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1
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Hexokinase is a key glycolytic enzyme.

T/F

A

T

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Hexokinase catalyses a regulatory step in glycolysis that is (reversible or irreversible?) .

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Irreversible

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the irreversibility catalyzed by hexokinase in glycolysis is circumvented by another enzyme ___________ .

A

glucose-6-phosphatase

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Hexokinase and _____ may be considered as iso-enzymes

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glucokinase

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Which is under the influence of insulin and which isn’t

Glucokinase or hexokinase

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Glucokinase is under the influence of insulin; but hexokinase is not.

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The _____ of glucose traps it within the cells

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phosphorylation

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PFK is an ____, _____, and ____ enzyme.

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allosteric

inducible

regulatory

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the rate limiting reaction in glycolysis is catalyzed by ______ enzyme and is the conversion of _____ to ______

However, during gluconeogenesis, this step is circumvented by _________.

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Phosphofructokinase

From fructose-6 phosphate to fructose 1,6 biphosphate

fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase

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Which steps of glycolysis are referred to as the preparatory phase

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The steps 1,2 and 3 together are called as the preparatory phase.

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1,3-bisphospho glycerate contains a (high or low?) energy bond.

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High

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Enolase requires ____ ions and will (reversibly or irreversibly?) be inhibited by ______ .

A

Mg++

Irreversibly

fluoride

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fluoride will stop the whole glycolysis

T/F

A

T

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In anaerobic condition, pyruvate is reduced to _____ by ______

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lactate by lactate dehydrogenase

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In RBCs

there are no _____. Hence RBCs derive energy only through _____, where the end product is _____\

A

mitochondria

glycolysis

lactic acid.

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GLYCOLYSIS
Aka

_________ pathway

A

embden-meyerhof-parnas

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glucose to ______ ( aerobic )

-glucose to _____ (anaerobic)

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Pyruvate

lactate

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all reactions in glycolysis take place in the _____

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cytoplasm

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FUN PART

(1) Glucose to ______
- _______(______ in liver)

(2) _______ to ______
- ___________

(3) _________ to ______
- _________

(4) ___________ to _________
- aldolase
- reversible

(5) G3P to 1,3 biphosphoglycerate
- _______________

(6) _________ to _______
- ______________

(7) ________ to ______
- _________

(8) _________ to _______
- ______

(9) _______ to ______
- _______

A

Glucose 6 phosphate; hexokinase; glucokinase

Glucose 6 phosphate to fructose 6 phosphate ; phosphohexose isomerase

Fructose 6 phosphate to Fructose 1,6 bi phosphate ; phosphofructo kinase

Fructose 1,6 bi phosphate to 2 mol of glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate or dihydroxyacetone phosphate; G3P dehydrogenase

1,3 biphosphoglycerate to 3 phosphoglycerate; 1,3 bi phosphoglycerate kinase

3 phosphoglycate to 2 phosphoglycerate; phosphoglycero mutase

2 phosphoglycerate to phosphonenolpyruvate ; enolase

phosphoenolpyruvate to Pyruvate; Pyruvate kinase

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ATP is used In Which steps in glycolysis and say the conversions

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1 and 3

Glucose to Glucose 6 phosphate

Fructose 6 phosphate to Fructose 1,6 bi phosphate

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Which step of glycolysis is NADH produced

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G3P to 1,3 biphosphoglycerate

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21
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Regulatory enzymes of glycolysis

List the 4

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Hexokinase

Phosphofructokinase

Pyruvate kinase

Pyruvate dehydrogenase

22
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ATP is produced In Which steps in glycolysis and say the conversions

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A

1,3 biphosphoglycerate to 3 phosphoglycerate

And

phosphoenolpyruvate to Pyruvate

23
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Irreversible steps of glycolysis

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A

1= glucose to glucose 6 phosphate

3= fructose 6 phosphate to fructose 1,6 biphosphate

9= phosphoenolpyruvate to Pyruvate

24
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Glucokinase can act when there is shortage of glucose.

T/F

With reason

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F
Glucokinase can act only when there is plentyof glucose.

