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Carbohydrate Metabolism Flashcards

1
Q

The macronutrients metabolized in metabolic pathway

A

Carbohydrate
Fats
Proteins
Nucleic Acid

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2
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What are the two pathways of metabolism?

A

Catabolism
Anabolism

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3
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What is catabolism?

A

Breaking down

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4
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What is Anabolism?

A

Building up

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5
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Carbohydrates will breakdown into what form?

A

Simple sugars, mainly glucose

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6
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Proteins will breakdown into what form?

A

Amino acids

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7
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Fats will break down into what form?

A

Fatty acids and glycerol

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8
Q

The products of macromolecule breakdown will undergo further catabolic pathways to produce ____________________.

A

Acetyl-Coa

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9
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Produced Acetyl-Coa from Macromolecule product breakdown will enter a pathway to produce certain products. What are these pathways and what are these products?

A

Citric Acid Cycle

  • Carbon dioxide
  • ATP
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10
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What are the different carbohydrate metabolism pathways?

A

Glycogenesis
Gluconeogenesis
Glycogen Metabolism
Hexose Monophosphate shunt
Alternative pathways

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11
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What are the different glycogen metabolism pathways?

A

Glycogenolysis
Glycogenesis

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12
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This is also known as alternative pathways

A

Minor pathways of carbohydrate metabolism

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13
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How carbohydrate is converted into glucose-6-phosphate?

A

carbohydrate from diet
—> Glucose
—> Glucose-6-phosphate

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14
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What are the metabolic fates of Glucose-6-phosphate?

A

Glycolysis

Glycogenesis

Pentose phosphate pathway / Hexose monophosphate shunt

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15
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What will happen to Glucose-6-phosphate when it undergoes glycolysis?

A

Further breakdown

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16
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What will happen to Glucose-6-phosphate when it undergoes Glycogenesis?

A

Conversion into glycogen

17
Q

What will happen to Glucose-6-phosphate when it undergoes pentose-phosphate pathway/hexose monophosphate shunt?

A

Conversion into nucleic acid

18
Q

What is the glycolytic end product in aerobic conditions?

A

Pyruvate

19
Q

What is the glycolytic end product in organs that contain numerous mitochondria?

A

Acetyl CoA
[Which will further be used in TCA to produce ATP]

20
Q

This conversion occurs in anaerobic conditions or red blood cells (RBCs).

A

Glycogenesis

21
Q

The carbohydrates and protein from the diet will converted into glucose in which organ?

A

Small intestine

22
Q

Converted glucose from carbohydrates and proteins will be transported into _____________.

A

Liver

23
Q

Stored form of glucose-6-phosphate through glycogenesis

A

Glycogen

24
Q

In anaerobic conditions, glucose will be converted into __________.

A

Lactate

25
Q

The end product of glucose metabolism in erythrocytes

A

Lactate

26
Q

Form of glucose used by muscle through the bloodstream

A

GLucose-6-phosphate

27
Q

Do erythrocytes have mitochondria?

A

No

28
Q

What is the main source of energy for erythrocytes?

A

lactate

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