Describe the different functions of glycogen in liver and muscle

Q: List the metabolic effects of epinephrine and the sympathetic nerves to the liver and adipose…

A: Epinephrine is a stimulating hormones and it convert the store glycogen in adipose tissue to…

Q: Explain to a child how the irreversible steps in carbohydrate metabolism are regulated.

A: Glucose is the energy source in living beings. The molecule is six-carbon sugar. Glucose is obtained…

Q: Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. If false, correct the statement…

A: Glucose is the most abundant monosaccharide. It is mainly made by plants and most algae during the…

Q: Explain the principal events of the catabolism of glycerol and fatty acids.

A: Metabolism is defined as the sum total of all the chemical reactions taking place in a cell to…

Q: Explain the changes in liver metabolism that occur when blood glucose levels drop after a meal has…

A: When a meal is consumed which is rich in starch or carbohydrates, it immediately increase the blood…

Q: Describe caloric homeostasis and its biochemical importance

A: Biological energy is expressed in the energy unit Calorie with a C, which equals the energy needed…

Q: Describe the central role of glucose in carbohydrate metabolism.

A: Carbohydrate metabolism is a fundamental biochemical process that ensures a constant supply of…

Q: Provide an example of a water-soluble vitamin and a fat-solublevitamin, and explain why each is…

A: The vitamin term is derived from the word “vitamine”. Vitamins are the organic molecules that are…

Q: Define glycogenesis, glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis, and lipogenesis. Which is (are) likely to be…

A: Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are the three macronutrients that are present in our food.…

Q: Describe the main components of amino acid catabolism

A: Catabolism of amino acids usually begins with the removal of the amino groups. Amino groups are then…

Q: Describe how purine catabolism is related to SCID, muscle function, and gout.

A: In the purine catabolism, the two purine bases named guanine and hypoxanthine get converted into…

Q: Compare ketogenic amino acids and glucogenic amino acids

A: Amino acids are the basic units that make up the proteins. Amino acids are comprised of carbon,…

Q: а) Describe the degradation of glycogen, highlighting important enzymes which are involved.

A: As per our company guidelines we can answer only first question or first four subpart of a question…

Q: Identify whether the fatty acid is essential or non-essential: HO, O Non-essential Fatty Acid O…

A: Fatty acids are the simplest form of lipids and serve as constituents in a large number of complex…

Q: Explain why insulin is required for adipocytes to synthesize triacylglycerols from fatty acids.

A: Insulin signaling is required for storing energy in the form of fats in humans. Even though de novo…

Q: Explain the functions of dihydroxyacetone phosphate and fatty acids in the triacylglycerol…

A: The tri-esters of fatty acids and glycerol are known as triacylglycerol. One glycerol and three…

Q: Describe the advantages of using triacylglycerols as the principal source of stored metabolic…

A: Fatty acids may form triacylglycerol's, which are also known as triglycerides, which are the most…

Q: Describe the effect of excess fructose consumption on hepatic lipid metabolism.

A: Fructose is a keto sugar and a monosaccharide carbohydrate.

Q: Indicate whether the following metabolic processes primarily occur during the FED STATE or FASTED…

A: The various metabolic processes in our body are controlled by different enzymes & hormones which…

Q: Describe how the acetyl units would be used during [normal/low] [glucose] periods.

A: Acetyl CoA is an important biomolecule that participates in many biochemical reactions. These…

Q: Describe the role of insulin in lipid metabolism.

A: Insulin was an endocrine hormone which  plays a major role in regulation the body metabolism by…

Q: Give the functions of both water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins

A: The B vitamins (folate, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, vitamin B6, and…

Q: Describe the degradation of glycogen, highlighting important enzymes which are involved.

A: Degradation of glycogen into glucose is known as glycogenolysis . This reaction take place…

Q: Describe the role of glutamine and glutamate in amino acid metabolism.

