Experienced runners know that it is poor practice to ingest very large amounts of glucose/sucrose immediately prior to a running long-distance race (marathon). What is the metabolic basis of this idea?

Q: In the human body, under oxygen rich and oxygen poor conditions, respectively, pyruvate is converted…

A: Pyruvate has different fates under oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor conditions.

Q: As a protective mechanism, when this cellular ATP drops, the body takes the fructose and breaks it…

A: Introduction Fructose can be converted to glucose derivatives and stored as liver glycogen, Glycogen…

Q: True or false  Lactase breaks down all the disaccharides

A: Lactase is an enzyme, which is produced by cells that line the walls of the small intestine. These…

Q: glycolysis catabolic

A: glycolysis is a catabolic process. glycolysis is a metabolic pathway that converts glucose(C6H12O6),…

Q: The complete oxidation of glucose 6-phosphate derived from free glucose yields 30 molecules ATP,…

A: Glycolysis is the catabolic process of glucose into two molecules of pyruvate, ATP, and NADH. these…

Q: People with lactose intolerance cannot digest the common dairy sugar lactose. Besides being careful…

A: Lactose intolerance is a digestive disorder caused by the inability to digest lactose, the main…

Q: Why do adipose cells appear empty?

A: Adipose tissue are the specialized connective tissue that consists of lipid rich cells known as the…

Q: Why do some people call GLUT4the training glucose transporter?

A: The pancreas is both an endocrine and an exocrine gland. It is called the exocrine gland because it…

Q: If I have a low blood sugar which pathway should I take to help this situation? Glycolysis or…

A: Glucose is the main molecule used to produce energy (ATP) in the body. Glucose is a monosaccharide…

Q: Define the term Glycogen Storage?

A: Glycogen is a polysaccharide of glucose. It is multibranched. It is a storage of energy for…

Q: Why would cooking a plant or piece of meat affect the activity of catalase, but not the activity of…

A: Enzymes are a class of proteins that act as biological catalysts. They increase the rate of the…

Q: After exercise, people often consume carbohydrate-rich foods to restock their glycogen stores. How…

A: Carbohydrates are the sugar molecules that play an important role in providing energy to the human…

Q: The liver converts a variety of pyruvate- forming substances to glucose during starvation. Which of…

A: Glucose is the principal source of energy in organisms. Often other sources of carbohydrates and…

Q: What do you mean by fatty acid synthase?

A: According to the question, we have to provide information on fatty acid synthase. So, let us have a…

Q: Explain why glucose shows mutarotation?

A: According to the question, we have to give an explanation why glucose shows mutarotation. So, let us…

Q: Adults engaged in strenuous physical activity require an intake of about 160 g of carbohydrate daily…

A: Carbohydrate is considered as the major source of the energy in the body. These are utilized though…

Q: What would be the result of a lack of glucose 6-phosphatase activity?

A: Glucose 6-phosphatase deficiency was caused due to lack of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphatase which…

Q: It has been stated many times that fatty acids cannot yield a net gain in carbohydrates. Why can…

A: Fatty acids are biomolecules made up of lipid and carboxylic acids. They can be saturated or…

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: glycogenolysis in muscle cells do not generate free glucose

A: Glycogenolysis is the process of degradation of the glycogen molecule to glucose-6-phosphate…

Q: Is the glycogen synthase reaction exergonic or endergonic? What is the reason for your answer?

A: Glycogen is a polysaccharide that generates energy storage functions in animals, bacteria, fungi,…

Q: What impact would an increase in intramitochondrial oxaloacetate have on fatty acid synthesis?…

A: Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with long hydrocarbon chains. Fatty acids undergo β oxidation when…

Q: Prior to a marathon run, an athlete consumes large amounts of complex carbohydrates to do what is…

A: Complex carbohydrates: Contain long sugar molecule chains in which the molecules are bound together.…

Q: The rate-limiting enzyme in bile acid synthesis is _____________.

A: The process of bile acid synthesis is a multiple-step process of synthesis of bile acids (cholic…

Q: under which conditions ketone bodies will be generated in our body?

A: Ketone bodies are generated through ketogenesis. These are water-soluble compounds that are formed…

Q: List three differences between fatty acid synthesis andb-oxidation.

A: Fatty acids are the biomolecules that are the building blocks of fats in the body. they joined…

Q: Draw the reactions that convert fructose into glycolyticintermediates.

A: Fructose is dietary monosaccharides that were naturally found in fruits , vegetables as free or in…

Q: Identify the regulatory processes in cholesterol synthesis.

A: Cholesterol is considered the major sterol present in animal tissue. It is present in the animal…

Q: List three differences between fatty acid synthesis and β-oxidation.

A: Fatty acid synthesis : It is the creation of fatty acids from acetyl-CoA and NADPH through the…

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

A: Glucose is the main type of sugar(monosaccharide) present in the blood and is the major source of…

Q: A glycogen polymer and an amylopectin polymer, each containing 100 monosaccharide subunits, are…

A: Amylopectin and glucogen are examples of branched polysaccharides.

Q: High amount of citrate decreases the activity of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase. True or False

A: Fructose 1,6-bisphosphatse enzyme participates in gluconeogenesis and gluconeogenesis is a pathway…

Q: Why are fatty acids the principal long-term energy reserve of the body?

A: Bio molecules also known as biological molecules. These are the molecules which are produced by…

Q: Glucose binds to glycogen phosphorylase and competitively inhibits the enzyme. What is the…

A: Glucose belongs to the category of carbohydrates and is a monosaccharide. Plants and some algae…

Q: What is the consequence of complete inhibition of all mutases in liver cells? a. Liver cannot…

A: A mutase is an isomerase enzyme that catalyses the mobility of a functional group through one…

Q: Experienced runners know that it is poor practice to ingest large amounts of glucose immediately…

A: Bio molecules also known as biological molecules. These are the molecules which are produced by…

Q: Why are animal fats sometimes called “the king of fuels”? What is the significance of acetyl-CoA to…

A: The building blocks of the living system is the biomolecules. The biomolecules serve as the…

Q: Patients with von Gierke’s disease (a glycogen storage disease) lack glucose-6- phosphatase…

A: Von Gierke's disease is also called as glycogen storage disease type I. It is a genetic disorder…

Q: Between glucose and fructose, which monosaccharide is metabolized faster? Why?

A: Both glucose and fructose are monosaccharides. Both undergo oxidation and produce two molecules of…

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: If there are 3 molecules of glucose, how many molecules of pyruvic acid are produced after…

A: From one molecule of glucose two molecules of pyruvic acid are produced ,therefore from three…

Q: What are the benefits of essential fatty acids consumption?

A: As popularly believed,that in order to lose weight,one have to eliminate fat form the…

Q: Gluconeogenesis takes place during intense exercise, which seems counterintuitive. Why would an…

A: Introduction: The chemical reactions that occur inside the living body for the formation of energy…

Q: Why can liver glycogen, but not muscle glycogen, be used to raise blood sugar levels?

A: Glycogenolysis is breakdown of glycogen. Glycogen has stored energy in form of glucose. It is broken…

Q: The carrier of carbon dioxide in fatty acid synthesis is____________________.

A: The formation of the fatty acids from acetyl-CoA and NADPH refers to fatty acid synthesis. The…