Start Discovering Solved Questions and Your Course Assignments
TextBooks Included
Active Tutors
Asked Questions
Answered Questions
mention the two regulation systems of glycogen metabolismthere is a hormonal regulation system functioning in the muscle and liver which
differentiate between glycogenesis and glycogenolysisthe synthesis of glycogen in liver and muscle is called glycogenesis the
list the reactions that need to be circumvented by the special reactions in gluconeogenesisthe reactions that are circumvented includebetween
alanine cyclealanine cycle in the alanine cycle the pyruvate formed from glycolysis in the muscle is converted to alanine by
enumerate the major substrates for gluconeogenesisthe major substrates for gluconeogenesis are the glucogenic amino acids lactate glycerol and
what is gluconeogenesis highlight its significance giving any two examplesgluconeogenesis ie synthesis of new glucose is the synthesis of
name the high-energy complex generated during the conversion of succinyl coa to succinate in the citric acid cyclegtp or atp is the
what is the function of the citric acid cyclethe hnction ofthe citric acid cycle can be discussed as follows the intermediates of citric
describe the regulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase through covalent modificationpdh exists in 2 forms inactive phosphorylated and active
which enzyme acts on pyruvate in mitochondria and converts it to acetyl coaname its components and cofactors associated with itpyruvate dehydrogenase
name the most important allosteric effector of glycolysis in the liverfructose-26-bisphosphate is the most important allosteric effector of
describe the nature of the enzymes involved in the phosphorylation of glucosephosphorylation of glucose glucose is converted to glucose-6-phosphate
name the three irreversible reactions in the glycolytic pathway the three irreversible reactions in the glycolytic pathway are
explain oxidative phosphorylation oxidative phosphorylation synthesis of atp from adp and pi during the passage of electrons in
define glycogenolysis glycogenolysis degradation of
explain electron transport chainelectron transport chaintransport of high-energy electrons through a series of carriers in
electron transport inhibitorsseveral compounds including specific drugs chemicals and antibiotics have been known to inhibit the
electron transport chainall processes require energy in living cells we constantly use energy for a number of biochemical reactions eg muscular
diabetes mellitmthis anabolic hormone exerts its action on key glycolytic enzymes thus leading to the conversion of glucose
explain glucocorticoids the adrenal cortex secretes the glucocorticoids which increase gluconeogenesis by increasing hepatic intake of amino
explain anterior pituitary gland secretes hormonesthe anterior pituitary gland secretes hormones that elevate the blood glucose and therefore
hyperglycaemic-in the fasting state glucose release from the liver increases due to the action of glucagon and in the muscle by epinephrine
glucokinasein the fed state clearance of blood glucose is mainly by liver via glucokinase glucokinase which is an inducible enzyme
regulation of blood glucose levelvarious levels of regulation are exerted at substrate level hormonal level enzymatic level and at organ level on
galactosemiainability of conversion of galactose to glucose results in the accumulation of galactose in the blood - known