A: Amino groups of most of the amino acids are transferred to α-ketoglutarate to form glutamate this is…

Q: Compare the different roles of glycogen metabolism in liver and muscle

A: Introduction: Glycogen is a glucose storage medium that is rapidly mobilized. When there is a need…

Q: Describe the fate of fatty acids absorbed by enterocytes based on the reaction with…

A: The majority of the fats in the diet exist as triacylglycerol. They are hydrolyzed into…

Q: Describe the effects of insulin and glucagon on glycogenmetabolism

A: Glycogen is a mobilized storage form of glucose. where it consists of a very large and branched…

Q: Describe five possible fates for glucose 6-phosphate in the liver.

A: The liver is a major metabolic site. The metabolism of drugs, detoxification, amino acid metabolism…

Q: Is glycogen is broken down to release glucose. True or false. Explain

A: Glycogen is a multibranched polysaccharide that serves as a form of energy storage in animals,…

Q: Distinguish among the processes of glycogenesis,lipogenesis, glycogenolysis, and gluconeogenesis.

A: The Major role of glycolysis, glycogenolysis, and the citric acid cycle is to conserve energy as ATP…

Q: Glucagon increases hepatic gluconeogenesis by decreasing the cytosolic concentration of which of the…

A: The hormone glucagon sends signals to the liver to produce more glucose and its release when the…

Q: Differentiate between blood sugar levels and resulting symptoms in hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia.

A: Blood glucose level means the amount of glucose present in the blood of human body. Glucose uptake…

Q: Differentiate between ketogenic amino acids and glucogenic amino acids

A: Amino acids are the organic acids that contain a single alpha carbon to which different substituents…

Q: List an important chemical property of vitamin E.

A: Vitamin E(Tocopherol) is one of the important vitamins needed for the normal functioning of the…

Q: give a summary for the breakdown and synthesis of Glycogen

A: Glycogen is a multibranched polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a form of energy storage in…

Q: Explain the benefits of having triacylglycerols be the primary form of stored metabolic energy.

A: Triacylglycerols, also known as triglycerides, are the most basic lipids that fatty acids can…

Q: Discuss the process of digestion and absorption of carbohydrates. Explain the metabolic pathways in…

A: Carbohydrate is the polyhydroxy aldehyde or ketone. Majority of carbohydrate have the H and O ratio…

Q: Depending on the body’s needs, into what type of compounds is glucose converted in the pentose…

A: Pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is a pathway parallel to glycolysis. In the first step of…

Q: Explain how Vitamin E functions in the body when polyunsaturated fat intake increases in an…

A: Vitamin E is a fat-soluble molecule and in the body, it functions as an antioxidant that prevents…

Q: explain the relationship between glycogen metabolism,  the pentose phosphate shunt, dyslipidemia,…

A: Glycogen metabolism is the glycogenolysis or breakdown of glycogen during fasting and muscle…

Q: Explain the regulation of lipid metabolism

A: The study of chemical reactions that occurs within living organisms is called biochemistry. This…

Q: List the fat-soluble vitamins, and give a physiological role for each.

A: Introduction: The fat-soluble vitamins are A, D, E, and K. These vitamins are absorbed along with…

Q: Describe how glycogen degradation and synthesis are coordinated.

A: Introduction: Glycogen is synthesised by a different mechanism than glycogen degradation. The…

Q: Describe the functions of glutathione within cells.

A: Glutathione is a Tripeptide that was linked by a gamma peptide linkage between the carboxyl group of…

Q: Define intracellular amino acid pool and describe its composition. Explain the process of protein…

A: Proteins are major biomolecules. They play an important role as a structural component of the cells.…

Q: A friend says he is on the “keto diet” and eats no carbohydrates. His body converts his dietary…

A: Our body primarily uses glucose as a source of energy. If glucose is not included in the diet, body…

Q: Explain how blood glucose can be maintained through the different pathways of carbohydrate…

A: Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for plants and animals. In plants carbohydrates are…