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

Q: The break down of sugar occurs in biological cells. It goes through multiple stages to produce…

A: Introduction  The tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, commonly known as the Krebs or citric acid cycle,…

Q: One example of a stage 1 reaction in the heterotrophic breakdown of food molecules is: the…

A: Cellular respiration is an intracellular process of oxidation of breaking complex organic molecules…

Q: One example of a stage 1 reaction in the heterotrophic breakdown of food molecules is: the…

A: The enzymatic reactions of cellular respiration begin in the cytoplasm, but most of the reactions…

Q: One example of a stage 2 reaction in the heterotrophic breakdown of food molecules is:

A: Introduction: The breakdown of food into small molecules to get absorbed by the body is known 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Compare and contrast the pathways of fatty-acid breakdown and biosynthesis. What features do these…

A: Introduction Fatty acid metabolism is associated with the step-wise building up of biologically…

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: Why is the process of activation a useful strategy in metabolism?

A: Metabolism is the process, which involves the processing of the nutrients in order to acquire energy…

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: *Determine the ATP yield from the metabolism of one molecule of glucose under the following…

A: Cellular respiration is a collection of three metabolic pathways that generate ATP by the oxidation…

Q: The products of a pathway, or the products of specific reactions in the pathway, will often inhibit…

A: By examining the function of glycogen phosphorylase in glucose metabolism, one may get an…

Q: the basic outcome of the enzyme action from an electron transport chain

A: Electron Transport Chain: The electron transport chain is a chain of protein complexes that move…