Describe two reasons why the reaction glutamine synthetase performs is important to the body.
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Describe two reasons why the reaction glutamine synthetase performs is important to the body.
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- Describe two types of regulation of the enzyme glutamine synthetase and explain why the regulation of this enzyme is soooo complex.Explain why the amino acid tryptophan is both ketogenicand glucogenic.Explain why people with a hereditary deficiency of carnitine acyltransferase II have muscle weakness. Why are the symptoms more severe during fasting?
- Please describe four different modes of the regulation of the pentose phosphate pathway.Name four amino acids that can be converted directly (in one step) into pyruvate or a citric acid cycle intermediate, and name the intermediate formed from each.Identify the enzyme that controls the oxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway.
- Why is gluconeogenesis labeled as enzymatic by-pass reactions?Explain why people with a hereditary deficiency of carnitine acyltransferase II have muscle weakness. Why are the symptoms more severe during fasting? (Keep your answer to at least a paragraph)the following is a coenzyme or cofactor involved in enzymatic reaction. identify the biochemical role that S-adenosylmethionine plays within a biochemical tranformation.