What are the differences between β-oxidation in mitochondria and in peroxisomes? What similarities are there between these processes?

Q: How much energy is required to synthesize a saturated C12 fatty acid? How does this compare with the…

A: Fatty acid synthesis occurs in the cytosol of all eukaryotic cells except plants (occurs in…

Q: Which mechanisms may be used to reverse a high NADH:NAD+ ratio in the cytosol under anaerobic…

A: The process through which an organism receives energy is known as cellular respiration. Cellular…

Q: What is succinate dehydrogenase (SDH)? How is it useful in determining mitochondria activity in your…

A: Mitochondria is most commonly known as the "powerhouse of the cell." It has its own genetic…

Q: What would be the effect on ATP and NADH production (how many ATP and NADH could be produced from…

A: Pyruvate is a molecule that is produced during glycolysis, the initial stage of cellular…

Q: what cell types are Hexokinase I and Hexokinase IV found? Explain 2 additional differences (in…

A: Hexokinase is an enzyme involved in the first step of glucose metabolism, known as glycolysis. It…

Q: Why do the electrons carried by FADH2 result in less ATP production than those carried by NADH?

A: The energy emitted by the electron transport chain would ultimately be insufficient to pump protons…

Q: What are cytosolic and mitochondrial chaperones? Briefly describe how they work.

A: Cytosolic & mitochondrial chaperones are a group of proteins that help other proteins to fold…

Q: What role does cellular respiration play in mitochondrial diseases.

A: A class of illnesses known as "mitochondrial diseases" are brought on by anomalies in the little…

Q: Aerobic respiration, used by the mitochondria of eukaryotic cells, is best represented by which of…

A: Eukaryotes are the organisms in which nucleus id developed and is surrounded by a membrane. In these…

Q: What is the mechanistic basis for the observation that the inhibitors of ATP synthase also lead to…

A: Inhibitors of ATP synthase such as the drug (diarylquinoline) were developed against tuberculosis.…

Q: The photosynthetic process used by the green sulfur bacteria, under anaerobic conditions, is best…

A: Anaerobic photosynthesis is a type of photosynthetic process that occurs in certain microorganisms,…

Q: 15.12) Determine whether each of the following metabolic processes occurs in the cytoplasm (outside…

A: Respiration is the process of the breakdown of food components inside the cell to synthesize ATP.…

Q: Which of the following is TRUE about cytochrome c protein? O As a part of the ETC chain, it changes…

A: Cytochrome c is a protein that is present on the mitochondrial intermembrane. It shuttles electrons…

Q: What compounds are the immediate source of the "high energy electrons" that enter the electron…

A: Understanding the molecular mechanisms of cellular respiration is crucial for gaining insight into…

Q: How many GTP molecules are produced in the TCA cycle when you start with a fatty acid molecule that…

A: A fatty acid molecule (18 C) produces more amount of ATP (120) when compared with a glucose…

Q: What metabolic pathways are aerobic and which are anaerobic? What are the advantages and…

A: A living organism's total chemical reactions are referred to as its metabolism. It incorporates…

Q: Complex II contains one heme b moiety that is not in the direct path of electron transfer. It may…

A: Reactive oxygen species ROS are the free radicals that are deficient in electrons Excess in ROS…

Q: How does DCPIP act as an indicator of presence of mitochondria? Will mitochondria in the presence…

A: DCPIP, or 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol, is a redox dye that changes colour following an enzyme…

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.