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What is the intermediate that can be channeled into 4 different pathways in the carbohydrate metabolism   Glucose,6-phostphate  
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what happens under anaerobic conditions if the cell is in need of energy   fermentation of pyruvate to lactate to recylce NADH for glycolysis  
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What are the regulated enzymes in glycolysis   hexokinase, phosphofructokinase-1, pyruvate kinase  
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What are the regulated enzymes in gluconeogenesis   pyruvate carboxylase, fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase, glucose 6-phosphatase  
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What are the regulated enzymes in glycogen metabolism   glycogen synthase, glycogen phosphorylase  
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What are the regulated enzymes in the PPP (pentose phosphate pathway)   glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase  
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what is the main purpose of glucose   energy for cns  
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what is the main purpose of glycogen   short term energy storage  
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what is the main purpose of ribose 5-phosphate   nucleotide precursors, antioxidants, biosynthesis  
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what is the main purpose of lactate and pyruvate   energy  
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in general, what are the types of regulatory mechanisms   allosteric regulation, hormone action, isoenzymes, occurance restricted to certain tissues or organelles  
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list specific regulation for hexokinase   hexokinase IV has higher Km and is inhibited by fructose 6-phosphate (formed under gluconeogenic conditions),hexokinase I-III inhibited by glucose 6-phostphate  
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list specific regulation for phosphofructokinase-1   -allosterically activated by AMP,ADP, and fructose 2,6-bisphosphate. break down is stimulated by glucagon. -indirectly activated by insulin and inhibited by glucagon -allosterically inhibited by ATP and citrate  
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list specific regulation for pyruvate kinase   -allosterically inhibited by ATP, acetyl-CoA, long chain fatty acid -allosterically activated by fructose 1,6-bisphosphate -in liver, inhibited by glucagon  
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list specific regulation for pyruvate carboxylase   allosterically activated by acetyl-CoA  
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list specific regulation for fructose 1,6-bisphosphate   -inhibited by fructose 2,6-bisphosphate -formation stimulated by insulin -indirectly inhibited by insulin and activated by glucagon  
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list specific regulation for glucose 6-phosphate   -expressed in liver and renal cortex -located in endoplasmatic reticulum  
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list specific regulation for glycogen phosphorylase   -activated by glucagon(liver, epinephrine(skel muscle), Ca2+, AMP -inhibited by insulin, glucose, ATP  
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list specific regulation for glycogen synthase   -actication by insulin, glucose, glucose 6-phosphate -inhibited by epinephrine, glucagon  
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list specific regulation for glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase   allosterically stimulated by NADP  
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what is the general function of insulin   lower blood glucose if level is greater than 4-5mM  
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what is the general function of glucagon   increase blood glucose if level is less than 4-5mM  
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what is the general function of epinephrine   fight or flight hormone, activate energy storage for increased ATP requirement in skel. muscle  
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which enzyme activities of the carbohydrate metabolism is affected by insulin   -glycogen phosphorylase inhibited -glycogen sunthase stimulated -phosphofructokinase-1 stimulated -fructose 1,6-bisphosphate inhibited  
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which enzyme activities of the carbohydrate metabolism is affected by glucagon   -phosphofructokinase-1 inhibited -fructose 1,6 bisphosphate stimulated -pyruvate kinase inhibited -glycogen phosphorylase stimulated -glycogen synthase inhibited  
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which enzyme activities of the carbohydrate metabolism is affected by epinephrine   -glycogen phosphorylase stimulated -glycogen synthase inhibited  
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Name the minerals and vitamins important for carbohydrate metabolism   Mg2+, Biotin, thiamine, Niacin  
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importance of Mg2+   needed for enzymes of glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, and oxidative phase of PPP  
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importance of biotin   pyruvate carboxylase  
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importance of thiamine   transketolase  
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importance of Niacin   part of coenzymes NAD and NADP -dehydrogenases  
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what are the signs and dangers of the blood glucose level being too low   -signs of hunger, subtle neurological signs, trembling, sweating -if lower: lethargy, convulsions, coma -very low: permanent brain damage, death  
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where in the cell do the reactions of A) glycolysis and B)gluconeogenesis   A)all reactions in cytoplasm B)fist step in mitochondria(pyruvate carboxylase) rest in cytoplasm  
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describe what happens in glycolysis   glucose is converted to (2) pyruvate under production of 2 ATP and 2 NADH  
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describe what happens in gluconeogenesis   glucose is formed from two pyruvate requiring the energy of 6 ATP and reduction provided by 2 NADH  
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what happens in the preparatory phase of glycolysis   2 ATP are invested to phosphorylate glucose which is then converted to 2 glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate  
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what happens in the pay-off phase of glycolysis   glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate is converted to pyruvate and oxidized yeilding NADH. 2 ATP are formed  
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which reactions are irreversible in glycolysis and what are the enzymes catalyzing   -glucose -> glucose 6-P (hexokinase,glucokinase) -fructose 6-P ->fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (phosphofroctokinase-1) -phosphoenolpyruvate(PEP)->pyruvate (pyruvate kinase)  
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which reactions are irreversible in gluconeogenesis and what are the enzymes catalyzing   -pyruvate->oxaloacetate(pyruvate carboxylase) -oxaloacetate->PEP (PEP carboxylase) -fructose 1,6-bisphosphate -> fructose 6-P (fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase) -glucose 6-P ->glucose (glucose 6-phosphatase)  
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what is the minimum amount of carbons needed as a precursor for gluconeogenesis   3  
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which enzymes of glycolysis are regulated   hexokinase, phosphofructokinase-1,pyruvate kinase  
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which enzymes of gluconeogenesis are regulated   pyruvate carboxylase, fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase, glucose 6-phosphatase  
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define glucagon   hormone that has the function to increase blood glucose concentration  
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define gluconeogenesis   anabolic pathway that leads to the production of glucose from precursors  
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define glycogen   carbohydrate polymer consisting of glucose building blocks (branched homo)  
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define glycolysis   catabolic pathway in which glucose is broken to pyruvate under formation of ATP and NADH  
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define glycogenolysis   catabolic pathway that least to defradation of glycogen to glucose 1-phosphate  
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define glycogenesis   anabolic pathway leading to the formation of glycogen  
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define glycogenin   protein needed to start the formation of glycogen  
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