If sugar must be broken down to release energy through cellular respiration, why is ATP needed in the process? Explain.

Q: Why is the glycolysis pathway divided into two main parts?

A: Glycolysis pathway:

Q: What are coupled reactions and why does coupling occur?

A: The coupled reactions are are formed by the reaction of fragments in the presence of the metal…

Q: What is the structural difference between ATP and ADP?

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Q: The carbon dioxide you breathe out comes from A. glycolysis. B. the electron-transport chain. C.…

A: This biochemical reaction occurs inside human bodies are mainly sugars, carbohydrates, fats and…

Q: Oxidation of one molecule of glucose yields more molecules of ATP than the oxidation of one molecule…

A: The breakdown of biomolecules into CO2 and H2O when treated with oxygen releases specified amount of…

Q: What general kind of reaction does ATP carry out?

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Q: Total number of ATP produced by the oxidation of one molecule of maltose is

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Q: Which of the following is true about ATP? Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use…

A: ATP also known as adenosine triphosphate. It is the main energy currency of the cell. Adenosine…

Q: Describe the main features of a mitochondrion. Where does energy production occur in a…

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Q: draw the structure of the substrates of the pentose phosphate pathway and write down the enzymes and…

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Q: Which electron transport shuttle will result in more ATP being synthesized? Explain your answer.

A: Ans:   The electron transport system present in the mitochondrial membrane (inner membrane)…

Q: How much ATP is formed by the complete catabolism of stearic acid, C 18H 36O 2?

A: How much ATP is formed by the complete catabolism of stearic acid, C18H36O2?

Q: Why must the NADH produced in glycolysis be re-oxidized to NAD +? How is this accomplished…

A: During strenuous exercise, the NADH formed in the glyceraldehydes-3-phosphate dehydrogenase reaction…

Q: NAD+ and FAD+ are?

A: Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD)+ and Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide (FAD)+ are coenzymes…

Q: 6) What are the biological functions of the pentose phosphate pathway? What are the two stages and…

A: Pentose phosphate pathway is also known as phosphogluconate pathway or monophosphate shunt.  It is a…

Q: How many ATP molecules (not including GTP molecules) does a liver cell spend to make one glucose…

A: It spend two ATP molecules which form ADP molecule.

Q: In the chemiosmotic model of oxidative phosphorylation, ATP is synthesized as _______________ flows…

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Q: Estimate the number of ATP molecules produced from a 15-gram glucose. (Molar mass glucose = 180.16…

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Q: Compute the ATP produced by each coenzymes in the Electron transport chain.

A: The enzymes which cannot catalyzed by themselves in a reaction, but they can help the other enzymes…

Q: 1. Fill in the blanks to answer the "Why, When, and Where?" metabolic questions about glycolysis.…

A: Please find your solution below : Glycolysis is an enzymatically controlled metabolic pathway that…

Q: Describe ATP as the universal currency of energy

A: ATP(Adenosine triphosphate) Adenosine triphosphate is called the energy currency of the cell. It is…

Q: - How many ATP molecules are produced after the complete oxidation of capric acid, via beta-…

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Q: Describe the energy output, initial substrates, and end products of the glycolysis process.

A: Glycolysis is the aerobic catabolic breakdown of glucose which breaks down into carbon compounds and…

Q: In considering the carbohydrate maltose... (a) how can you calculate the number of molecules…

A: Maltose transform to glucose then metabolysis occurred. Tota 38 ATP molecule form,2 from glycolysis,…

Q: Show how the ATP is computed in the glycolysis process.

A: In this step, glycolysis, one molecule of glucose ends up with 2 pyruvate molecule, 2 reduced NAD,…

Q: How many molecules of ATP are obtained from complete (including the fourth stage of catabolism)…

A: First the glycoside linkages in glucose are hydrolyzed, there will be no ATP generation in this…

Q: Which of the following correctly describes the linkages found in ATP? O three anhydrides and no…

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Q: How many ATP molecules are produced after the complete oxidation of capric acid, via beta- oxidation…

A: The complete oxidation of a fatty acid involves activation of fatty acid, oxidation of fatty acid,…

Q: Why is pentose phosphate pathway important?

A: Pentose phosphate pathway: It is also known as hexose monophosphate shunt (HMP shunt) and…

Q: 11. In which stage of extraction of energy from food is ATP formed? a. I b. II c. II Od. IV

A: We have to tell which option is correct

Q: How much energy is released as ATP from the complete oxidation of stearic acid (CH3(CH2)16COOH)?

A: Stearic acid (CH3(CH2)16COOH) is a saturated fatty acid which contains 18 carbon atoms. It is a…

Q: Each proton that moves across the membrane releases about 14 kJ/mol of energy. Given that ATP…

A: Given: Energy released by proton = 14 KJ/mol. And the amount of energy required to produce ATP =…

Q: What is adenosine triphosphate (ATP) ?

A: In living organisms, various chemical processes take place that are helpful in the maintenance of…

Q: How many ATP molecules can be generated from one glucose molecule during aerobic cellular…

A: The number of ATP molecules can be generated from one glucose molecule during aerobic cellular…

Q: give the meaning and describe metabolic process

A: “Metabolism refers to a series of chemical reactions that occur in a living organism to sustain…

Q: . Proteins that contain iron in the electron transport chain are called

A: Cytochrome oxidase from eukariots is a metallo-protein, integral to the mitochondrial membrane,…

Q: Respiration is a three-step process that breaks down glucose and produces ATP. Describe each of the…

A: The three steps in the cellular respiration which breakdown glucose and ATP are 1. Glycolysis in the…

Q: Are biosynthetic pathways likely to involveinvolve oxidation, like the common catabolic pathway or…

A: The process of formation of larger organic compounds from the small subunits with the living…

Q: Discuss why there is variation in the number of ATP molecules produced per glucose.

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Q: Would you describe metabolic pathways inherently wasteful or inherently economical and why?

A: Metabolic pathways convert complex molecules or substrates, such as sugar, into simpler molecules…

Q: Anabolism of protein need ATP, NADH and NADPH. True

A: Solution :       Anabolism is a biochemical reaction in which larger molecules are broken down into…

Q: How many moledule of ATP can form from the break down of 1 molecule of gluose under aerobic…

A: There are two types of glycolysis -aerobic and anaerobic.

Q: Glycolysis, A. is the breakdown of glucose to two pyruvic acid molecules. B. requires the input of…

A: The term glycolysis refers to the metabolic pathway in which glucose gets converted to pyruvate…

Q: How many ATP molecules are used and produced per molecule of glucose during glycolysis?

A: ATP molecules are used and produced per molecule of glucose during glycolysis is

Q: explain what happens in the electron transport chain and the formation of ATP

A: The electron transport chain is basically a collection of series of steps. When the electrons…

Q: NADH and FADH2 can "create" ATP only if the cell can do electron transport O True O False

A: The electron transport system involves the biological electron carriers that help in the transfer of…

Q: 8) What does the pentose phosphate pathway achieve? In the first step of pentose phosphate pathway,…

A: A pentose phosphate pathway is a metabolic pathway that generates NADPH and in addition generates…

Vitamins and Coenzymes

A class of organic compounds needed in the human body for normal activities is known as vitamins. They are characterized into two parts depending upon their solubility in water. They can act as coenzymes, cofactors, or prosthetic groups for enzymes.