What is metabolism? Distinguish between anabolism and catabolism, and give examples of each.

Q: What are fatty acids converted to when used to produce cellular energy?

A: Fats and oils can be together called as lipids because they contain the fatty acids. These are one…

Q: why is ATP an effective energy storage molecule?

A: ATP is an energy-carrying molecule. It is found in the living cells. The mitochondria are the…

Q: What initial chemical transformation takes place on a fatty acid to activate it for catabolism?

A: Fatty acids are long chains of lipid-carboxylic acid found in fats and oils and in cell membrane as…

Q: What is secondary metabolism?

A: Metabolism is the term that is used to define all chemical reactions involved in the maintenance of…

Q: What are the stages of cellular respiration in which catabolism of sugars, glycerol, fatty acids,…

A: Glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation, the citric acid or Krebs cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation are…

Q: Distinguish between metabolism, anabolism, and catabolism

A: For every living cell energy is required for proper functioning of the body. This energy is obtained…

Q: How do enzymes affect the regulation of metabolism?

A: Metabolism is the arrangement of life-supporting chemical reactions in living beings. The three…

Q: What is meant by intermediary metabolism?

A: Cellular metabolism is a chemical process in which several enzymes participate to catalyze the…

Q: Explain the term  metabolism, anabolism, and catabolism.

A: Catabolism and anabolism are 2 broad categories of biochemical reactions make up metabolism.

Q: What are the main categories of metabolic control?

A: The phenomenon named metabolism is the summation of chemical reactions that take place in a body.…

Q: How much ATP is formed from complete fatty acid oxidation?

A: Fatty acid oxidation : It is the mitochondrial aerobic process of breaking down a fatty acid into…

Q: Which central metabolic pathway generates the most reducing power?

A: Step 1 Every living being form from tiny bacterial cells to large plants or animals has thousands of…

Q: What are the three components that contribute to the total metabolic rate?

A: Food is the primary source of energy for all organisms. Without proper food and nutrition, an…

Q: Explain how the pathways of protein, lipid, and carbohydrate catabolism are similar. How are they…

A: Macromolecules are vital for body functioning

Q: Define the terms lipolysis and β-oxidation and explain, in general terms, how fat can be used for…

A: Fats and oils can be together called as lipids because they contain the fatty acids. These are one…

Q: How different metabolic pathways are related to each other?

A: The forms of making and breaking down glucose particles are both illustrations of metabolic…

Q: What is metabolism on a cellular level?

A: Metabolism at the cellular level is termed as cellular metabolism. It is defined as the summation of…

Q: What is the difference between anabolism and catabolism?

A: Anabolism and catabolism are the two important sets of reactions of metabolic processes. Anabolism…

Q: What role does glucose play in the metabolism of an organism?

A: Energy is required for the functioning of organs in body of any organism. In humans many organs or…

Q: How do we regulate glycolysis?

A: Aerobic metabolism is a set of three basic metabolic processes that occur in cells to generate…

Q: how are coenzymes used in carbohydrate metabolism? Name two Coenzymes

A: Introduction: Coenzymes are the helper molecules to the enzymes. Themselves they are are not capable…

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: How are oxidation and reduction involved in metabolism?

A: Metabolic intermediates store energy for metabolic life processes. The energy is stored in the atoms…

Q: What are the end-products of the complete aerobic catabolism of glucose?

A: The synthesis of energy in animal cells is carried out through two main mechanisms such as aerobic…

Q: What is oxidation and reduction?

A: Oxidation reaction is when an atom or molecules accepts oxygen or loses an electron during a…

Q: What roles do the first and last steps of glycolysis play in control of carbohydrate metabolism?

A: Glycolysis is the process of oxidation of glucose molecule hydrolysis into two pyruvate molecules…

Q: What are metabolic pathways catalyzed by? What are metabolic pathways determined by?

A: A metabolic pathway is a series of chemical reactions occurring in the cells. There are three types…

Q: Why is the process of activation a useful strategy in metabolism?

A: Metabolism is the process, which involves the processing of the nutrients in order to acquire energy…

Q: Why are energy carriers thought of as either “full” or “empty”?

A: as in photosynthesis. We have energy-carrying molecules.

Q: What is the term used for the metabolism of lipids?   What is the reactant in the metabolism of…

A: Lipids are fatty acid esters of alcohol and related substances and are insoluble in water but get…

Q: How does an enzyme effect the rate of metabolism?

A: Metabolism is a process of synthesis (anabolism) and breakdown (catabolism) of biochemical…

Q: Which metabolicoption yields more energy, and why?

A: Metabolic processes are the important process that takes place inside the human body. Metabolism can…

Q: Why is oxidative catabolism referred to as “aerobic”?

A: Aerobic means presence of oxygen all the chemical reaction which occur in the presence of oxygen…

Q: What is the definition of metabolism and what are the differences of catabolism from anabolism?

A: Glucose is the main substrate for carrying out cellular metabolism in the body, which is derived…

Q: What are coenzymes, and what service do they provide in metabolism?

A: Coenzymes are organic compounds that assists enzymes by binding to its active sites in catalysis of…

Q: What are the Glucose metabolism pathway ?

A: Biological macromolecules are those large molecules that are essential for the growth and metabolism…

Q: What is the primary role of the citric acid cycle in the production of ATP?

A: The citric acid cycle is also known as the Krebs cycle. It is a series of reactions that take place…

Q: How does the release of chemical energy make metabolism possible?

A: All living organisms need energy to grow and reproduce, maintain their structures, and respond to…

Q: What are the processes in amino acid metabolism? Does it need the Electron Transport Chain?

A: During digestion in the gut, proteins are broken down into simpler amino acids. Proteins possess…

Q: catabolism plus anabolism is equal?

A: Anabolism refers to reactions that results in synthesis of a metabolite. Example include…

Q: What is the significance of metabolic flux?

A: Metabolic flux is defined as the amount of a metabolite processed by one or more catalytic steps of…

Q: Define metabolism, anabolism, and catabolism.

A: Since there are multiple questions, we will answer the first one for you. If you require answer for…