Chapter 16, Problem 29P

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The regulatory properties that shut down the oxidation of glucose into carbon dioxide and water, and increases the oxidation of acetyl CoA which is derived from fatty acids

Introduction:

Carboxylation of pyruvate takes place in the presence of pyruvate carboxylase. Usually this is a slow process, but addition of any allosteric modulator such as acetyl CoA enhances the rate of carboxylation of pyruvate.