Carbohydrates

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Table sugar is also known as
Sucrose
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A debranching enzyme that hydrolyses a 1,6 glycosidic bonds
Glucosidase
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Glycogen is composed of (monosaccaride)
Glucosidase
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The breakdown of starch begins in
Mouth
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Glycogen is produced via
Glycogenesis
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The glucose product from the catabolism of glycogen can enter the _______ pathway
Glycolysis
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The protein ___________ initiates glucose polymerisation
Glycogenin
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Glucose can be synthesised from ________
Lactate
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A homodimeric protein is
Formed by two identical molecules (process called homodimerization
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Amylase enzymes are needed in the human intestine to _______
Digest plant starch
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Pyruvate is...
A precursor of the citric acid cycle, a product of glycolysis and a precursor of gluconeogenesis
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Gluconeogenesis is
The reverse pathway of glycolysis
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Glycogen can be stored in the liver and
Skeletal muscle
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Glycosidic bonds are formed between _____ functional groups
Hydroxyl
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Glycogen catabolism in mammals is
Glycogenolysis
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Two molecules of glucose
Maltose
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Cellulose is a polysaccharide found in ______
Plants
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Phosphorolysis
The process of breaking a 1, 4 glycosidic bonds
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The chemical element ________ is required for the enzymatic reaction that produces phosphoenolpyruvate
Magnesium
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In response to low glucose levels ________ is released
(where's my) Glucagon
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In response to high glucose levels ________ is released
Insulin
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Where would you find glycogen in the cell?
Cytoplasm (associated with glycogen particles)
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How many enzymes are involved in converting glucose to pyruvate (glycolysis)
Ten
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Why would high acetyl CoA levels stimulate oxaloacetate formation?
High acetyl Co A levels stimulate pyruvatecarboxylase activities, which catalyses the reaction to form oxaloacetate
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Glycolysis regulation: Elevated levels of AMP or ATP - would this inhibit or stimulate glycolysis?
Elevated levels of AMP – stimulation of glycolysis, elevated ATP - inhibition of glycolysis
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Glycolysisis regulated at a number of points, 1.Glucose uptake 2.Hexokinaseactivity 3._________ 4.PK activity 5.Pasteur effect
PFK-1 activity
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During fasting _______ released from the pancreas stimulates cAMPsignalling pathways that lead to PEPCK gene transcription
Glucagon
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