It has low affinity and high Km for glucose

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Phosphofructokinase __________ are the mostimportant allosteric inhibitors. ____ acts as an allosteric activator
ATP and citrate AMP
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When energy is plenty in the cell, glycolysis is (inhibited or activated?)
inhibited
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___________ acts as a link between catabolic and anabolic pathways (amphibolic role).
TCA cycle
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Pyruvate derived from glycolysis is __________ to acetyl CoA by ________
oxidatively decarboxylated pyruvate dehydrogenase
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The pyruvate dehydrogenase reaction occurs in the _________.
mitochondria
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Pyruvate can enter the mitochondria from the cytoplasm by itself T/F
F Pyruvate with the help of a carrier can enter the mitochondria from the cytoplasm.
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All the enzymes of citric acid cycle are located inside the _____________.
mitochondria
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TCA cycle From acetyl coA + ________ To ________ To ________ To _________ To __________ To _________ To _________ To __________ To ___________
Oxaloacetate Citrate Isocitrate Alpha keto glutarate Succinyl coA Succinate Fumarate Malate Oxaloacetate
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Formation of Citric Acid The __ carbon, _____ condenses with __ carbon, ____ to form __ carbon compound, the _____ The enzyme is ______. This is (a reversible or an irreversible?) step. However, body can reverse this step by another enzyme, _______________
4; oxaloacetate 2; acetyl CoA 6; citrate citrate synthase an irreversible ATP-citrate lyase
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Formation of Isocitrate Citrate is isomerized to isocitrate by _______ . This reaction is a two-step process. At first, _______ is removed from citrate forming ________ . Immediately, _________ is added to _____ to form isocitrate. Thus the position of the hydroxyl group is shifted.
aconitase one water molecule; cis aconitate one water molecule ; aconitate
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cis aconitate a ______ compound with a very (short or long?) half-life
transient Short
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Formation of Alpha Ketoglutarate This reaction is a two-step process, both catalyzed by the same enzyme, ___________ In the first part of the reaction, isocitrate is _________ to form _____. It is an unstable compound which undergoes spontaneous ______ to form alpha ketoglutarate.
isocitrate dehydrogenase dehyrogenated; oxalosuccinate decarboxylation
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The ______ generated in formation of alpha ketoglutarte step is later oxidized in electron transport chain (ETC) to generate ATPs
NADH
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Isocitrate (__ carbons) undergoes oxidative decarboxylation to form alpha ketoglutarate (__ carbons). In this reaction, one molecule of ___ is liberated.
6; 5 CO2
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Formation of Succinyl CoA alpha ketoglutarate is oxidatively decarboxylated to form succinyl CoA by the enzyme ___________
alpha ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
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Formation of succinyl coA The ____ thus generated enters into ETC to generate ATPs. One molecule of ___ is removed in this step.
NADH CO2
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the irreversible step in the whole TCA reaction cycle is ?
Formation of succinyl coA
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Generation of Succinate The enzyme is _______ . A molecule of ___ is phosphorylated to ___ which can be converted to _____ by reacting with an _____ molecule
succinate thiokinase GDP; GTP ATP ADP
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Formation of Fumarate Succinate is dehydrogenated to fumarate by ____________ The hydrogen atoms are accepted by _____ to become _____ then enters into ETC to generate ATPs.
succinate dehydrogenase FAD FADH2
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fumarate (Saturated or unsaturated?) (Mono or di?) carboxylic acid
Unsaturated Di
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succinate dehydrogenase The enzyme is a ___protein.
flavo
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The succinate dehydrogenase is competitively inhibited by ______
malonate
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Formation of Malate The formation of malate from fumarate is catalyzed by _______. The reaction involves the addition of a _____ molecule.
fumarase water
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In formation of malate L and D- malate is formed.
F Only L-malate is formed.
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Regeneration of Oxaloacetate Finally malate is oxidized to oxaloacetate by ________ . The ____ is generated in this step, which enters the electron transport chain, when ATPs are produced.
malate dehydrogenase NADH
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____________ reaction is the only one irreversible step in the cycle
Alpha ketoglutarate dehydrogenase

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