Describe a pathway whereby some of the carbon from a fatty acid with an odd-numbered carbon chain could undergo a net conversion to carbohydrate

Q: The compound that enters the Krebs cycle isa. citric acid b. oxaloacetic acid c. pyruvic acid d.…

A: The metabolic pathway that involves the breakdown of glucose and the production of ATP is termed as…

Q: Explain why animals cannot produce glucose from twocarbon molecules such as acetate or ethanol.

A: Yeast can undergo alcohol fermentation to produce ethanol. Acetate is the byproduct of fatty acid…

Q: For one molecule of the fatty acid as shown in the picture. How many molecules of NADH can be…

A: During the absence of carbohydrates, fatty acids are degraded to meet the energy demands of the…

Q: This molecule is the key branch point used to generate glucose from protein and fat metabolism.…

A: Ans- Pyruvate

Q: Describe the process of fatty acid synthesis, including how acetyl-CoA arrives in the cytosol

A: Fatty acids are a class of compounds containing a long hydrophobic hydrocarbon chain and a terminal…

Q: Explain the chemical logic of converting glucose to fructose before aldolase splits the sugar in…

A: Glycolysis is a metabolic pathway that occurs in the cytosol of every cell. During glycolysis, one…

Q: In fatty acid biosynthesis, where does the addition of unsaturation to the hydrocarbon tall occurs?…

A: Fatty acid (FA) biosynthesis occurs in the cytosol of the cell  by the Fatty acid synthase enzyme…

Q: Explain the process of break down of glucose by various pathways.

A: Glucose is a type of sugar in the blood. It is the main source of energy in the body. The source of…

Q: The amino acids of proteins can enter the process of cellular respiration, but first the must…

A: Introduction Cellular respiration is almost always aerobic  but anaerobic can sometimes be relied…

Q: Which of the following is a substrate for glycogen synthase? a. UTP-glucose b. Glucose 1-phosphate…

A: Glycogen synthase is a key enzyme in glycogenesis where it converts the glucose residues into…

Q: For each 2 carbons present in a fatty acid before beta oxidation how many acetyl-CoA molecules are…

A: Ans- 2

Q: Compare energy from the oxidation of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. For example, 18:0 fatty…

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Q: Describe the roles of the main coenzymes used in metabolism

A: A coenzyme is an organic non-protein compound that binds with an enzyme to catalyze a reaction. A…

Q: How do hormones link fuel availability to fatty acid synthesis and degradation in humans?

A: For proper functioning of the nervous system and all the necessary processes, there is a need to…

Q: Riboflavin is an important component of coenzymes that are involved in? A. Oxidation-reduction…

A: Vitamins are very much important for the cellular activities that preform as a coenzyme and helps in…

Q: In the absence of sugar, what else can cells use to produce ATP

A: Glucose is one of the significant molecules that undergo cellular respiration and generates ATP.…

Q: Arrange the following steps in the catabolism of carbohydrates in the order by which they occur: the…

A: The series of chemical reactions that occur inside the living body for the production of energy are…

Q: Enumerate the pathways involved in the metabolism of carbohydrate and give a brief description to…

A: Metabolism of carbohydrates is a biochemical process which involves metabolic breakdown, formation…

Q: the ribose sugar needed for the synthesis of nucleic acids are provided by a. Glucogenesis b.…

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Q: synthesis of one glucose molecule from two glycerol molecules

A: Answer:  The gluconeogenic pathway converts pyruvate into glucose. Noncarbohydrate precursors of…

Q: Explain the pathways for synthesis of glucose from noncarbohydrate molecules.

A: Gluconeogenesis is considered as the process, in which glucose molecules is synthesized from the…

Q: Describe how fatty acids are in the cytosol based on sources of fatty acids.

A: Fats are made up of fatty acid chains (acting as tails of fats) attached to either glycerol or…

Q: Which of the following events is considered example of anabolism?*   A. bread becoming glucose…

A: Anabolism is considered as the constructive phase of metabolism. Anabolic pathways are involved in…

Q: Describe the activation of fatty acids. What is the energy cost for the process?

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Q: Name the process of formation of glucose from non carbohydrates.

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Q: _________________ is a component of Coenzyme A, which is vital to the catabolism of carbohydrates…

A: Coenzyme A is a important biomolecule synthesized by the body to serve in a variety of metabolic…

Q: ne example of a stage 3 reaction in the heterotrophic breakdown of food molecules is: the…

A: Breakdown of food molecule involves different stages.

Q: The carrier of molecules of carbon dioxide in fatty acid synthesis is _____________.

A: The synthesis of fatty acid is considered as the process, which occurs in the region of the…

Q: Explain which of the following substances ATP, CoA-SH, FAD and NAD+ have the subunits in their…

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Q: Degradation of fats as an energy source involves all of the following excepta) β -oxidation.b)…

A: Fatty acid metabolism involves various metabolic processes related to fatty acids. Fatty acids are…

Q: Describe how one molecule of glucose is converted to acetyl CoA.

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Q: Which of the following is a transportable form of fuel in biological systems? A. amylose B. glycogen…

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Q: About half of the free energy stored in a fatty acid is converted to free energy stored in ATP,…

A: Question - About half of the free energy stored in a fatty acid is converted to free energy stored…

Q: which statement best describes the oxidation of odd numbered fatty acids? a) the last intermediate…

A: Fatty acids are the biomolecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in the form of a long…

Q: What must occur before a fatty acid can be metabolized by cellular respiration? A)The fatty acids…

A: Introduction Fatty acids are molecules that cells can metabolise to produce ATP molecules. The…

Q: Explain the processes involved in the tracking down of fatty acid in metabolism (e.g. palmitic acid)…

A: Fats inside the body are ingested as food or combined by adipocytes or hepatocytes from starch…

Q: c.Acetyl

A: Glycolysis is the common pathway of aerobic as well as anaerobic (Fermentation) breakdown of fat ,…

Q: When you eat a candy bar, how does your body store the Gibbs free energy that is released during…

A: Gibbs free energy is the amount of free energy available to do work. If the value of Gibbs free…

Q: Explain which of the following substances ATP, CoA-SH, FAD and NAD+ have the subunits in their…

A: Introduction Subunits are biochemical molecules comprised of distinct components, such as  Proteins…

Q: TRUE or FALSE: Fatty acids are synthesized thru a chain of elongation that starts from Acetyl-CoA as…

A: The majority of fatty acids the human body needs are obtained through food. There is a de novo…

Q: The reaction that commits glucose to glycolysis is the isomerization glucose-6-phosphate to…

A: A commited step in a metabolic pathway is the first irreversible reaction that is unique for that…

Q: If you eat a spoonful of sugar (sucrose), propose a mechanism for breaking it down into glucose and…

A: The sugars are categorized as monosaccharides and disaccharides. Sucrose is also known as table…

Q: Which one of the following compounds cannot give rise to the net synthesis of Glucose? a. Lactate b.…

A: Human eats foods and gain energy by breaking down complex sugar in to the simpler form. Glucose is…

Q: Describe the metabolic pathway for fats

A: Introduction :- A metabolic pathway is a series of activities or interactions between genes and…

Q: Describe the role of multifunctional enzymes in both fatty acid synthesis andoxidation.

A: the role of multifunctional enzymes in both fatty acid synthesis and oxidation:

Q: Which of the following is NOT required for fatty acid synthesis?

A: The dietary carbs and amino acid if taken in excess can be converted to fatty acid ans stored as…