1. Why is it that Individuals with thiamin deficiency have high levels of pyruvate in their blood?

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Q: A deficiency in which of the following B vitamins would NOT directly impact the ability of cells to…

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Q: Which of the following is a negative regulator of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC)?   1.…

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Q: A shared function of thiamin and riboflavin is     1. that pork provides an excellent…

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Q: What is the energy yield in ATP molecules associated with pyruvate ? acetyl-CoA + CO2

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Q: 3. The ATP source for the glucose synthesis from lactate can be the conversion of lactate to…

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Q: :Acetyl CoA produced from pyruvate occurs in the cytosol. not depends on the coenzyme biotin. is…

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Q: 1. Fatty acids are transported into the mitochondria as fatty acyl-carnitine rather than fatty…

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Q: 1. Match the figure and the letter. Enzymes: I. Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase. 2. Pyruvate…

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Q: Which of the following is NOT produced during the oxidative phase of the pentose phosphate shunt? a…

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Q: Which of the following reactions is  reversible and irreversible? Why?  a. Pyruvate +…

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Q: 11. Which electron transport chain complex pumps 4 protons per NADH? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four…

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Q: Most defects in pyruvate dehydrogenase complex are due to mutations in ______, so supplements with…

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Q: The key regulatory enzymes in glycolysis are: A) hexokinase, phosphofructokinase, and pyruvate…

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Q: 6. The five steps involved in conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA are listed below. For each step,…

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Q: Which enzyme involved in the TCA cycle produces very similar outcomes compared to pyruvate…

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Q: Does pyruvate have more or less potential energy than glucose?

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Q: 4. Peculiarities of hormonal regulation of glycogen metabolism in muscles and liver.

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Q: ) How many moles of ATP can be gained from the catabolism of the following substrates to pyruvate?…

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Q: Which of the following B vitamins is used in the conversion of pyruvate to oxaloacetate? Biotin…

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Q: Which of the following enzymes is NOT used when fructose is metabolized to pyruvate in the liver? a.…

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Q: adipokines with osteoblast activity are in which type of adipose tissue?

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Q: Why does it make sense that under conditions of low ATP levels in the cell the pyruvate carboxylase…

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Q: Which of the following is true concerning the function of lipoic acid in pyruvate metabolism? a.…

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Q: Why is it that Individuals with thiamin deficiency have high levels of pyruvate in their blood?

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Q: 25) Write down the two gluconeogenic reactions that allow the glycolytic enzymes hexokinase and…

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Q: If (1-1C)-glucose is metabolized to acetyl-CoA and CO2 via glycolysis and the pyruvate dehydrogenase…

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Q: Which of the following is incorrect about the conversion of pyruvate (with 3 C) and CO₂ to…

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Q: . Name the phosphate-modifying enzyme that turns off glycogenolysis and turns on glycogenolysis. 2.…

A: Glycogen is a polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a form of energy storage in animals.

Q: 9. Which of the following enzymes CANNOT be found in the skeletal muscle? A. Glucose-6-phosphatase…

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Q: Which of the listed glycolytic enzymes adds a phosphate group to ADP to produce ATP?  1.) pyruvate…

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Q: To begin the TCA cycle, pyruvate must be converted into acetyl-Coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA) by the enzyme…

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