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Glycolysis
Page: 528 Difficulty: 2
Glycolysis is the name given to a metabolic pathway occurring in many different cell types. It consists of 11 enzymatic steps that convert glucose to lactic acid. Glycolysis is an example of:
aerobic metabolism.
anabolic metabolism.
a net reductive process.
fermentation.
oxidative phosphorylation.
Glycolysis
Pages: 528-531 Difficulty: 1
The anaerobic conversion of 1 mol of glucose to 2 mol of lactate by fermentation is accompanied by a net gain of:
1 mol of ATP.
1 mol of NADH.
2 mol of ATP.
2 mol of NADH.
none of the above.
Fates of pyruvate under anaerobic conditions: fermentation
Page: 530 Difficulty: 1
During strenuous exercise, the NADH formed in the glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase reaction in skeletal muscle must be reoxidized to NAD+ if glycolysis is to continue. The most important reaction involved in the reoxidation of NADH is:
dihydroxyacetone phosphate glycerol 3-phosphate
glucose 6-phosphate fructose 6-phosphate
isocitrate -ketoglutarate
oxaloacetate malate
pyruvate lactate
Fates of pyruvate under anaerobic conditions: fermentation
Pages: 528-531 Difficulty: 2
If glucose labeled with 14C in C-1 were fed to yeast carrying out the ethanol fermentation, where would the 14C label be in the products?
In C-1 of ethanol and CO2
In C-1 of ethanol only
In C-2 (methyl group) of ethanol only
In C-2 of ethanol and CO2
In CO2 only
Glycolysis
Pages: 531-538 Difficulty: 2
The conversion of 1 mol of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate to 2 mol of pyruvate by the glycolytic pathway results in a net formation of:
1 mol of NAD+ and 2 mol of ATP.
1 mol of NADH and 1 mol of ATP.
2 mol of NAD+ and 4 mol of ATP.
2 mol of NADH and 2 mol of ATP.
2 mol of NADH and 4 mol of ATP.
Fates of pyruvate under anaerobic conditions: fermentation
Pages: 531-538 Difficulty: 3
In an anaerobic muscle preparation, lactate formed from glucose labeled in C-3 and C-4 would be labeled in:
all three carbon atoms.
only the carbon atom carrying the OH.
only the carboxyl carbon atom.
only the methyl carbon atom.
the methyl and carboxyl carbon atoms.
Glycolysis
Page: 530 Difficulty: 2
Which of the following statements is not true concerning glycolysis in anaerobic muscle?
Fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase is one of the enzymes of the pathway.
It is an endergonic process.
It results in net synthesis of ATP.
It results in synthesis of NADH.
Its rate is slowed by a high [ATP]/[ADP] ratio.
Glycolysis
Pages: 530-531 Difficulty: 2
When a muscle is stimulated to contract aerobically, less lactic acid is formed than when it contracts anaerobically because:
glycolysis does not occur to significant extent under aerobic conditions.
muscle is metabolically less active under aerobic than anaerobic conditions.
the lactic acid generated is rapidly incorporated into lipids under aerobic conditions.
under aerobic conditions in muscle, the major energy-yielding pathway is the pentose phosphate pathway, which does not produce lactate.
under aerobic conditions, most of the pyruvate generated as a result of glycolysis is oxidized by the citric acid cycle rather than reduced to lactate.
Glycolysis
Pages: 530-531 Difficulty: 1
Glycolysis in the erythrocyte produces pyruvate that is further metabolized to:
CO2.
ethanol.
glucose.
hemoglobin.
lactate.
Glycolysis
Page: 532 Difficulty: 2
When a mixture of glucose 6-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate is incubated with the enzyme phosphohexose isomerase, the final mixture contains twice as much glucose 6-phosphate as fructose 6-phosphate. Which one of the following statements is most nearly correct, when applied to the reaction below? (R = 8.315 J/mol·K and T = 298 K)
Glucose 6-phosphate fructose 6-phosphate
G'° is +1.7 kJ/mol.
G'° is –1.7 kJ/mol.
G'° is incalculably large and negative.
G'° is incalculably large and positive.
G'° is zero.
Glycolysis
Page: 534 Difficulty: 2
In glycolysis, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate is converted to two products with a standard free-energy change (G'°) of 23.8 kJ/mol. Under what conditions (encountered in a normal cell) will the free-energy change (G) be negative, enabling the reaction to proceed to the right?
