Carbohydrates (Glycolysis and after)

Question 1

Hexokinase
* What is needed?
* What is happening?

Answer 1

1. Magnesium is required
2. Glucose is being phosphorylated

Question 2

What two coenzymes are required in pyruvate dehydrogenase complex?

Answer 2

1. Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP)
2. Lipoic acid

Question 3

What process is done by the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex?

Answer 3

Oxidative decarboxylation

Question 4

Ylide

Answer 4

Overall neutral compound with adjacent positive and negative charges

Question 5

What is required in aminotransferase (transaminase) reactions?

Answer 5

Pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)
* Coenzyme

Question 6

What is pyridoxal phosphate derived from?

Answer 6

Vitamin B6