How are glucose, gluconeogenesis, pentose phosphate pathway, glycogen synthesis and degradation, and fatty acid synthesis and degradation controlled during prolonged fasting? Please explain.

Q: Can alanine, glycine, and serine be used to treat hypoglycemia induced by starvation? Explain.

A: Hypoglycemia: Hypoglycemia occurs when the blood glucose level falls below the usual range. Glucose…

Q: Define the term gluconeogenesis?

A: Glucose is a vital molecule in the body. It is oxidized to yield the metabolic energy (for example,…

Q: Explain how glucose is broken down in general.

A: Carbohydrates are divided into 3 classes monosaccharide, disaccharide, and polysaccharide.…

Q: How is glucose stored in the body?

A: The brain consumes 80% of whole-body glucose utilized in a fasting state (110-150g/day). Blood cells…

Q: What happens to ketone body production during cases of prolonged hypoglacemia?

A: Hypoglacemia is a condition occurring in a body where in the blood glucose levels falls below a…

Q: Describe the different functions of glycogen in liver and muscle

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Q: What is the consequence of ingesting large quantities of watersoluble vitamins? Fat-soluble…

A: Vitamins are organic molecules and are needed in smaller quantities for growth and development. As…

Q: How does adipose tissue metabolize absorbed triglyceride, and what are the three major sources of…

A: The digestive system consists of a collection of organs that help in the digestion and metabolism of…

Q: How do the liver and adipose tissue metabolize glucose during the absorptive state?

A: The fraction of the absorbed amino acids are taken up by the liver on the other hand the amino acids…

Q: Glycogenolysis in the liver?

A: Glycogen is the storage form of glucose in animals as is starch in plants. It is stored mostly in…

Q: What is the importance of vitamin C for carnitine and fat metabolism? explain in detail

A: Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a vitamin that is soluble in water. It is naturally present in citrus…

Q: how do leptin, insulin, and estrogen affect the endocrine control of adipose tissue deposition

A: EFFECT OF LEPTIN ON ENDOCRINE CONTROL OF ADIPOSE TISSUE DEPOSITION Leptin has a great role in the…

Q: How does the liver maintain a safe level of blood glucose during a normal 24-hour day?

A: The liver serves as the body's glucose or fuel reserve, assisting in the maintenance of steady and…

Q: Why is glucose provided by glycogenolysis in the liver but not in skeletal muscle?

A: Through glycogenolysis process, glycogen broken down into glucose and provide energy.  Muscle…

Q: Describe the role of the hormones insulin and glucagon in regulating glucose and amino acid…

A: Glucagon is a pancreatic peptide hormone secreted by alpha cells. Insulin is another pancreatic…

Q: describe how fasting is associated with the stimulation of both gluconeogenesis and lipolysis

A: Introduction: Fasting can refer to the metabolic state of a person who has not eaten for 24 hours or…

Q: What metabolic and hormonal changes account for decreased gluconeogenesis during the first several…

A: The absence of food intake causes the body to move into a fasting state from a fed state. The…

Q: Given the nature of the hormonal activation of lipases, what carbohydrate pathways would be…

A: The lipase is an enzyme found in the pancreas that catalyzes the breakdown of fats to fatty acids…

Q: How are glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, pentose phosphate pathway, glycogen synthesis and degradation,…

A: Metabolism is a series of interconnected chemical reactions occurring within a cell; the chemical…

Q: Explain how fat cell hypertrophy and hyperplasia each contributes to obesity and how fat cellularity…

A: Introduction- Obesity is a major risk factor in the development of type 2 diabetes and…

Q: Name the protein that is up-regulated after a high energy content meal in an effort to increase…

A: Proteins are organic macromolecules that are required by the human body. It is responsible for…

Q: How does insulin contribute in regulation of fatty acid metabolism?

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

Q: How intravenous infusion of glucose provide carbohydrate calories to patients?

A: Glucose is a type of sugar. It provides energy to our body. glucose is naturally present in the body…

Q: What factor will increase metabolic rate many times more than any supplement?

A: Metabolism includes various chemical processes which occurs continously inside the body which helps…

Q: Explain Lactose Intolerance?

A: A glass of milk a day was a nightmare to our childhood days. This white liquid is not preferred by…

Q: Explain how fat are introduced into the glycolytic and TCA?

A: Glycolysis  is a process occurs in cytoplasm in which piruvet formed from glucose. TCA cycle or…

Q: How is specific glucose consumption rate calculated?

A: To determine: How the glucose consumption rate is calculated.

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: The body doesn’t have a reserve of proteins or amino acids for energy production. Which class of…

A: Metabolically fasting refers to the situation when a person has not eaten anything overnight.…

Q: What activates glycolysis and inhibits gluconeogenesis? Discuss.

A: Glycolysis and gluconeogenesis are enzyme-mediated metabolic pathways.

Q: After prolonged exercise the body becomes depleted of glycogen. Which type of diet will lead to a…

A: High fat and high protein diet do not replenish glycogen quickly.

Q: How does ketogenic diet affect the human physiological processes, particularly in the regulation of…

A: Ketogenic Diet    A diet introduced by Russel Wilder in 1921. A diet in which the proportion of…

Q: What would happen to glucose disgestion if hydrochloric acid production were enhanced?

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Q: Which amino acids are exclusively ketogenic?

A: Introduction During amino acid catabolism, ketogenic amino acids are broken down to Acetyl CoA or…

Q: discuss the process of glycogen catabolism.

A: Glycogen is the stored form of glucose in animals. When there is excess of glucose in the blood, and…

Q: What metabolic and hormonal changes account for decreased gluconeogenesis during the first several…

A: Gluconeogenesis: Metabolic pathway that produces glucose through non-carbohydrate carbon…

Q: how does the body regulate blood glucose, using the terms the zone (defined), glycogen, insulin, and…

A: Introduction: Maintenance of blood glucose level is very important to maintain the homeostasis in…

Q: How does regulation of glycogen metabolism differ between liver and muscle?

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

Q: List the seven metabolites that represent the end products of amino acid catabolism. Which are…

A: Every amino acid has an amino group and a carboxyl group. Both groups are at two different ends.…

Q: What are desirable goals for fasting levels of total cholesterol, HDL, and LDL values? What are the…

A: High-density lipoprotein is one of the five major groups of lipoproteins. Lipoproteins are complex…

Q: How does the body respond to decrease in blood glucose level below about 5mM?

A: Blood sugar is the most common sugar present in the body. It is the body's major source of energy…

Q: Explain why reduction in ghrelin secretion in bariatric surgery would be beneficial on glucose…

A: Ghrelin is also recognized as a growth hormone-releasing peptide. It is a hormone produced mostly by…

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: State the overall reaction for glucose breakdown.

A: Glucose is a vital energy source required by all of our body's cells and for their functions. The…

Q: Is the statement "insulin inhibits beta-oxidation but stimulates fatty acid biosynthesis", cprrect?

A: Asked : If the given state is correct or not.

Q: Explain how fatty acid metabolism is regulated

A: Fatty acid metabolism consists of various metabolic processes involving or closely related to fatty…