Why is the enzyme-catalyzed introduction of carbon–carbon double bonds into fatty acids called an electron transport system?

Q: Why does glycolysis require ATP investment on a thermodynamic and molecular level?

A: The process in which glucose is broken down to produce energy is called glycolysis. It  is the…

Q: The citric acid cycle is frequently described as the major pathway of aerobic catabolism, which…

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Q: The membrane potential in animal cells depends largely on resting K+ channels. How do these channels…

A: ATP synthase is a large and complex enzyme that converts ADP and inorganic phosphate into ATP. The…

Q: Saturated fatty acids are degraded by the stepwise reactions of oxidation, producing acetyl-CoA.…

A: Simple fats or triglycerides or triacylglycerides are categorized as storage lipids. Triglycerides…

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: Why is the amount of ATP produced in cells that can undergo oxidative phosphorylation much greater…

A: The cell stores energy in molecules called ATP (adenosine triphosphate). ATP is also referred to as…

Q: Which nutrient produces more ATP under aerobic conditions in an aerobe, a triglyceride with three 36…

A: The Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is the nucleotide as the molecular currency of intracellular energy…

Q: How many ATP are made from one (1) molecule of glucose during anaerobic cellular respiration (AKA…

A: Anaerobic respiration is respiration using electron acceptors other than molecular oxygen. It is the…

Q: Which cell structure contains the enzymes required for oxidativephosphorylation?

A: Mitochondria is the cell structure which contains the enzymes required for oxidative…

Q: Glycolysis can occur under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Why is glycolysis called an…

A: Glycolysis is considered as a metabolic process, which involves glucose molecule into pyruvate.

Q: What do the following pathways provide for fatty acid synthesis?

A: The enzymes of fatty acid synthesis are located in cytosomal fraction of cell. NADPH provides the…

Q: Since no molecular oxygen participates in the citric acid cycle, the steps in which acetyl groups…

A: Cellular respiration is a catabolic pathway of the process of metabolism, where a series of chemical…

Q: Which of the following statements are true?For each, explain why or why not.(a) All coenzymes are…

A: A biological cell is a hub of biochemical activities. Numerous physiological and biochemical…

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: An infant was admitted to hospital for failure to thrive. It was discovered that the infant lacks…

A: Saturated fatty acids undergo beta oxidation in the mitochondria.  A fatty acids with 'n' carbons…

Q: What is the difference between anabolism and catabolism?

A: Anabolism and catabolism are the two important sets of reactions of metabolic processes. Anabolism…

Q: Nearly all organisms on Earth carry out some form of glycolysis. How does this fact support or not…

A: Prokaryotes may perform aerobic (oxygen-requiring) or anaerobic (non-oxygen-based) metabolism, and…

Q: Each of the cytochromes in the mitochondrion contains prosthetic groups. What is a prosthetic group?…

A: Conjugated proteins have prosthetic group with apoprotein. Apoprotein - The protein part of the…

Q: A  drug inhibits the activity of the enzymatic inorganic pyrophosphatase. What effect would the drug…

A: DNA synthesis is the process whereby deoxynucleic acids (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine)…

Q: Why is this reaction crucial to ATP synthesis in glycolysis?

A: Ans: Glycolysis: It is the process in which glucose is broken down to produce pyruvate and upon…

Q: What two coenzymes are involved with initial events of the electron-transport chain?

A: The energy conserved during catabolism reactions of cellular respiration occurs at the end of the…

Q: How many molecules of ATP are required to synthesize one molecule of CTP from scratch?

A: ATP is an organic compound and hydrotrope that provides energy to drive many processes in living…

Q: Lauric acid is a 12-carbon fatty acid with no double bonds. The sodium salt of lauric acid (sodium…

A: The molecules that assemble the living world are the biomolecules. These are Lipids, proteins,…

Q: What are the final products of the citric acid cycle (including the transitional phase) for the…

A: * citric acid cycle is also called as Krebs cycle or the TCA cycle (tricarboxylic acid cycle). * It…

Q: What is the process by which cells generate ATP through a series of redox (chemical) reactions…

A: ATP synthesis takes place primarily in the mitochondria of eukaryotic species. Cellular respiration…

Q: Describe how a) Mean Arterial Pressure, b) Maximal Oxygen Consumption, and c) Blood Flow are…

A: The human body is complex and it requires the coordinated action of many systems. The circulatory…

Q: Does any step of the citric acid cycle directly produce ATP? Explain.

A: The citric acid (CAC) cycle is a crucial metabolic pathway, which helps to synthesize reducing…

Q: How many ATP will be produced in an oxidative level phosphorylation of a molecule of glucose in a…

A: Oxidative phosphorylation takes place in the mitochondria of all animal and plant tissues, and it is…

Q: How many carbons from the original glucose molecule enter each round of the citric acid cycle

A: As a four carbon compound (oxaloacetic acid) condenses with acetyl CoA (2 carbons) to form citric…

Q: Mitochondria are important organelles for energy production. Why do mitochondria contain…

A: Mitochondria is a double membrane bound organelles responsible for the production of ATP.

Q: How many ATPs can be produced from one molecule of glucose anaerobically? Aerobically?

A: In the biological system, anaerobic metabolism occurs, which results in the production of energy in…

Q: Why does the hydrolysis of ATP to ADP involve the release of energy?

A: Answer : ATP is the energy giving molecule of the cell which is called adenosine triphosphate. The…

Q: Identify whether each of the following is involved in b-oxidation or fatty acid synthesis? (a) NAD+…

A: Mitochondrial oxidation of fatty  acids takes place in 3 steps: first step: beta oxidation -…

Q: The enzyme that catalyzes the first committed step in the glycolytic pathway

A: Glycolysis is the first process in respiration. It involves the partial oxidation of glucose to…

Q: What citric acid cycle enzyme is also a component of the electron-transport chain?

A: An electron transport chain is a series of transfer electrons from one molecule to another and…