Biochemistry

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The urea cycle converts ____ which is then excreted in urine.

The urea cycle converts ammonia to urea which is then excreted in ____.

The urea cycle takes place in the ____.

The urea cycle connects to the citric acid cycle using the compounds ____.

Give the chemical reaction formula for glycolysis : ____.

Hexokinase is inhibited by ____.

____ is inhibited by glucose 6-phosphate.

____ is the enzyme that catalyzes the committed step of glycolysis.

Phosphofructokinase is the enzyme that catalyzes the ____ step of glycolysis.

The storage form of glucose in animals is ____.

Phosphofructokinase is inhibited by ____.

Phosphofructokinase is ____ by ATP and citrate.

Phosphofructokinase is activated by ____.

Phosphofructokinase is ____ by AMP.

Pyruvate kinase is inhibited by ____.

Pyruvate kinase is ____ by ATP.

Pyruvate kinase is activated by ____

Pyruvate kinase is ____ by fructose 1,6-bisphosphate

Pyruvate dehydrogenase converts ____.

____ converts pyruvate to acetyl-CoA.

____ is the production of glycogen from sugar.

The two main enzymes in glyco genesis are ____.

Glycogen synthase creates ____ between molecules of glucose.

____ creates α-1,4 glycosidic bonds between molecules of glucose.

Branching enzyme creates branches with ____.

____ creates branches with α-1,6 glycosidic bonds.

____ is the breakdown of glycogen.

The two main enzymes in glycogenolysis are ____.

In glycogenolysis, glycogen phosphorylase removes single glucose molecules by breaking ____.

In glycogenolysis, ____ removes single glucose molecules by breaking α-1,4 glycosidic bonds.

In glycogenolysis, glycogen debranching enzyme breaks branches of glucose molecules off by hydrolyzing ____.

In glycogenolysis, ____ breaks branches of glucose molecules off by hydrolyzing α-1,6 glycosidic bonds.

In glycogenolysis, glycogen debranching enzyme breaks branches of glucose molecules off by ____ α-1,6 glycosidic bonds.

The glycolysis intermediate ____ feeds into glycogenesis.

____ is the process in which pyruvic acid is converted to glucose.

Gluconeogenesis takes place in the ____.

The glycolysis enzyme pyruvate kinase is irreversible . This is why in gluconeogenesis , pyruvate must first be converted to ____.

The glycolysis enzyme pyruvate kinase is ____. This is why in gluconeogenesis , pyruvate must first be converted to oxaloacetate before bec…

The glycolysis enzyme ____ is irreversible . This is why in gluconeogenesis , pyruvate must first be converted to oxaloacetate before becom…

____ occurs during periods of fasting , starvation , low-carbohydrate diets , or intense exercise.

The pentose phosphate pathway is also known as the ____.

The rate limiting enzyme of the pentose phosphate pathway is ____.

The rate limiting enzyme of the ____ is glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase.

The pentose phosphate pathway occurs in the ____.

Glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation, glycogenolysis, and fatty acid synthesis all occur in the ____.

Galactose comes from ____.

Fructose comes from ____.

This is the monosaccharide ____.

This is the monosaccharide ____.

This is the monosaccharide ____.

Acetyl-CoA contains a high energy ____ bond that can be used to drive other reactions.

Acetyl-CoA can be formed from the following three sources: ____

Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is a complex of three enzymes that converts ____ by a process called pyruvate decarboxylation .

Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is a complex of three enzymes that converts pyruvate into acetyl-CoA by a process called ____.

Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is a complex of ____ enzymes that converts pyruvate into acetyl-CoA by a process called pyruvate decarboxyla…

Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is turned off when it is ____.

Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is turned ____ when it is phosphorylated.

Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is turned on when it is ____.

Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is turned ____ when it is dephosphorylated.

The citric acid cycle produces ____.

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