Metabolic Proceses Flashcards
What are enzymes that catalyze irreversible reactions?
Hexokinase
Phosphofructokinase
Pyruvate kinase
What is hexokinase?
It is inhibited by its product glucose 6 PO4
Is glucokinase inhibited by glucose PO4?
No
What is that most important control point of the mammalian glycolytic pathway?
Phosphofructokinase
What activates Phosphofructokinase?
AMP and fructose 2,6 biphosphate
What inhibits Phosphofructokinase?
High levels of ATP
Citrate
Fatty acids
What activates pyruvate kinase?
Fructose 1,6 Biphosphate
What inhibits pyruvate kinase?
Atp
Alanine
What are the main sites for glucogenesis?
Major site is the Liver
Minor site is the kidneys
Very little is the brain,muscle
What is the Pentose phosphate pathway known as?
Pentose shunt
Hexose monophosphate shunt
Phosphogluconate pathway