Exam 14: Metabolism

Which kind of a process is glycogenesis?

Describe the fate of amino acids during metabolism.

Each spiral of the $\beta$ -oxidative spiral of fatty acid catabolism removes ___ carbon atoms from a fatty acid producing acetyl-CoA, NADH and FADH₂.

The digestion of ___ begins in the mouth and continues in the small intestine where the large molecules are broken down into ___.

Of the 20 amino acids used by humans, ___ can be converted into citric acid cycle intermediates.

The biosynthesis of fatty acids is a form of ___.

One step in the catabolism of glucose involves the conversion of glucose 6-phosphate into ___.

The citric acid cycle has which step as a main control?

In your own words, describe what occurs during the electron transport chain.

Which of the following products are formed in one pass through the $\beta$ -oxidation spiral when a fatty acyl-CoA is shortened by two carbon atoms?

Glycolysis is a form of ___.

The condition of ketoacidosis is

___ is exclusively used to for reductive biosynthesis reactions.

An adult person, when cold, generates some additional body heat differently from the way an infant does. Explain.

The electron transport chain

NH₄⁺ is normally excreted from the human body by means of ___.

The hydrolysis of triglycerides is performed by the ___ enzymes.

The allosteric enzyme phospofructokinase is switched off by ___.

How do the monosaccharides produced during digestion get into the circulatory system?

___ takes place in the cytoplasm while ___ takes place in the mitochondria.