Week 6

Question 1

Why is glycogen an important molecule in the metabolism of animals?

Answer 1

It’s glucose levels can be easily mobilise by the liver to maintain booklet glucose levels and it can be used by the muscles To satisfy its energy needs During bursts of contractions
It can also be used in anaerobic and aerobic metabolism
And it can also be processed by the panto is phosphate pathway to generate NADPH alright boys in the variety of tissues

Question 2

Alpha and beta phosphorylase exist as an equilibrium between active R and the less active T state state. Which which state is usually favoured

Answer 2

The T state is usually found as default in the muscle and the Alpha phosphorylase is usually active because equilibrium favours there r state

Question 3

Which modules in the body actors negative Allosteric affecters

Answer 3

ATP glucose and glucose-6-phosphate

Question 4

Which molecules in a body act as positive allosteric affecters

Answer 4

AMP

Question 5

Which hormones control the critical enzyme phosphorylations and dephosphorylation is in transduction pathways

Answer 5

Insulin and glucagon and epinephrine

Question 6

Under what circumstances would that be to form be used in the liver

Answer 6

One glucagon is present