecule to…

Q: Phenylketonuria can result from a mutation in the( PAH) Phenyl Alanine Hydroxylase gene.

A: Phenylketonuria is a genetic defect that is caused by the deficiency of phenylalanine hydroxylase…

Q: In eukaryotic cells, the citric acid cycle occurs in the _____________.

A: A citric acid cycle is a metabolic pathway, which helps to form the oxaloacetate from the acetyl CoA…

Q: Thioesters, common in biochemistry, are more unstable (energy-rich) than oxygen esters. Explain why…

A: Ester belongs to one type of organic compound that reacts to alcohol and organic or inorganic acids…

Q: The amino acids glutamine and glutamate are central toamino acid metabolism. Explain.

A: The metabolism of amino acids plays a vital role in our body to aid various biological reactions.…

Q: Figure 2 shows the structure of Diidopropylphosphofluoridate. Explain how this compound inhibits…

A: Enzymes are those molecules that increase the pace of the reaction without undergoing any change to…

Q: Consider fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBP) when responding to Parts A, B, and C. When writing your…

A: Insulin Inulin is a peptide hormone, secreted by β-cells of the Islets of Langerhans of the…

Q: Lesch nyhan syndrome is due to deficiency of which enzyme ?

A: Lesch nyhan syndrome is a rare inherited disorder which occurs exclusively in males,  due to…

Q: /hat is the key enzyme of glycolysis which catalyzes the production of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate…

A: Glycolysis is the first process in respiration. It involves the partial oxidation of glucose to…

Q: It is absolutely not necessary to produce amylase in an active form in our body. But it is not in…

A: Digestive enzymes are a group of enzymes that are produced by the body to digest the food materials.…

Q: The Hell-Volhard Zelinsky reaction produces a product required for amino acid synthesis. True or…

A: Amino acids are compounds that contain alpha-amino and alpha-carboxylate functional groups together…

Q: The following enzymes belong to the same class of enzymes, except for A. Chymotrypsin B. Thrombin C.…

A: Enzymes are chemical substances which speed up the reaction process. There are many classes of…

Q: Explain how G protein enzymatic activity and signaling activity relates to guanine nucleotides.

A: G proteins, otherwise called guanine nucleotide-restricting proteins, are a group of proteins that…

Q: Tumor cells often lack an extensive capillary network and must function under conditions of limited…

A: Tumor cells: These are damaged or abnormal cells that multiply in numbers, resisting death.

Q: A mature glycogen particle typically has 12 tiers of branches with 2 branches per tier and 13…

A: Glycogen is defined as a polysaccharide of glucose, which is multibranched and thus, is a source of…

Q: One of the following glycosaminoglycans is anti-coagulant

A: Anticoagulants are compounds that help prevent blood clots. They are commonly known as blood…

Q: The names of the reactions obtained and used in the metabolism of Acetyl CoA

A: Acetyl CoA is a central molecule in metabolism of fat, carbs and protein. It takes part in various…

Q: Amino acids that degrade, yielding acetyl-CoA or acetoacetylCoA, are referred to as…

A: The strategy of amino acid degradation is to transform the carbon skeletons into major metabolic…

Q: Suggest a reason why sugar nucleotides, such as UDPG, play a role in glycogen synthesis, rather than…

A: Glycogenesis is the process of synthesis of glucose which was regulated by several enzymes and…

Q: True or False: Haworth and Fischer projections allows an individual to see reactive sites in…

A: The structure of monosaccharides can be represented in the Fischer projection or Haworth projection.…

Q: All the following amino acids produce an intermediate of the TCA cycle except Isoleucine Leucine…

A: TCA cycle or tricarboxylic acid cycle also known as Krebs cycle operates in the mitochondria

Q: Why is gluconeogenesis important in cori cycle

A: In the presence of oxygen, the pyruvate produced by glycolysis undergoes oxidative decarboxylation…

Q: Why is lipid metabolism also known as a β-oxidation reaction?

A: It is asked why is lipid metabolism also known as a β-oxidation reaction?

Q: This lysosomal storage disease is treated by reducing complex sphingolipid accumulation with the…

A: The Lysosomal Storage Disease (LSDs) are due to defects in the metabolism which is inborn thus…

Q: Suggest an explanation for the fact that the amount of glycogen in type I glycogen-storage disease…

A: Glycogen storage disease type 1 or von Gierke disease is an inherited disorder of liver caused by…

Q: Identify whether the statement is correct or incorrect. In krebs cycle, the enzyme called aconitase…

A: The TCA cycle process occurs in the mitochondrial matrix. The TCA cycle converts the acetyl Co-A…

Q: Urea is a metabolic by-product of the catabolism of _____________.

A: Urea is the nitrogenous waste secreted by mammals. It consists of 2 amine groups bonded to a…

Q: Why is phenylketonuria resulting from dihydropteridine reductase deficiency a more serious disorder…

A: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare genetic condition that causes an amino acid called phenylalanine to…

Q: The _____________ are a class of enzymes that catalyze the ATP-dependent phosphorylation of hexose…

A: Enzymes are the protein complex, which is known to catalyze a chemical reaction by binding the…

Q: Beriberi is a disease caused by adeficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamine) in the diet. Thiamine is…

A: Beriberi is a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin B1 in the diet. Thiamine is the precursor of…

Q: A congenital defect in the liver enzyme fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase resultsin abnormally high levels…

A: Bisphosphatase is an enzyme that converts fructose-1,6 bisphosphate to fructose 6-phosphate in…

Q: What is an example of a biomolecule that interacts with Insulin? Please give a detailed explanation…

A: Hormones are chemical messengers that transmit instructions from one cell to another. They are the…

Q: Which of the following is true regarding Glycogen

A: Polysaccharides are large polymers that essentially comprise of  10-1000s of monosaccharides which…

Q: "the enzyme involved in the production of trans-(2,3) double bond from a cis-(3,4) double bond in…

A: The isomerase enzymes are involved in the  conversion of the cis-double bond to the trans double…

Q: Which of the following enzymes are involved in phosphorylation process   Question 8 options:…

A: Enzymes are biological catalysts that help chemical processes occur faster. Enzymes are proteins…

Q: What are the metabolic effects of not being able to produce the M subunit of phosphofructokinase?

A: Introduction: One of the most significant glycolysis regulating enzymes is phosphofructokinase-1…

Q: Name the enzyme whose substrate is(a) Urea (b) Cellulose

A: Introduction: Enzymes are proteins that catalyze the reaction. Their main function is to accelerate…