Carbohydrates

Question 1

Fasting blood glucose level

Answer 1

70 - 100 mg/dl

Or

4.5 - 5.5 mmol / l

Question 2

Glucose Stat Monitor / Glucostat monitor of the body

Answer 2

Liver

Question 3

Oxidative pathways of Glucose metabolism

Answer 3

Glycolysis, HMP pathway and Uronic acid pathway

Question 4

Embden - Meyerhoff pathway

Answer 4

Glycolysis

Question 5

Glucose transport: insulin dependent

Answer 5

Muscle and adipose tissue

Question 6

Glucose transport: insulin independent

Answer 6

Liver, erythrocytes and brain

Question 7

Glucose transporters

Answer 7

GLUT 1- RBC, Kidneys
GLUT 2 - Liver, Pancreatic beta cells
GLUT 3 - Brain
GLUT 4 - Muscles and adipose tissue (insulin mediates)
GLUT 5 - Small Intestine

Question 8

End product of anaerobic glycolysis

Answer 8

Lactate

Question 9

End product of aerobic glycolysis

Answer 9

Pyruvate

Pyruvate is oxidised to CO2 and H2O

Question 10

Competitive inhibitor of LDH

Answer 10

Oxamate

Question 11

Inhibition of glycolysis by oxygen

Answer 11

Pasteur effect

Question 12

TCA cycle

Answer 12

Tri Citric Acid cycle

Question 13

Suicide substrate

Answer 13

Fluoroacetate