Questão 1
Questão
Which are the regulatory enzymes in glycolysis?
Questão 2
Questão
Which enzymes participate in pentose phosphate pathway?
Questão 3
Questão
Gluconeogenesis occurs in:
Questão 4
Questão
Which of the molecule is "linkage" between the citric acid cycle and gluconeogenesis?
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Citrate
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Isocitrate
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Malate
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Oxaloacetate
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Succinyl-CoA
Questão 5
Questão
Which of the vitamins is involved in gluconeogenesis as coenzyme?
Questão 6
Questão
Show the energy source responsible for gluconeogenesis energy supply:
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GTP and UTP
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ATP and GTP
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ATP and UTP
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Acetyl-CoA
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Glucose-6-Phosphate
Questão 7
Questão
Which of the following citric acid cycle intermediates, derived from α-amino acids, give carbon atoms for gluconeogenesis?
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citrate
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pyruvate
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succinyl-CoA
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α-ketoglutarate
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oxaloacetate
Questão 8
Questão
Which of the following is true?
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the enzyme activity of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase is increased by ΑΤΡ
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the enzyme activity of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase is increased by ADP
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the enzyme activity of fructose l,6-bisphosphatase is decreased by ATP
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the enzyme activity of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase is decreased by ADP
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fructose 2,6-bisphosphate is the most potent activator for gluconeogenesis and Inhibitor for glycolysis
Questão 9
Questão
Which of the following enzymes are regulatory in gluconeogenesis:
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Pyruvate carboxylase
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Glucose-6-phosphatase
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Phosphofructokinase
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Pyruvate kinase
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ΡΕΡ carboxykinase
Questão 10
Questão
Which of the following hormones stimulate gluconeogenesis:
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insulin
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glucagon
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cortisol
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adrenaline
Questão 11
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Is stimulated by insulin
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Is stimulated by glucagon
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Is major pathway in liver and kidneys
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Can also be performed in muscles
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Causes a decrease in blood glucose level
Questão 12
Questão
Which are the true statements about regulation of glycolysis?
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Hexokinase is not a regulatory enzyme
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Glucokinase is not inhibited allosterically by glucose-6-phosphate
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Phosphofructokinase 1 is the most important regulatory enzyme
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Fructose-2,6-bisphosphate activates glycolysis
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Insulin causes a decrease in the concentration of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate
Questão 13
Questão
How many molecules of ATP are created from NADH+H+ generated from 1 molecule glucose in glycolysis, if transported into the mitochondria by malate shuttle? Explain why?
Questão 14
Questão
Which of the following statements about insulin and glucagon are true?
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Insulin is secreted in periods of starvation
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Insulin is secreted by α-cells of the pancreas to decrease blood glucose level after meal
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Glucagon is secreted in case of low blood glucose levels
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Insulin stimulates pentose phosphate pathway
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Glucagon is the main hormone that stimulates gluconeogenesis
Questão 15
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Is a linear polymer composed only of glucose residues
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Is synthesized in response to insulin stimulation over the main regulatory enzyme- the branching enzyme
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Is present at any cell but most prominently in liver and muscle cells
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Is synthesized in periods of starvation
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Its regulatory enzymes both in synthesis and degradation can be controlled allosterically as well as through reversible covalent modification
Questão 16
Questão
Which of the following is TRUE?
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the main regulative enzyme in glycolysis is phosphofructokinase 1
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the main regulative enzyme in glycolysis is glyceraldehyde-1-phosphate dehydrogenase
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hexokinase involved in glycolysis is regulated by product of the reaction- glucose-6-phosphate
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pyruvate kinase involved in glycolysis is regulated by covalent modification (reversible phosphorylation/ dephosphorylation) only in the liver
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pyruvate kinase involved in glycolysis is regulated by covalent modification (reversible phosphorylation/ dephosphorylation) only in the tissues
Questão 17
Questão
By which of the following fatty acids derive carbon atoms for the gluconeogenesis?
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citrate
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propionate
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pyruvate
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lactate
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acetyl-COA
Questão 18
Questão
Which are the common metabolites for glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway?
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Erythrose-4-phosphate
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Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
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Glucose-6-phosphate
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Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
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Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
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Fructose-6-phosphate
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Pyruvate
Questão 19
Questão
Which of the following statements about glycogen degradation in liver are true?
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The regulatory enzyme is glycogen phophorylase
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The regulatory enzyme is debranching enzyme
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The regulatory enzyme is activated by ATP and glucose-6-phosphate
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It is a source of energy for the liver itself
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It is most fast activated mechanism for maintenance of blood glucose level in periods of fasting
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The degradation stops till glucose-6-phosphate
Questão 20
Questão
Which of the following statements about fructose are true?
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It is absorbed mainly through GLUT5
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Can be metabolized in muscles by fructokinase and enter glycolysis in one step
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Can be metabolized in liver, skeletal muscles, spermatozoa and other extrahepatic tissues but by different enzymes
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A deficiency in aldolase B causes fructose intolerance
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In liver fructose enters glycolysis at the level of trioses-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate
Questão 21
Questão
In which of the following pathways does UDP participate?
Questão 22
Questão
Glucagon secretion increases:
Questão 23
Questão
Which of the following is TRUE?
