Reference no: EM133308863
Questions
1. In which pathway are the carbons of acetyl-CoA converted to CO2?
2. Name the enzyme that creates straight glucose chains in glycogen by forming α1-4 glycosidic bonds.
3. Where in the cell does glycolysis occur?
4. Creatine phosphate hydrolysis is more exergonic than ATP hydrolysis. True or False
5. The pancreas responds to hypoglycemia by releasing what hormone?
6. Carnitine acyltransferase II (CAT II) is located in the ________________________.
7. Phosphorylation by PKA causes ________________________ to increase the rate that it removes acyl groups from triacylglycerol.
8. Powering the production of ATP, protons that flow from their location of high concentration move into what space that has a lower concentration of protons?
9. In what part of the cell does triacylglycerol synthesis happen?
10. Absorbed carbohydrates are transferred from the gut to the liver via the ____________________________.
11. A monosaccharide with five carbons is a __________________.
12. _____________________ transfers the energy and phosphate group of creatine phosphate to ADP in order to regenerate ATP.
13. The phosphagen system is capable of powering exercise for __________________.
3 seconds
90 seconds
7 seconds
30 seconds
14. Humans are not capable of forming a double bond beyond carbon number ____________ in fatty acids.
15. The type of chemical bond that binds a fatty acid to a glycerol molecule is a(n) _______________ bond.
16. ___________________ removes the CoA from an acyl-CoA and replaces it with carnitine.
17. Enzyme activity may be increased or decreased by both allosteric regulation and covalent modification. True or False
18. The enzyme _________________________ is produced by the intestinal microvilli and breaks a disaccharide down to glucose and fructose.
19. Name the compound with the following characteristics:
A. Perhaps the most abundant organic compound on earth
B. Provider of extracellular protection for plants
20. Having been carried from adipose tissue in the bloodstream, fatty acids are taken into muscle by transporters. Name one of these transporters. pick one answer.
FAT
FABP
CD36