Biochemistry

Question 1

how do you make pyruvate

Answer 1

• formed in cytosol by glycolysis
• from alanine, lactate, or malate

Question 2

what can never be involved in glucose synthesis?

Answer 2

fatty acids and acetyl-CoA

Question 3

is NADH or FADH used in fatty acid synthesis ?

Answer 3

NADH

Question 4

Acylcarnitines

Answer 4

rate limiting step in Beta Oxidation

Question 5

transamination

Answer 5

transfer of an amino group from one molecule to another, especially from an amino acid to a keto acid. Happens a lot in metabolism

Question 6

is hydroxyl 3 or 5 end ?

Answer 6

3

Question 7

what way does DNA poly read ?

Answer 7

5 -> 3

Question 8

dimerization

Answer 8

the process of joining two molecular entities by bonds

Question 9

is joining / forming bonds oxidation or reduction ?

Answer 9

oxidation

Question 10

In what reaction is water released ? When is it consumed ?

Answer 10

released in condensation

consumed in hydrolysis

Question 11

x-axis on lineweaver burk

Answer 11

• 1 / Km

Question 12

if you double enzyme, what happens to Vmax

Answer 12

double

Question 13

An inhibitor prevents enzymes from doing their job, so what does it do to Vmax

Answer 13

lower Vmax

Question 14

what does High Vm say about specificity between enzyme and substrate

Answer 14

high specificity between enzyme and substrate

Question 15

do enzymes impact equilibrium

Answer 15

no

Question 16

A unidirectional / irreversible reaction is spontaneous or nonspontaneous ?

Answer 16

spontaneous