Question 1

In which stage of catabolism is the citric acid cycle found?

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Question 2

Draw the structure of a fatty acyl-CoA.

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Question 3

During the first stage of catabolism,proteins are converted to amino acids through an enzyme-catalyzed

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A) oxidation reaction. 
B) reduction reaction. 
C) isomerization reaction. 
D) acyl group transfer reaction. 
E) hydrolysis reaction.

Question 4

What enzyme catalyzes the conversion of glycerol-6-phosphate to dihydroxyacetone phosphate?

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Question 5

Which of the following is involved in the biosynthesis of amino acids?

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A) α-ketoglutarate 
B) pyruvate 
C) oxaloacetate 
D) 3-phosphoglycerate 
E) all of the above

Question 6

Why does phosphorylating a carboxylate make it more susceptible to nucleophilic attack?

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Question 7

Fatty acyl-CoA is converted to acteyl-CoA in a repeating pathway called

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A) glycolysis. 
B) b-oxidation. 
C) oxidative phosphorylation. 
D) the citric acid cycle. 
E) phosphoryl transfer.

Question 8

How many citric acid cycles would be needed to produce nine molecules of NADH?

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A) nine citric acid cycles 
B) one citric acid cycle 
C) two citric acid cycles 
D) four citric acid cycles 
E) three citric acid cycles

Question 9

In glycolysis,conversion of a molecule of glucose into 2 molecules of pyruvate results in a net production of ________ molecules of ATP.

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A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 6 
E) 12

Question 10

Describe what's happening mechanistically when glucose reacts with ATP to yield glucose-6-phosphate.

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Question 11

The first reaction in the b-oxidation pathway produces

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A) an a,b-unsaturated fatty acyl-CoA. 
B) a b-hydroxy fatty acyl-CoA. 
C) an a-hydroxy fatty acyl-CoA. 
D) a b-keto fatty acyl-CoA. 
E) an a-keto fatty acyl-CoA.

Question 12

Give the product from the beta-oxidation of a fatty acyl-CoA.

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Question 13

What coenzymes are required for the b-oxidation pathway?

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A) CoASH only 
B) FAD and CoASH only 
C) NAD+ and FAD only 
D) NAD+ and CoASH only 
E) FAD,NAD+,and CoASH

Question 14

Identify the first step of the citric acid cycle.

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A) Citrate is converted to isocitrate. 
B) Conjugate addition of water to the double bond of fumarate forms (S)-malate. 
C) Acetyl-CoA reacts with oxaloacetate to form citrate. 
D) FAD oxidizes succinate to fumarate. 
E) The secondary alcohol of isocitrate is oxidized to a ketone by NAD+ and the ketone loses CO2.

Question 15

A kinase is an enzyme that

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A) conversion of glycerol-6-phosphate to dihydroxyacetone phosphate. 
B) puts a phosphoryl group on its substrate. 
C) removes a phosphoryl group from its substrate. 
D) catalyzes an irreversible reaction near the beginning of the pathway. 
E) none of the above

Question 16

In what three areas of the body does first stage catabolism primarily occur?

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Question 17

For each molecule of NADH that undergoes oxidative phosphorylation,________ molecule(s)of ATP is (are)formed.

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A) 3 
B) 0 
C) 1 
D) 2 
E) 4

Question 18

Under anaerobic conditions in yeast cells,pyruvate is converted to acetaldehyde and ________,with the acetaldehyde being subsequently converted to ________ in a step that reoxidizes NADH to NAD⁺.

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Question 19

For every acetyl-CoA molecule that enters the citric acid cycle,________ molecules of ATP ultimately result when both the ATP generated directly by the cycle and ATP generated from oxidative phosphorylation of NAD and FADH2 are counted.

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A) 12 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 6 
E) 11

Question 20

In glycolysis,each molecule of glucose is converted to two molecules of

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A) pyruvate. 
B) acetaldehyde. 
C) 1,3-dihydroxyacetone. 
D) acetyl-CoA. 
E) glycerol.

