What is the primary mechanism that regulates amino acid metabolism when the supply of amino acids exceeds the need for protein synthesis?

Q: What hormone triggers fatty acid biosynthesis? a.dopamino b.insulin c.vasopressin d.epinephrine

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Q: Which is not a catabolic pathway? a. Lipogenesis b. Lipogenolysis c. Glycolysis d. beta-oxidation…

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Q: Classify vitamins and write the importance and sources of biotin, retinol, α-tocopherol and niacin.

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Q: Match each enzyme to its substrate in protein digestion: |Pepsin A. Trypsinogen ] Trypsin B.…

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Q: What is the function of brown fat? A. to create body heat via aerobic cellular respiration without…

A: Brown adipose tissue, or brown fat, is one of two types of fat that humans and other mammals have.

Q: Answer the following about fatty acid elongation and desaturation: a) Give the specifics of its…

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Q: If humans had the ability  to digest cellulose, what would a high fiber diet do to blood glucose…

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Q: a.) Explain how negative feedback is used to regulate a metabolic pathway.    b.) Explain how…

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Q: Suppose someone was suffering from a folate deficiency. What cells would you think might be most…

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Q: Using the information, deduce why and how catalase activity is regulated inside the liver cells.

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Q: Explain which produces more ATP and why. ATP made from glucose or from lipids.

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Q: what happens to the amino acids after undergoing the transamination reaction? short and concise…

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Q: The conversion of amino acids and glycerol into glucose is calleda. gluconeogenesis. c.…

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Q: Explain why fish is susceptible to infectious diseases when the diet is deficient in essential fatty…

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Q: trace a glucose molecule from starch sitting in the small intestine to a body cell. What is the role…

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Q: State how the presence of an enzyme infl uences the digestion of starch to sugar.

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Q: Which is co-produced from the conversion of fatty hydroxyacyl CoA to ketoacyl CoA? a. NADH b. FADH2…

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Q: Explains the chemical synthesis of lactic acid in a developed mechanism

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Q: Answer Briefly 1.2 Differentiate the three forms of Vitamin K. 2.2 Why are green leafy vegetables…

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Q: Which is true of brain metabolism in starvation? a. The brain can use glucogenic amino acids for…

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Q: . Animals can convert glucose to fat, but not the reverse. Explain.

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Q: primary role of the B-vitamins is to? A. Act as coenzymes  B. Relieve stress C. Give us energy…

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Q: Assemble a pathway that explains how propionate produced during fermentation in the rumen could be…

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Q: monounsaturated fatty acids

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Q: Where does cholesterol synthesis occur in the cell? Enumerate and describe the three phases of…

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Q: a) what enzyme is being inhibited by Orlistat? b) draw the reaction, which happens in the small…

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Q: What is the primary role of the B-vtiamins? A. Involved in red blood cell production B. Assist…

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Q: How do bile acids aid in the digestion of lipids?

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Q: In which form iron is absorbed by plants?

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Q: How many steps are catalyzed by the same enzymes in both glycolysis and gluconeogenesis? a. 8 b. 7…

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Q: Humans synthesize most of the cholesterol required for cell membranes and for the synthesis of…

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Q: a) explain the importance of ketone body in energy metabolism

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Q: a) write a reaction of lactose digestion in the intestine, specify the enzyme; b) explain why the…

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

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Q: Which term describes how a cell regulates a metabolic pathway when the product of the pathway…

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Q: What is the enzyme that digests proteins into amino acids, and where does this happen?

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Q: Pancreatic cells secrete insulin (a hormone) to help control blood sugar levels by what process?

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Q: How is it advantageous for animals to convert ingested starch to glucose and then to incorporate the…

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Q: Answer Briefly. B12 is the only one of the eight B-complex vitamins that are onlyo found in…

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Q: Suppose a person drinks a glass of milk. If the cells in the person's small intestine make lactase,…

A: Digestion is defined as the break down of large molecules into smaller molecules.

Q: Match the terms transamination and deamination to the following?

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Q: briefly explain how a glucose molecule from a starch molecule in food is absorbed by a muscle cell

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Q: They say niacin is not a true vitamin, why?

A: Niacin : It is a form of vitamin B3 made in the body from tryptophan.

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