Provide examples of biosynthetic pathways that utilize citricacid cycle intermediates as precursor molecules.

Q: What is the fate of the radioactive label when each of the following pairs of compounds is added to…

A: The citric acid cycle or Kreb's cycle is the second step of cellular respiration taking place in the…

Q: Please explain the concept of a "feed-forward" mechanism and provide an example of this in the…

A: In a feed-forward activation, a metabolite produced early in the pathway activates the enzyme that…

Q: Discuss the mechanism cells employ to create a concentration gradient to ensure continual uptake of…

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Q: Although most enzymes are quite specific, they can catalyze side reactions with compounds that are…

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Q: After several days of starvation, the ability of the liver to metabolize acetyl-CoA via the citric…

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Q: Certain microorganisms with a modified citric acid cycle decarboxylate α-ketoglutarate to produce…

A: The citric acid cycle also known as TCA cycle. It is a series of chemical reactions used by all…

Q: match the cofactor with its function in the citric acid cycle by entering the number corresponding…

A: Citric acid cycle is otherwise known as Krebs cycle or tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA). This pathway…

Q: Briefly describe the role of nucleophilic catalysis in the mechanism of the chymotrypsin reaction.

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Q: Which of the following statements about de novo purine synthesis is true? (A) Purine nucleotides…

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Q: How is a “committed step” defined in the context of a metabolic pathway and why are they important?…

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Q: ATP is an ALLOSTERIC INHIBITOR of the phosphofructokinase enzyme, which is a key catalyst for one of…

A: Phosphofructokinase is a regulatory enzyme of glycolysis.  Phosphofructokinase is negatively…

Q: The amino acid sequence of PYC from the methanogen was compared to other pyruvate carboxylase…

A: Pyruvate carboxylase (PYC) catalyzes the carboxylation of pyruvate to form oxaloacetate. The…

Q: Consider one of the reactions of the citric acid cycle shown below Malate + NAD+ ⇆ Oxaloacetate +…

A: Given that the Gibbs free energy of the malate to oxaloacetate conversion reaction is a positive…

Q: Name two conditions in which the enzymes involved in the TCA cycle might be inhibited.

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Q: Characterize the interconnection between Citric acid cycle and Urea cycle. Draw the scheme of this…

A: Steps of citric acid cycle

Q: Identify the steps in the glycolytic and citric acid cycle pathways where ATP, GTP, NADH, and FADH2…

A: Introduction Citric acid cycle is also known as tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. It is an important…

Q: Consider an alternative glycolysis pathway that starts with the phosphorylation of glucose to give…

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Q: Explain why the citric acid cycle is considered to be the center of cellular metabolism. at are the…

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Q: Determine whether the following statements are true or false:- a) The pentose phosphate pathway of…

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Metabolic pathways

Metabolism is defined as the group of life-supporting, enzyme-mediated chemical reactions in organisms. A metabolic pathway is a set of these chemical reactions that involve anabolism (synthesis of complex biomolecules) and catabolism (breakdown of biomolecules into small molecules) that occur inside a cell. Metabolites are the reacting substances, products, and intermediate substances of an enzymatic process that are altered by a series of chemical events catalyzed by enzymes.