Fructose Metabolism

Question 1

1. what type of GLUT transport helps fructose enter ?

Answer 1

1. GLUT 5

Question 2

what kind of sugar is fructose ?

Answer 2

Hexose

Ketose

monosaccharide

Question 3

what enzyme phosphorylates fructose and activates fructose to run in the glycolytic pathway ?

Answer 3

Fructose Kinase

Question 4

name steps from fructose phosphorylation to Glyceraldehyde -3 phosphate ?

include the enzymes and their function.

Answer 4

1. Fructose
2. Fructose-1 -Phosphate (Fructose Kinase) ATP
3. Fructose- 6 - Phosphate ( Phosphoglucomutase) MUTASE !
4. DHAP and Glyceraldehyde ( Aldolase B )
5. Glyceraldegyde (Triose Kinase) ATP
6. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate