METABOLISM OVERVIEW

Question 1

glycerol used to build lipids is generated from intermediate metabolites from the ________pathway

Answer 1

glycolytic

Question 2

Two pathways required for protein, carb, lipid to CO2 E production are

Answer 2

TCA cycle and electron transport chain

Question 3

Fatty Acids to Acetyl CoA

Answer 3

beta oxidation

Question 4

The ______cycle collects N from degraded AAs and packages poisonous N in a chemical form to be excreted

Answer 4

Urea Cycle

Question 5

Cycle that cleaves 2-Cs to collect the reducing energy

Answer 5

Citric Acid Cycle, (bonus: succinyl CoA as entry for odd chained FAs)

Question 6

Proton gradient creates energy to chemical form (ATP) from what enzyme and sometimes referred to as what process?

Answer 6

ATPase enzyme also referred to as Oxidative phosphorylation

Question 7

Branchpoint instersection metabolite for metabolism of glucose, pyruvate, ribose

Answer 7

Glucose-6-Phosphate

Question 8

Branchpoint instersection metabolite for metabolism of lactate, glucose-6-P, oxaloacetate, and alanine

Answer 8

Pyruvate

Question 9

Branchpoint instersection metabolite for metabolism of lactate, pyruvate, fatty acids

Answer 9

Acetyl CoA

Question 10

Rate of turnover of molecules through metabolic pathway

Answer 10

metabolic flux

Question 11

ATP is a medium energy compound true false

Answer 11

dats true

Question 12

Glucose + UDP-Galactose forms lactose by which enzyme? This is only active in what tissue?

Answer 12

Lactose synthase, only active in lactating mammary glands

Question 13

small molecule building blocks and corresponding macromolecule

Answer 13

sugars (polysaccharides/carbs), fatty acids(fats, lipids, membranes), amino acids (proteins), nucleotides (nucleic acids)