Exam 24: The Organic Chemistry of the Metabolic Pathways

In which stage of catabolism is the citric acid cycle found?

Draw the structure of a fatty acyl-CoA.

During the first stage of catabolism,proteins are converted to amino acids through an enzyme-catalyzed

What enzyme catalyzes the conversion of glycerol-6-phosphate to dihydroxyacetone phosphate?

Which of the following is involved in the biosynthesis of amino acids?

Why does phosphorylating a carboxylate make it more susceptible to nucleophilic attack?

Fatty acyl-CoA is converted to acteyl-CoA in a repeating pathway called

How many citric acid cycles would be needed to produce nine molecules of NADH?

In glycolysis,conversion of a molecule of glucose into 2 molecules of pyruvate results in a net production of ________ molecules of ATP.

Describe what's happening mechanistically when glucose reacts with ATP to yield glucose-6-phosphate.

The first reaction in the b-oxidation pathway produces

Give the product from the beta-oxidation of a fatty acyl-CoA.

What coenzymes are required for the b-oxidation pathway?

Identify the first step of the citric acid cycle.

A kinase is an enzyme that

In what three areas of the body does first stage catabolism primarily occur?

For each molecule of NADH that undergoes oxidative phosphorylation,________ molecule(s) of ATP is (are) formed.

Under anaerobic conditions in yeast cells,pyruvate is converted to acetaldehyde and ,with the acetaldehyde being subsequently converted to in a step that reoxidizes NADH to NAD⁺.

For every acetyl-CoA molecule that enters the citric acid cycle,________ molecules of ATP ultimately result when both the ATP generated directly by the cycle and ATP generated from oxidative phosphorylation of NAD and FADH₂ are counted.

In glycolysis,each molecule of glucose is converted to two molecules of

Exam 24: The Organic Chemistry of the Metabolic Pathways

In which stage of catabolism is the citric acid cycle found?

Draw the structure of a fatty acyl-CoA.

During the first stage of catabolism,proteins are converted to amino acids through an enzyme-catalyzed

What enzyme catalyzes the conversion of glycerol-6-phosphate to dihydroxyacetone phosphate?

Which of the following is involved in the biosynthesis of amino acids?

Why does phosphorylating a carboxylate make it more susceptible to nucleophilic attack?

Fatty acyl-CoA is converted to acteyl-CoA in a repeating pathway called

How many citric acid cycles would be needed to produce nine molecules of NADH?

In glycolysis,conversion of a molecule of glucose into 2 molecules of pyruvate results in a net production of ________ molecules of ATP.

Describe what's happening mechanistically when glucose reacts with ATP to yield glucose-6-phosphate.

The first reaction in the b-oxidation pathway produces

Give the product from the beta-oxidation of a fatty acyl-CoA.

What coenzymes are required for the b-oxidation pathway?

Identify the first step of the citric acid cycle.

A kinase is an enzyme that

In what three areas of the body does first stage catabolism primarily occur?

For each molecule of NADH that undergoes oxidative phosphorylation,________ molecule(s) of ATP is (are) formed.

Under anaerobic conditions in yeast cells,pyruvate is converted to acetaldehyde and ________,with the acetaldehyde being subsequently converted to ________ in a step that reoxidizes NADH to NAD+.

For every acetyl-CoA molecule that enters the citric acid cycle,________ molecules of ATP ultimately result when both the ATP generated directly by the cycle and ATP generated from oxidative phosphorylation of NAD and FADH2 are counted.

In glycolysis,each molecule of glucose is converted to two molecules of

Under anaerobic conditions in yeast cells,pyruvate is converted to acetaldehyde and ,with the acetaldehyde being subsequently converted to in a step that reoxidizes NADH to NAD⁺.

For every acetyl-CoA molecule that enters the citric acid cycle,________ molecules of ATP ultimately result when both the ATP generated directly by the cycle and ATP generated from oxidative phosphorylation of NAD and FADH₂ are counted.