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liver glycogen stores and exports glucose to maintain blood glucose
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liver and muscles lack glucose-6-phospatase
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the synthesis of glycogen is initiated by the formation of glycogen primer
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the cleavage of glycogen by glycogen phosphorylase yields UDPGlc
Questão 24
Questão
Which of the following is TRUE
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glycogen phosphorylase is active phosphorylated
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hormones like glucagon and adrenaline increase glycogenolysis
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a rise in cAMP concentration activates glycogen synthase
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insulin increases glycogenolysis
Questão 25
Questão
Which are the major precursors for glucose production via gluconeogenesis?
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lactate
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glucogenic amino acids
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glycerol
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fructose
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acetyl-CoA
Questão 26
Questão
Which of the following about pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is TRUE?
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it generates NADPH for reductive biosynthesis
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it generates ribose phosphate for nucleotide and nucleic acids formation
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the enzymes of PPP are mitochondrial
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PPP protects the erythrocytes against hemolysis
Questão 27
Questão
Which of the following is TRUE?
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citrate and ATP are allosteric inhibitors of phosphofructokinase-1
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fructose-2,6-bisphosphate is an allosteric activator of phosphofructokinase-1
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phosphofructokinase-1 activity is increased by insulin
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phosphofructokinase-1 activity is increased by glucagon
Questão 28
Questão
Which of the following enzymes participate in glycolysis?
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Hexokinase
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Glucose-6-phosphatase
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Phosphofructokinase
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Pyruvate kinase
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PEP carboxykinase
Questão 29
Questão
What is the ATP production in complete glucose oxidation to CO2 and water (mol ATP per mol of glucose; NADH is transported into mitochondria by the malate shuttle)?
Questão 30
Questão
Insulin stimulates:
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glycolysis
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lipolysis
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gluconeogenesis
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glycogen degradation
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glycogen synthesis
Questão 31
Questão
Which of the following statements about pentose phosphate pathway are true?
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It is the major donor of NADH+H+
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It is the major donor of NADPH+H+
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It is located in the mitochondria
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Its major goal is generation of energy
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it produces reducing agents for various synthesis but also ribose for nucleic acids formation
Questão 32
Questão
Which are the regulatory enzymes in gluconeogenesis?
Questão 33
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ls metabolized both in liver and extrahepatic tissues
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Is metabolized only in liver
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Its metabolism requires UDP
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Can be used for maintenance of blood glucose level
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Galactosemia type I (classical) is caused by deficiency in galactokinase
Questão 34
Questão
Which of the following statements about carbohydrate metabolism in red blood cells are true?
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Glycolysis can be performed either in aerobic or anaerobic conditions
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The terminal product of glycolysis is always lactate
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RBC contain smaller amounts of 2,3 bisphosphoglycerate compared the rest of the cells
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Pentose phosphate pathway is of vital importance for the RBC
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RBC participate in Cori Cycle
Questão 35
Questão
Which of the following is TRUE?
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all of the enzymes of glycolysis are in the cytosol
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glucokinase is an isoenzyme of hexokinase in liver and pancreatic β-cells
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phosphofructokinase-1 is a major regulatory enzyme of glycolysis
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glycolyis is a pathway that can function only aerobically
Questão 36
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ls a branched polymer composed only of glucose residues
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The main regulatory enzyme of its synthesis - glycogen synthase, is activated by epinephrine
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ls present most prominently in liver and muscle cells but has different function in them
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The regulatory enzymes both in synthesis and degradation can be controlled allosterically as well as through reversible covalent modification
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α-(1->6) glycosidic bond cleavage is executed by glycogen phosphorylase
Questão 37
Questão
Which of the following statements about insulin and glucagon are true?
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Insulin is secreted in response to hyperglycemia
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Insulin is secreted in response to hypoglycemia
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Glucagon is activator of gluconeogenesis and glycogen degradation
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Insulin inhibits pentose phosphate pathway
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Insulin activates phosphofructokinase 1 and thus glycolysis
Questão 38
Questão
Which of the following statements about regulation of carbohydrate metabolism are true?
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Fructose-2,6-bisphosphate is aIIosteric activator of glycoiysis and inhibitor of giuconeogenesis
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Fructose-2,6-bisphosphate is allosteric inhibitor of glycoiysis and activator of giuconeogenesis
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ATP and citrate are inhibitors of glycolysis
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AMP is an activator of glycoiysis
Questão 39
Questão
Which of the following statements are true?
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Deficiency in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase may cause haemolytic anaemia
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Fructose is metabolized only in liver
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Fructosuria is caused by deficiency in fructokinase
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Glucose is transported in liver and pancreas through GLUT 3
Questão 40
Questão
Which of the following statements about regulation of glycolysis are TRUE?
Responda
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Hexokinase is not a regulatory enzyme
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Glucokinase is not inhibited allosterically by glucose-6-phosphate
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Phosphofructokinase 1 is the most important regulatory enzyme
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Fructose-2,6-bisphosphate activates glycolysis
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Insulin causes a decrease in the concentration of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate
Questão 41
Questão
Which of the following is TRUE?
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glycogen phosphorylase is active dephosphorylated
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hormones like glucagon and adrenaline increase glycogen synthesis
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a rise in cAMP concentration activates glycogen phosphorylase
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insulin increases glycogen synthesis
Questão 42
Questão
How many molecules of ATP are created from NADH+H+ generated from 1 molecule glucose in glycolysis, if transported into the mitochondria by glycerol-3-phosphate shuttle? Explain why?