Is ketogenesis anabolic or catabolic? Thus, what initiates the ketogenesis in our body?

Q: Which carbons of glucose will be incorporated into Palmitic acid by the Fatty Acid Synthase?

A: Fatty acid synthesis occurs in the body with the help of enzymes belonging to the fatty acid…

Q: Carnitine is an important cofactor in which stage of fatty acid metabolism?

A: Fatty acid metabolism involves beta oxidation and it consists of the following steps: Conversion of…

Q: How many acetyl CoA molecules can be produced during the complete β-oxidation of this fatty acid?

A: Answer- Beta oxidation is the biochemical reaction in which fatty acids molecules are broken down to…

Q: Which steps of aerobic metabolism of pyruvate through the citric acid cycle are control points?

A: Cellular respiration can be defined as the series of metabolic reactions that occur in the living…

Q: Which isoenzyme of Lactate dehydrogenase is present in blood?.

A: Isoenzymes are physically different from of enzyme that catalyses same biochemical reactions.

Q: what will happen if there is an accumulation of acetyl CoA in the liver mitochondria?

A: Acetyl coenzyme A is a thioester between the acyl group carrier, acetic acid, and a thiol that acts…

Q: Where does Triglyceride digestion occur? Explain how?

A: Pancreatic lipase (pancreatic triacylglycerol lipase), is an enzyme secreted from the pancreas.…

Q: Why is glycolysis more rapid after the infusion of fructose?

A: Glycolysis is the metabolic pathway of carbohydrate breakdown i.e. glucose breakdown to yield a…

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: Can you explain the difference in the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism in liver and muscle?

A: A carbohydrate is a biological molecule containing atoms of oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon. The…

Q: During ketosis brought on by a ketogenic diet, liver gluconeogenesis rates are high

A: Ketosis is a process when body starts burning the fats for energy due to insufficient amount of…

Q: If all of the pentose phosphate pathway is functioning (both oxidative and non-oxidative portions),…

A: Pentose Phosphate Pathway, also called the HMP shunt pathway is a multipurpose biochemical pathway…

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: Why is glucose fermentation dependent on phosphate?

A: Glucose is the primary source of energy in almost all organisms. The glucose is broken down to form…

Q: If a fatty acid containing 13 carbons is subjected to Beta oxidation, how many molecules of Acetyl…

A: When there is energy demand in the cell, and there are no dietary glucose and no glycogen to…

Q: Discuss ketogenesis in details and also specify the ketone bodies.

A: Ketone bodies are ketone-containing lipid molecules that are used as alternative energy sources for…

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: . How would the rapid accumulation of succinyl-CoA affect the rate of glucose oxidation?

A: Cellular Respiration is the oxidative process through which energy is obtained from the food. The…

Q: what is the rate limiting step in the oxidation of fatty acids?

A: Fatty acids are components of lipids composed of hydrocarbon chain and a carboxylic acid end. Fatty…

Q: How many NADH and FADH2 will be produced when this fatty acid is completely metabolized?

A: Fatty acid is the product of breakdown of triglycerides and lipids, and now this fatty acid undergo…

Q: Excessive breakdown of fatty acids produces large amount of acetyl CoA that result in the production…

A: Ketones are always present in the blood, and their level enhances during the stage of low glucose…

Q: At what pH is the activity of pepsin and salivary amylase equal?

A: Enzymes are the secretions of the digestive organs that work on specific types of food matter and…

Q: How does the role of glucose-6- phosphate in gluconeogenesis differ from that in glycolysis?

A: Introduction Metabolic pathways involve the reaction of metabolism. These pathways are a series of…

Q: What Are Ketone Bodies, and What Role Do They Play inMetabolism?

A: Ketone bodies play a significant role as a fuel source during starvation. In the liver, fatty acyl…

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 does pyruvate carboxylase deficiency result in lactic aciduria, an illness in which lactate…

A: Glucose metabolism is regulated by hormones and feedback system.

Q: What adaptations does the body make during a fast? What are ketone bodies? Define ketosis.

A: Fasting is a method of restricting one's food or drink consumption for an extended period of time.…

Q: How would the rapid accumulation of succinyl-CoA affect the rate of glucose oxidation?

A: Cellular Respiration is the oxidative process through which energy is obtained from the food. The…

Q: why are ketones formed during starvation

A: Biochemical reactions involves a series enzyme-catalyzed reactions that involves the generation of a…

Q: Why are the enzymes α-Amylase and α-glucosidase active in a patient with hyperglycemia or diabetes?…

A: Enzymes are biological catalysts that increase the rate of the reaction that occurs inside the…

Q: Would gut fermentation syndrome best be described as anabolic or catabolic? Besides the alcoholic…

A: Gut fermentation syndrome is a condition in which ethanol is produced through endogenous…

Q: What is diabetic ketoacidosis and how does it happen?

A: A actions of two hormones, insulin and glucagon, control and maintain blood glucose levels in the…

Q: How does beta-oxidation function in lipid (triglyceride) catabolism?

A: Fatty acid catabolism is the mechanism by which the body accesses energy stored as triglycerides.…

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: The liver doesn’t have the enzyme needed for consuming ketone bodies. Why is this?

A: Ketogenesis occurs in mitochondria of the liver cells. Ketone bodies are synthesised here. The liver…

Q: Explain the difference of carbohydrate (glycolysis) from lipid (β-oxidation) metabolism in terms of…

A: It is asked to explain the difference of carbohydrate (glycolysis) from lipid (β-oxidation)…

Q: How many steps in gluconeogenesis are not the exact reversal of the steps in glycolysis? What kind…

A: Glycolysis is the process in which degradation of glucose occurs while gluconeogenesis is the…

Q: Why is it important that gluconeogenesis is not the exact reversal of glycolysis?

A: Introduction: Glycolysis is the process in which glucose is oxidized to two molecules of pyruvate…

Q: Glucose can be made from oxaloacetate during gluconeogenesis, but if oxaloacetate concentrations are…

A: Gluconeogenesis is essentially the reversal of glycolysis. Glucose can be made from oxalfoacetate…

Q: How many acetyl-CoA molecules can be produced from a 20-carbon chain free fatty acid?

A: A balanced diet is the prerequisite of all human beings to sustain life. A balanced diet contains…

Q: Explain how excessive ketone bodies may form in the following: During starvation In patients with…

A: Ketone bodies are the water-soluble molecules containing the ketone group that are produced by the…

Q: Why are compounds such as glyceraldehyde- 3-phosphate, pyruvate, and acetyl-CoA so important in…

A: Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate is an intermediate during glycolysis. Pyruvate is the end product of…

Q: Why are the symptoms of carnitine palmitoyl transferase II deficiency more severe during fasting?

A: Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II (CPT II) deficiency is a condition that prevents the body from…

Q: What is gluconeogenesis? Why is it important?

A: Gluconeogenesis is the process of synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate sources like proteins…

Q: How is the fatty acid prepared for catabolism? Where in the cell does fatty acid activation take…

A: Introduction: Fatty acids are molecules composed of long chains of lipid and carboxylic acid. it is…