Ketone bodies are exported from liver for use by other tissues. Because many tissues can synthesize ketone bodies, what enzymatic property of liver might contribute to its special ability to export these compounds?

Q: True or false Ketone body synthesis requires transportation of acetyl-CoA through the inner…

A: Acetone, acetoacetate and 3 beta hydroxybutyrate are known as ketone bodies. They are produced from…

Q: In this transamination reaction (right), which of the following are the products X and Y?…

A: Transamination reaction always have an amino acid and Alpha keto acid as substrate. The products of…

Q: How does placing the solution in a boiling bath terminate the hydrolysis reaction mediated by…

A: The protein enzyme α-amylase is a key player in the hydrolysis reaction of starch molecules.

Q: Explain why the carbon skeletons of ketogenic amino acids yielding acetyl-CoA only cannot be…

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Q: How many ATP will be broken down in the complete β-oxidation of this fatty acid?

A: Beta-oxidation is the process of breaking down the long fatty acids into smaller fatty acyl CoA to…

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

Q: Given the statement on the image, which is/are true about fatty acid activation before beta…

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Q: In order to provide the acetyl-CoA molecules to produce 3 equivalents of palmitic acid, how many…

A: Glucose is generally a monosaccharide that has six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group and it is…

Q: Lipases break down triacylglycerols by catalyzing hydrolysis. What are the products of this…

A: Lipases hydrolyze triglycerides into their component fatty acid and glycerol molecules.

Q: Is the statement, "citrate carries acetyl CoA to the mitochondrial matrix which is the site of fatty…

A: Fatty acid biosynthesis is the sequential process that involves in synthesis of long-chain fatty…

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: How are the two redox reactions of b-oxidation different from their counterparts in fatty-acid…

A: Fatty acid synthesis is the production of fatty acid while beta oxidation is the process involved in…

Q: Why is the regulation of phosphofructokinase by energy charge not as important in the liver as it is…

A: A  biological cell is a hub of biochemical and metabolic activities. Enzymatic reactions occur in…

Q: Phosphorylation of CFTR by ____________ results in Cl− and HCO-3 secretion into the intestinal…

A: CFTR belongs to the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily. It helps to maintain the…

Q: Why are the essential fatty acid associated with low incidence of heart disease? Cite some clinical…

A: Fatty acids are a long chain of glycerides. Often they have vital roles in the body.

Q: In the presence of an excess of [14C]acetyl- COA, the metabolic pool of malonyl-CoA becomes labeled…

A: Lipids are the biomolecules that are esters of fatty acids along with alcohol where fatty acids are…

Q: Hexokinase is found in almost all animal cells, except the liver and pancreas, while glucokinase is…

A: Hexokinase is the enzyme that has the ability to transfer an inorganic phosphate from the ATP to the…

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: Name the following enzymes: a. enzyme responsible for the cutting of the sugar on the nonreducing…

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Q: Which of the following produces the highest number of reducing equivalent molecules per mole of a…

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Q: In which organ are ketone bodies synthesized? And in which organelle does the synthesis occur? b.…

A: Ketone bodies are generated from the precursor molecules through catabolic pathways. In catabolic…

Q: Two carbon atoms are fed into the citric acid cycle as acetyl-CoA. In what form are two carbon atoms…

A: The citric acid cycle is the central metabolic pathway that involves the oxidation of acetyl CoA…

Q: Under conditions where ketone bodies are being produced in the liver, how many ATPs can be produced…

A: The oxidation of fats produces a large number of ATP. The fat oxidation takes place in the…

Q: Describe briefly how b-oxidation of an odd-chain fatty acid is different from that for an even-chain…

A: The fatty acids are the basic building block units of lipid molecules. These fatty acids are…

Q: Why are hemoglobin proteins made only in red blood cells and insulin proteins only in certain…

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Q: Does the acetyl-CoA required for ketone body synthesis transport through the inner mitochondrial…

A: Ketone bodies acetone, acetoacetate and beta hydroxybutyrate are produced from two (or 3) molecules…

Q: How many cycles of b-oxidation are required to process a fatty acid with 17 carbons?

A: A fatty acid is the simplest form of lipids that is a long chain of hydrocarbon attached to the…

Q: When one of the acetyl CoA is processed through the citric acid cycle, how many times does a…

A: In the Krebs cycle, the acetyl CoA is undergone into the cyclic process and result in the formation…

Q: How many cycles of the fatty acid breakdown pathway in the previous question would be required to…

A: Beta-oxidation: it is the catabolic pathway of lipids in which lipids get broken down to produce…

Q: Why is it advantageous for the liver to have both hexokinase and glucokinase to phosphorylate…

A: Introduction: Glucokinase is an enzyme that aids in the phosphorylation of glucose to produce…

Q: Only the carbon skeleton of amino acids is used in gluconeogenesis but not fatty acids. How can…

A: Fatty acid oxidation is defined as the metabolic pathway or cycle in which the fats are metabolized…

Q: In beta oxidation fatty acids are oxidized. What is reduced?

A: Beta oxidation of fatty acid: This is the catabolism of saturated fatty acid in the cytoplasm. This…

Q: Starting with acetyl-S-enzyme-1 and malonyl-CoA, how many molecules of acetyl-CoA synthesize an…

A: * Acetyl CoA is a molecule that involves in many biochemical reactions like  protein and…

Q: In the mitochondrion is a short-chain carnitineacyltransferase that can take acetyl groups from…

A: In the intermembrane space of mitochondria, the acyl group is transferred to carnitine by…

Q: what is one physiological consequence that might occur if gluconeogenesis was the exact opposite of…

A: Gluconeogenesis is a process by which glucose molecules are produced from non-carbohydrate…

Q: How would a lack of carbohydrates affect the processing of fats by β-oxidation?

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Q: Show the complete reaction mechanism for the deamination of alanine until the amino group is…

A: The deamination of the alanine amino acid takes place with the help of the transaminase enzyme to…

Q: In gluconeogenesis, only the carbon skeletons of amino acids, not fatty acids, are utilised. So how…

A: The metabolic process or cycle in which lipids are digested or broken down to release or create…

Q: For saturated fatty acids, these reactions can continue as you have drawn until all the carbons of…

A: in beta oxidation [BO], an activated acyl Co-A [~activated fatty acid with  the expense of ATP] is…

Q: Three metabolites that can result from the breakdown of the carbon skeleton of amino acids are…

A: Amino acid catabolism is a part of the whole body catabolism. Nitrogen enters the body in a variety…

Q: what product comes from beta oxidation of oddnumbered fatty acids and is converted to succinyl coa

A: Beta-oxidation of fatty acid is the process of breaking down in the cytosol that leads to generating…

Q: During glycolysis, fructose 1,6-biphosphate splits into two compounds: ______________ after reacting…

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Q: Under conditions where ketone bodies are being produced in the liver, how many ATPS can be produced…

A: Ketone body is the product of fatty acid break down. It is produced when the body has a low intake…