If the concentrations of the two products are high relative to that of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate.
The reaction will not go to the right spontaneously under any conditions because the G'° is positive.
Under standard conditions, enough energy is released to drive the reaction to the right.
When there is a high concentration of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate relative to the concentration of products.
When there is a high concentration of products relative to the concentration of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate.
Glycolysis
Page: 535 Difficulty: 3
Glucose labeled with 14C in C-1 and C-6 gives rise in glycolysis to pyruvate labeled in:
A and C.
all three carbons.
its carbonyl carbon.
its carboxyl carbon.
its methyl carbon.
Glycolysis
Page: 535 Difficulty: 2
If glucose labeled with 14C at C-1 (the aldehyde carbon) were metabolized in the liver, the first radioactive pyruvate formed would be labeled in:
all three carbons.
both A and C.
its carbonyl carbon.
its carboxyl carbon.
its methyl carbon.
Fates of pyruvate under anaerobic conditions: fermentation
Page: 535 Difficulty: 2
In an anaerobic muscle preparation, lactate formed from glucose labeled in C-2 would be labeled in:
all three carbon atoms.
only the carbon atom carrying the OH.
only the carboxyl carbon atom.
only the methyl carbon atom.
the methyl and carboxyl carbon atoms.
Fates of pyruvate under anaerobic conditions: fermentation
Page: 535 Difficulty: 2
If glucose labeled with 14C in C-3 is metabolized to lactate via fermentation, the lactate will contain 14C in:
all three carbon atoms.
only the carbon atom carrying the OH.
only the carboxyl carbon atom.
only the methyl carbon atom.
the methyl and carboxyl carbon atoms.
Fates of pyruvate under anaerobic conditions: fermentation
Page: 535 Difficulty: 2
Which of these cofactors participates directly in most of the oxidation-reduction reactions in the fermentation of glucose to lactate?
ADP
ATP
FAD/FADH2
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
NAD+/NADH
Fates of pyruvate under anaerobic conditions: fermentation
Page: 535 Difficulty: 1
In comparison with the resting state, actively contracting human muscle tissue has a:
higher concentration of ATP.
higher rate of lactate formation.
lower consumption of glucose.
lower rate of consumption of oxygen
lower ratio of NADH to NAD+.
Glycolysis
Pages: 535-538 Difficulty: 2
The steps of glycolysis between glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and 3-phosphoglycerate involve all of the following except:
ATP synthesis.
catalysis by phosphoglycerate kinase.
oxidation of NADH to NAD+.
the formation of 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate.
utilization of Pi.
Glycolysis
Page: 536 Difficulty: 2
The first reaction in glycolysis that results in the formation of an energy-rich compound (in other words, a compound whose hydrolysis has a highly negative G'°) is catalyzed by:
glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase.
hexokinase.
phosphofructokinase-1.
phosphoglycerate kinase.
triose phosphate isomerase.
Glycolysis
Page: 536 Difficulty: 1
Which of the following is a cofactor in the reaction catalyzed by glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase?
ATP
Cu2+
heme
NAD+
NADP+
Glycolysis
Page: 537 Difficulty: 3
In the phosphoglycerate mutase reaction, the side chain of which amino acid in the enzyme is transiently phosphorylated as part of the reaction?
serine
threonine
tyrosine
histidine
arginine
Glycolysis
Page: 538 Difficulty: 2
Inorganic fluoride inhibits enolase. In an anaerobic system that is metabolizing glucose as a substrate, which of the following compounds would you expect to increase in concentration following the addition of fluoride?
2-phosphoglycerate
Glucose
Glyoxylate
Phosphoenolpyruvate
Pyruvate
Feeder pathways for glycolysis
Page: 543 Difficulty: 1
Glycogen is converted to monosaccharide units by:
glucokinase.
glucose-6-phosphatase
glycogen phosphorylase.
glycogen synthase.
glycogenase.
Feeder pathways for glycolysis
Page: 545 Difficulty: 3
Galactosemia is a genetic error of metabolism associated with:
deficiency of galactokinase.
deficiency of UDP-glucose.
deficiency of UDP-glucose: galactose 1-phosphate uridylyltransferase.
excessive ingestion of galactose.
inability to digest lactose.
Fates of pyruvate under anaerobic conditions: fermentation
Pages: 546-547 Difficulty: 2
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Aerobically, oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate forms acetate that enters the citric acid cycle.
