_____________ pathways can function in both anabolic and catabolic processes.

Q: Catabolic pathways are always paired with anabolic pathways. Why?

A: Those chemical reactions that occur within the living body are collectively known as metabolic…

Q: Why is the reaction catalyzed by citrate synthase considered a condensation reaction?

A: The citric acid cycle is the oxidation metabolic pathway that leads to the production of electrons…

Q: To what class of enzymes does hexokinase belong? Describe in general the reaction it catalyzes.

A: An enzyme is a substance that acts as a catalyst in living organisms, regulating the rate at which…

Q: What is the biochemical relevance of cori cycle

A: Introduction: The chemical reactions that occur within the living body for the production of energy…

Q: Question 17 ( Here is a step from the citric acid cycle enzyme citrate synthase. His274 s-COA H-…

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Q: Why does rubisco have such a low catalytic rate (that is, why is it so slow)?

A: Autotrophy is nothing but the ability to produce organic molecules using carbon. Autotrophs commonly…

Q: QUESTION 18 In the serine protease trypsin, the specificity for one substrate over another describes…

A: Introduction: The enzyme that degrades the protein is trypsin. It is comprised of three amino acids…

Q: The role of an enzyme in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction is to make the reaction more thermodynamically…

A: The enzyme-catalyzed reaction involves the enzyme, which helps in the conversion of substrate into…

Q: Lead exerts its poisonous effect on enzymes by two mechanisms. Which mechanism is irreversible and…

A: The prime targets to lead toxicity are the heme synthesis enzymes, thiol-containing antioxidants and…

Q: The Krebs cycle is considered to be an anabolic pathway because some of the reactions are

A: Krebs cycle: Krebs cycle also know as TCA cycle or citric acid cycle is an important part of aerobic…

Q: why enzyme regulation is very important to prokaryotic organisms?

A: Asked : Reason of enzyme regulation is very important to prokaryotic organisms

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: To determine: The reason why most enzymes do not operate at their biochemical optima inside cells.

A: All enzymes share three characteristics. They are distinct in their specificity, regulatory ability,…

Q: This is a linear biochemical pathway

A: Biochemical pathways is a step by step series of interconnected biochemical reactions in which each…

Q: How Transition state analogs are capable of acting as drugs for human diseases.

A: Enzymes are protein particles, frequently called biocatalysts, which are delivered by living cells.…

Q: Discuss why a saturated fatty acid like coconut oil has a good anti-oxidant property

A: Coconut oil has a good antioxidant property. It is a saturated fatty acid.

Q: Briefly discuss the role of thiamine pyrophosphate in enzymatic reactions, using material from this…

A: Enzymes are specialized proteins that catalyze all biochemical reactions. Enzymes are often assisted…

Q: Why is the Krebs cycle also called the final common pathway of the degradation of organic compounds?

A: Cellular respiration is the process by which the cells take the nutrients in the food and transform…

Q: Isoprene is always joined in a head to tail fashion in terpene biosynthesis (true or false)

A: The compounds which are not required for the normal growth and development by the general metabolic…

Q: The catecholamines (dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine) are all derived from the amino acid…

A: Catecholamines are the naturally occurring amines functioning as hormones and neurotransmitters…

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: Which of the following is true about urease being a hydrolase enzyme? A. It catalyzes the…

A: Since you have asked multiple question, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: E. coli can convert glutamate to ornithine. Describe the two reactions that do so.

A: In E.coli, the ornithine compound is synthesized from the compound glutamate.

Q: It is an essential amino acid with a nonpolar side chain O arginine O proline tryptophan O threonine…

A: Aminoacids are the building blocks of proteins with polar and non polar side chains. Amino acids are…

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: Enzymes are stereochemically specific; that is, they oftenconvert only one stereoisomeric form of…

A: enzymes are proteins that are made up of amino acids. Enzymes contain active sites. These active…

Q: QUESTION 44 In which of the following proteases, a water molecule serves as the nucleophile, rather…

A: Question 44 Cysteine protease, Aspartyl proteases, Metalloproteases these are the three classes of…

Q: Why is citrate an appropriate inhibitor of phosphofructokinase?

A: Citrate allosterically inhibits  phosphofructokinase by enhancing the inhibitory effect of ATP

Q: Why is gluconeogenesis labeled as enzymatic by-pass reactions?

A: Glucose is a central carbohydrate in body. It is the instant energy generating molecule. Whenever…

Q: It is a specific site of purine biosynthesis in the cell

A: Purine biosynthesis is a process that involves 10 step procedures, which requires ribose (R5P) 5…

Q: Burst kinetics is characteristic of an enzyme that uses a ping-pong mechanism

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Q: The enzyme that catalyzes the following reaction belongs to which class?

A: Enzymes are biocatalysts that accelerate chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes act…

Q: This is a conjectural question: If the reactive part of coenzyme A is the thioester, why is the…

A: Coenzyme A Is an important coenzyme that plays an important role in many metabolic pathways.the…

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: In biochemical processes, the hydrolysis of _____________ensures that a reaction goes to completion.

A: Hydrolysis is a process in which a molecule is reacted with water and it gets hydrolyzed or cleaved…

Q: the Classification (Chemical and Therapeutic) of the Gliclazide

A: Gliclazide is a hypoglycemic agent.

Q: why is the pathway for biosynthesis of a biomolecule at least partially different than the pathway…

A: Biomolecules or biological molecules are the molecules that are present in organisms. The major…

Q: Alcohol dehydrogenase turns ethanol to cetaldehyde in liver cells. Alcohol dehydrogenase is a kind…

A: Proteins are created up of monomers of amino acids that are bonded together by peptide bonds. They…

Q: Question 34 The biosynthesis of amino acids can only be carried out by O nitrogen-fixing bacteria

A: Introduction The amino acids building material of proteins. Proteins and amino acids are the…

Q: Cite one condition/illness arising from the absence or lack of a certain enzyme.

A: Enzymes are usually protein molecule which works as a catalyst to perform several biochemical…

Q: How catalytic activities of enzymes can be improved by different immobilization techniques

A: enzymes are biological catalyst ,which helps in catalyzing biochemical reactions .

Q: What class does the enzyme catalyzing the following reaction be он ligase oxidoreductase isomerase…

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

Q: mechanism of this reaction and explain the color change

A: The MTT calorimetric assay determines the ability of viable cells to convert a soluble tetrazolium…

Q: Most enzymes do not operate at their biochemical optima in side a cell. Explain why.

A: Enzymes are typically protein molecules that speed up the rate of chemical reactions. In other…

Q: What do carboxypeptidase andaminopeptidase have in common? Identify asmany differences between them…

A: Aminopeptidase and carboxypeptidase are the protease class of enzymes. Proteases hydrolyze the…

Q: All coenzymes are cofactors, but not all cofactors are coenzymes. Explain this statement.

A: Co-factors and coenzymes are an important part of enzyme biochemistry. Cofactors act as the helper…

Q: QUESTION 24 Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), catalyzes a reaction where primary alcohol is converted an…

A: Based on the catalytic activity of the enzyme they can be classified into 6 classes:…