Compare the pathways of carbohydrate, fat, and proteincatabolism.
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Q: Describe the main components of amino acid catabolism
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Q: а) Describe the degradation of glycogen, highlighting important enzymes which are involved.
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A: Fructose is a keto sugar and a monosaccharide carbohydrate.
Q: Describe the pathway by which glucose is converted into fat.
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Q: State the functions of the different fat-soluble vitamins.
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Q: Define the terms glycogen, glycogenolysis, and glycolysis.
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Q: Explain how carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism areinterconnected.
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Q: Describe the degradation of glycogen, highlighting important enzymes which are involved.
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Q: What class of enzymes catalyzes the majority of the reactions involved in carbohydrate digestion?
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Q: List the stages of glycogenesis and the enzymes involved in each step.
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Q: Explain how fat are introduced into the glycolytic and TCA?
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Q: Distinguish among the processes of glycogenesis,lipogenesis, glycogenolysis, and gluconeogenesis.
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Q: Discuss the importance and role of vitamins in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism.
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Q: List and describe the steps necessary for carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism?
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Q: Explain the pathways for glycogen metabolism and their purpose.
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Q: discuss the process of glycogen catabolism.
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Q: How are glucose, gluconeogenesis, pentose phosphate pathway, glycogen synthesis and degradation, and…
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Q: Explain the regulation of lipid metabolism
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Q: Explain and illustrate the complete metabolism of a glucose molecule starting with digestion.
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Q: Define metabolism, anabolism, and catabolism.
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Q: Describe the metabolic pathway for fats
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- In their occurance, describe non essential amino acid biosynthesis, amino acid catabolism, fatty acid and cholesterol metabolism, functions of lipid in GPCR activation, nucleic acid biosynthesis and catabolism.Explain how carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism areinterconnected.How are glucose, gluconeogenesis, pentose phosphate pathway, glycogen synthesis and degradation, and fatty acid synthesis and degradation controlled during prolonged fasting? Please explain.