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Conversion of pyruvate to glucose by reversal of glycolysis has a ?Go’ of +84 kJ/mol, whereas gluconeogenesis occurs with a ?Go’ of ?38 kJ/mol. Where does the energy come from that drives gluconeogenesis? Show the three enzyme reactions where this energy is consumed.

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(BIOCHEMISTRY QUESTION)

A. Gluconeogenesis is not just the reverse of glycolysis. Briefly describe one of the steps catalyzed by different enzymes in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis.

B. Explain how a biochemist might dicover that a certain enzyme is allosterically regulated.

C. What are the regulatory implications for the cell with regard to ATP & AMP, given the relative concentrations of ATP & AMP in a cell?

D. Describe the function of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate in overriding the control of gycolysis and gluconeogenesis in liver cells in response to lowered blood glucose levels.

E. The human disease beriberi is caused by a deficiency of thiamine in the diet. People with severe beriberi have higher than normal levels of pyruvate in their blood & urine. Explain this observation in terms of specific enzymatic reaction(s).

My Responses: Could you tell me if these are correct? If not, could you provide the correct answer and explanation?

A. Its a cellular process in which glucose is produced from pyruvate, amino acids, lactate, and other biogenic precursors.

B. They might learn that an enzyme is allosterically regulated if that protein or enzyme undergoes a conformational change modulated by the binding of one or more modulators/effectors to alternate sites on the protein, resulting in a change in its activity. And they usually have more than one polypeptide chain.

C. The regulatory implications for the cell would be that all activity would increase and concentrations would go up unless bound to PFK-1 and then the overall activity would drop.

D. Low blood glucose is when glucagon signals the liver to produce and release more glucose (gluconeogenesis) and stop consumption. Fructose 2, 6-bisphosphate mediates rapid hormonal regulation of glycolysis and gluconeogenesis.

E. Pyruvate is the product of both carbohydrate and amino acid catabolism that enters cellular respiration in the mitochondria when converted to acetyl-CoA catalyzed by the PDH complex. The first step in the PDH complex reaction is a decarboxylation reaction that cannot be catalyzed without the enzyme thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP). This coenzyme is a derivative of thiamine or vitamin B1.

Multiple or none can be the answers!

QUESTION 1

Gluconeogenesis

uses some of the same enzymes as glycolysis but in the reverse direction

uses all of the same enzymes as glycolysis but in the reverse dierection

Uses all of the same enzymes as glycolysis some in the same direction but some in the reverse direction

Does not use any of the same enzymes as glycolysis

QUESTION 2

Glycolysis is the process by which

Glucose is broken down to CO2

Energy is extracted from glucose

Glucose is reformed with a net gain in energy

Oxygen is reduced and a proton gradient is established across the mitochondrial membrane

QUESTION 3

In vivo regulation of a biochemical reaction often occurs via:

Mass action

Alterations in body temperature

Alterations in cytosolic pH

Allosteric interactions

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