blood glucose levels. It is stored within vacuoles and released by exocytosis. The release of the hormone is triggered due to rise in blood glucose levels after eating. The carbohydrates present in food are converted to glucose and absorbed in blood and used by the body as fuel. Insulin is the principal hormone released into the blood by beta cells that regulates glucose uptake from the blood into most cells (primarily muscle and fat cells). Insulin is also responsible for conversion of glucose to glycogen
his chloroplasts to make molecules of glucose. This is the beginning of the process of photosynthesis, which is the production of glucose in the chloroplasts
pathways for the glycogen to break down after the G6Pase is defected and can lead to the manipulation of the normal level of substances in the body (Figure 1). As shown in the Figure 1, the glucose 6-phosphate can convert into pentose phosphate that catabolize and increase the amount of uric acid; Glucose 6-phosphate also can undergo glycolysis to form pyruvate and increase the level of lactate and alanine which can cause lactic acidosis and hyperalanemia respectively. The symptoms of the type I GSD
which means the addition of a phosphate group. The enzyme responsible for this is fructokinase which is found in the liver. This reaction forms fructose-1-phosphate. Fructose-1-phosphate must be broken down by a second enzyme called aldolase
D-fructose-1,6-bisphosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase. • Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate triosephosphate-lyase. Reaction catalyzed: D-fructose 1,6-bisphosphate glycerone phosphate + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate Cofactor(s): Zn(2+). Introduction Fructose-bisphosphate aldolase is a glycolytic compound. It catalyzes the reversible aldol cleavage or buildup of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate into dihydroxyacetone-phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate. This enzyme has been divided in two classes of
determine the effects of varying pH values on the enzymatic activity of glucose oxidase. This enzyme specifically oxides D-glucose while simultaneously reducing oxygen into hydrogen peroxide, whose catalysis by the enzyme horseradish peroxidase coupled with this reaction is broken down into its constituent parts of water and oxygen. The reaction rate of glucose oxidase was tested at four distinct pH levels of 3, 4, 5, and 6. The absorbency of each solution was determined through the addition of
reactions to make a longer chain called a polymer. Carbohydrates are categorised in to three main groups; monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides. Monosaccharides are single sugars and are sweet tasting soluble substances such as glucose and fructose which are the building blocks for all carbohydrates. They are used as energy in respiration by being broken down in to carbon dioxide and water. ATP, an immediate energy source, is released during the glycolysis and the
Assign-3794 3. Steady state exercise is the activity where we perform while maintaining the same heart and muscle movements. Steady state exercise affects many body functions. If the steady state exercise performed for months consistently, it will increase the overall endurance of an individual. The below are the certain physiological functions affected during steady state: Cardiac output: The aerobic exercise performed at steady rate causes the body to increase the amount of blood pumped by
The light dependent reactions in a cell uses the suns energy to produce ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and NADPH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) for the Calvin cycle. The process starts when light strikes an electron in the absorption pigments in the leaves of the plant. The electron jumps away onto the electron transport chain, and the absorption pigment is left with a positive charge. This pulls electrons off of the hydrogen atoms in water in the nearby lumen. This causes an imbalance