Carbohydates 4

Question 1

Dietary pentoses come from the digestion of

Answer 1

Nucleotides

Question 2

The oxidative irreversible phase of the pentose phosphate pathway generates __________ and converts G-6-P to __________

Answer 2

NADPH

Pentose Phosphate

Question 3

The non-oxidative reversible phase of the pentose phosphate pathway does what?

Answer 3

Interconverts G-6-P and pentose phosphate to form lots of different 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 carbon sugars

Question 4

NAD+ and NADP+ are both

Answer 4

Electron carriers

Question 5

NAD+ is used in

Answer 5

The metabolism of dietary sugars in the redox reactions of glycolysis and the citric acid cycle

Question 6

NADP+ is used in the

Answer 6

Anabolism to convert simple precursors into things like fatty acids

Question 7

Black water fever is caused by

Answer 7

G-6-P dehydrogenase deficiency

Question 8

G-6-P dehydrogenase deficiency causes low levels of

Answer 8

RBC NADPH

Question 9

Low levels of RBC NADPH allows the build up of what 2 things and state the consequence

Answer 9

Build up of free radicals and hydrogen peroxide which damages the RBC membrane

Question 10

Black water fever can confer an evolutionary

Answer 10

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