Glucose Pyruvate r Pyrovate ATP What stage of cellular respiration is this? Explain the purpose and the products of this stage. What are the possible fates of the end product?

Q: In step 4 of glycolysis, an aldolase enzyme splits one 6-carbon fructose-1,6-bisphosphate molecule…

A: Food is the primary source of energy for all organisms. Without proper food and nutrition, an…

Q: assuming each NADH produces 3 ATP and each fadh2 produces 2 ATP in oxidative phosphorylation…

A: Oxidative phosphorylation is the process in which the maximum number of ATP is generated in the…

Q: Most metabolic pathways are relatively long and appear to be very complex. For example, there are 10…

A: Metabolic pathways involve the synthesis as well as a breakdown of the molecules. As both the…

Q: net free energy of coupled glucose breakdown and ATP synthesis be more or less favorable than the…

A: All reactions inside the living organisms are governed by the laws of thermodynamics…

Q: What if the phosphate group for the glycolysis reaction with enzyme glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate…

A: During the process of glycolysis, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase catalyzes the…

Q: Describe the citric acid cycle. In how many steps does it take place? What is the substrate? What…

A: The citric acid cycle is also recognized as the TCA (tricarboxylic acid) cycle or the Krebs cycle.…

Q: The oxidation of glucose takes place in two stages: glycolysis and aerobic respiration. Where in the…

A: Oxidation of glucose refers to the process of producing energy, i.e. ATP, from glucose. Glycolysis…

Q: Predict the function of each of the following enzyme: 1. Pyruvate carboxylase

A: Introduction: Pyruvate carboxylase catalyzes the carboxylation of pyruvate to form oxaloacetate.

Q: Why Are Coupled Reactions Important in Glycolysis?

A: Glycolysis is the most significant metabolic route in the cell, and it may occur both aerobically…

Q: If a liver extract capable of carrying out normal metabolic reactions (including gluconeogenesis) is…

A: Gluconeogenesis is the metabolic pathway that converts non-carbohydrate metabolites like pyruvate…

Q: The energy for the production of ATP comes from the breakdown of a glucose molecule via many…

A: Oxidative Phosphorylation is the process of formation of ATP and it is the final step of cellular…

Q: Arsenate (HaSO42) can replace inorganic phosphate (pi) in the reaction catalyzed by a…

A: Glycolysis is divided into preparatory and payoff phase.

Q: Discuss the operation of the citric acid cycle and the electron transport chain in the aerobic…

A: Citric acid cycle and electron transport chain are energy producing processes in which the reactant…

Q: What is the role of FAD in the preparation of pyruvate to enter the citric acid cycle? to perform a…

A: The question is asking about the role of Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) in the process of…

Q: If actively respiring mitochondria are exposed to an inhibitor of ATP-ADP translocase, the…

A: ATP is the energy currency of the cell. It is produced via oxidative phosphorylation of ADP and Pi…

Q: Outline a metabolic pathway for the metabolism of two aspartic acids to CO2 and Urea. What is the…

A: The urea cycle is a series of biochemical processes that results in the formation of urea  from…

Q: How many net ATPs are produced in Glycolysis if 7 glucose molecules entered the pathway?

A: Glycolysis is the metabolic pathway in which glucose gets oxidized to two molecules of pyruvate…

Q: In terms of aerobic cellular respiration, explain how the irreversible steps of glycolysis and…

A: Respiration is one of the most critical chemical processes that all living creatures, including…

Q: Describe the metabolic pathway by which glucose can be converted into fat. How can end-product…

A: Ans: Metabolic pathways: It is the step wise interconnected biochemical process in which substrates…

Q: Explain why the use of the ATP analog below in the reaction catalyzed by pyruvate carboxylase might…

A: Chemical energy is transported and stored by ATP inside the cells. When the groups of phosphates…

Q: The AG of the reaction C6H12O6 +602 --> 6CO2 + 6H₂O is -686 kcal/mol glucose The oxidation of…

A: For biological systems, free energy (G), enthalpy (H) and entropy (S) are related as : ∆G = ∆H - T∆S…

Q: why is cellular respiration catabolic, exergonic, and have a negative change in free energy?

A: Cellular respiration is a process in which food substances such as glucose is broken down into…

Q: Consider the enzyme pyruvate carboxylase. How does regulation of this enzyme impact the pathway(s)…

A: Introduction  Enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts in biological reactions. They speed up the…

Q: If glycolysis has an overall –DG (i.e., it’s exergonic), why does it require an energy investment of…

A: Glycolyis can be defined as a process in which one mole of glucose is converted into two moles of…

Q: Glucose provides both blank and blank for the ETc in cellular respiration

A: A metabolic pathway in which glucose broken down and produce ATP is known as cellular…

Q: The oxidation of pyruvate produces carbon dioxide and water while liberating energy at a rate of…

A: Pyruvate is oxidized through the link reaction catalyzed by the pyruvate dehydrogenase and the TCA…

Q: How much ATP is made available to the cell from a single glucose molecule by the operation of (1)…

A: i. Glycolysis begins with glucose and produces two pyruvate molecules, four new ATP molecules, and…

Q: Describe the process of oxidative phosphorylation. In your description, include the terms NADH,…

A: Glucose is catabolized via glycolysis, pyruvate transformation to acetyl-CoA, TCA cycle, and…

Q: Which carbon(s) of glucose could be labelled with carbon-14 label in order to have the label end up…

A: Glycolysis is a biochemical catabolic process that involves glucose breakdown to release energy and…

Q: There are eight chemical reactions that occur in the citric acid cycle process. The reactions of the…

A: Cellular respiration is the process how biochemical energy is generated from food. It involves the…

Q: Why is isomerization of Glc-6-P to Fruc-6-P important in glycsolysis? To regulate the pathway To…

A: Glycolysis is the series of metabolic reactions where glucose is breakdown into pyruvate. This helps…

Q: The reaction shown below occurs in glycolysis. Which of the following is false about this reaction?…

A: Glycolysis is a catabolic pathway which breaks down glucose into two molecules of pyruvate that…

Q: Suppose a yeast enzyme performs this reaction: Glyceraldehyde 3 - phophospate (GAP or G3P) → 3- -…

A: Glycolysis is the metabolic pathway where glucose is catabolised into pyruvate with a net production…

Q: The regulation of 1-phosphofructokinase occurs primarily by allosteric effectors, including ATP and…

A: Glycolysis   It is the 10 steps process of cellular respiration where one molecule of glucose is…

Q: Are there any alternatives or body Event What happens when Oxygen is present What happens when…

A: Respiration is the process by which oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide is released out of the…

Q: The reduced coenzymes NADH and FADH2 are oxidized in the ETS. What is the final electron acceptor of…

A: The aerobic respiration of the cell is made of three main parts - (i) glycolysis where glucose is…

Q: In the second reaction of the pentose phosphate pathway that generates NADPH, What are the…

A: The pentose phosphate pathway also called the hexose monophosphate shunt is an alternative pathway…

Q: OH NH+ он он + NADPH + H • NADP O hydrolase oxidoreductase O transferase O lyase isomerase ligasc

A: Enzymes are classified as oxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases, and ligases…

Q: When 12 molecules of glucose enter glycolytic pathway, how much NADH molecules are prdouced?

A: Glycolysis is the process where one mole of glucose is oxidized into two moles of pyruvate and…

Q: What energetic barrier prevents glycolysis from simply running in reverse to synthesis glucose? What…

A: The metabolic pathway that converts glucose to pyruvate and a hydrogen ion, H+, is known as…