Names Matter
These are the roots meaning blood and muscle
What are hemo- and myo-?
This is where in the cell the final step of gluconeogenesis takes place
What is in the endoplasmic reticulum?
This is the regulatory enzyme for b-oxidation
What is carnitine acyltransferase - I (CAT-1)?
If you want to biosynthesize, this macro molecule will provide you with a versatile biochemical precursor
What are carbohydrates?
If you have a 14-carbon fatty acid, this is how many AcetylCoA and cuts you will make, respectively
What is 7 and 6?
PEP, although fun to say in its abbreviated form, is actually this in its full form
What is phosphoenolpyruvate?
This is where insulin and glucagon act on a cell
What is on the outside of the cell at RTK and GPCR respectively?
Although not the committed step, hexokinase needs to be inhibited for this reason
What is that hexokinase traps glucose inside the cell, lowering blood glucose?
If glycolysis were to be taking place, this pathway for fatty acids would take place
What is fatty acid synthesis?
If you managed to make something with 1g fat, 1g protein, and 1g carbs per serving, it will have this many calories per serving
What is 17?
This is the full name of a 12-carbon saturated fatty acid, commonly used in soap and shampoo
What is laurate?
These are the organs that gluconeogenesis takes place in
What are the liver and kidneys?
Insulin does this to glycogen synthase and glycogen phosphorylase to activate the intended pathway.
What is dephosphorylate?
If citrate synthase were to be inhibited, these metabolic processes would be impacted
What are TCA/ETC, glycolysis, and lipid synthesis
Of the 32 ATP produced by the complete oxidation of glucose, this many ATP comes from NAD+/NADH+H+
What is 25 ATP?
This is the name for the model of the cell membrane, referring to the flexible mish-mash of different components that make up the cell membrane
What is the fluid mosaic model?
These are the organs involved in the Bohr effect
What are the lungs and muscles?
Regulation can take place between pathways, such as how this enzyme is regulated by an intermediate of the TCA cycle
What is phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1)?
This molecule can go through 4 different metabolic pathways
What is Glucose 6-Phosphate?
Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, PPP, Glycogen Synthesis
This is the isoelectric point of phenylalanine
What is 5 - 6.5?
Only the backbone is ionizable
This is the full name of RuBisCO
What is Ribulose 1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase?
Where is ATP produced in the mitochondria and chloroplast (be specific to the structure of the organelle)
What is the mitochondrial matrix and the stroma?
This amino acid serves as an inhibitor for glycolysis on this enzyme
What is alanine and pyruvate kinase?
If the TCA were to take place in the cytosol, these three metabolic pathways would be impacted by TCA intermediates
What are transamination, fatty acid synthesis, and glycolysis?
According to the Henderson Hasselback equation, you have a higher concentration of this solution if the pKa is greater than the pH
What is the acidic solution?