UNE Biochem Unit 2 Exam Quizzes & Answers

UNE Biochem Unit 2 Exam Quizzes & Answers Glycolysis provides intermediates that can be used to make other necessary substrates. One example of this is the direct conversion of pyruvate to which of the following amino acids? a. proline b. threonine c. glutamate d. alanine alanine Which of the following best describes the net effect of the 8 steps of the TCA cycle? a. this process completely oxidizes an acetyl group to carbon dioxide b. this process directly converts pyruvate to succinate c. this process produces NAD+ and Q d. this process directly produces ATP for the cell this process completely oxidizes an acetyl group to carbon dioxide Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is highly regulated. The enzyme will be most active when which of the following compounds is high? a. pyruvate b. acetyl-CoA c. NADH d. malate pyruvate After a meal, Fructose 2, 6 bisphosphate levels are elevated. This compound will allosterically activate which of the following glycolytic enzymes? a. phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK1) b. phosphofructokinase-2 (PFK2) c. hexo