In anaerobic muscle, pyruvate is converted to lactate.
In yeast growing anaerobically, pyruvate is converted to ethanol.
Reduction of pyruvate to lactate regenerates a cofactor essential for glycolysis.
Under anaerobic conditions, pyruvate does not form because glycolysis does not occur.
Fates of pyruvate under anaerobic conditions: fermentation
Pages: 546-547 Difficulty: 2
The ultimate electron acceptor in the fermentation of glucose to ethanol is:
acetaldehyde.
acetate.
ethanol.
NAD+.
pyruvate.
Fates of pyruvate under anaerobic conditions: fermentation
Pages: 546-547 Difficulty: 2
In the alcoholic fermentation of glucose by yeast, thiamine pyrophosphate is a coenzyme required by:
aldolase.
hexokinase.
lactate dehydrogenase.
pyruvate decarboxylase.
transaldolase.
Gluconeogenesis
Pages: 551-552 Difficulty: 2
Which of the following compounds cannot serve as the starting material for the synthesis of glucose via gluconeogenesis?
acetate
glycerol
lactate
oxaloacetate
-ketoglutarate
Gluconeogenesis
Page: 553 Difficulty: 2
An enzyme used in both glycolysis and gluconeogenesis is:
3-phosphoglycerate kinase.
glucose 6-phosphatase.
hexokinase.
phosphofructokinase-1.
pyruvate kinase.
Gluconeogenesis
Page: 553 Difficulty: 2
Which one of the following statements about gluconeogenesis is false?
For starting materials, it can use carbon skeletons derived from certain amino acids.
It consists entirely of the reactions of glycolysis, operating in the reverse direction.
It employs the enzyme glucose 6-phosphatase.
It is one of the ways that mammals maintain normal blood glucose levels between meals.
It requires metabolic energy (ATP or GTP).
Gluconeogenesis
Page: 555 Difficulty: 2
All of the following enzymes involved in the flow of carbon from glucose to lactate (glycolysis) are also involved in the reversal of this flow (gluconeogenesis) except:
3-phosphoglycerate kinase.
aldolase.
enolase.
phosphofructokinase-1.
phosphoglucoisomerase.
Gluconeogenesis
Pages: 556-557 Difficulty: 2
In humans, gluconeogenesis:
can result in the conversion of protein into blood glucose.
helps to reduce blood glucose after a carbohydrate-rich meal.
is activated by the hormone insulin
is essential in the conversion of fatty acids to glucose.
requires the enzyme hexokinase.
Gluconeogenesis
Pages: 556-557 Difficulty: 2
Which of the following substrates cannot contribute to net gluconeogenesis in mammalian liver?
alanine
glutamate
palmitate
pyruvate
-ketoglutarate
The pentose phosphate pathway of glucose oxidation
Page: 558 Difficulty: 2
Which of the following statements about the pentose phosphate pathway is correct?
It generates 36 mol of ATP per mole of glucose consumed.
It generates 6 moles of CO2 for each mole of glucose consumed.
It is a reductive pathway; it consumes NADH.
It is present in plants, but not in animals.
It provides precursors for the synthesis of nucleotides.
The pentose phosphate pathway of glucose oxidation
Page: 558 Difficulty: 2
The main function of the pentose phosphate pathway is to:
give the cell an alternative pathway should glycolysis fail.
provide a mechanism for the utilization of the carbon skeletons of excess amino acids.
supply energy.
supply NADH.
supply pentoses and NADPH.
The pentose phosphate pathway of glucose oxidation
Page: 558 Difficulty: 2
The metabolic function of the pentose phosphate pathway is to:
act as a source of ADP biosynthesis.
generate NADPH and pentoses for the biosynthesis of fatty acids and nucleic acids.
participate in oxidation-reduction reactions during the formation of H2O.
provide intermediates for the citric acid cycle.
synthesize phosphorus pentoxide.
The pentose phosphate pathway of glucose oxidation
Pages: 558-560 Difficulty: 2
Which of the following statements about the pentose phosphate pathway is incorrect?
It generates CO2 from C-1 of glucose.
It involves the conversion of an aldohexose to an aldopentose.
It is prominent in lactating mammary glands.
It is principally directed toward the generation of NADPH.
It requires the participation of molecular oxygen.
The pentose phosphate pathway of glucose oxidation
Pages: 558-560 Difficulty: 2
Glucose breakdown in certain mammalian and bacterial cells can occur by mechanisms other than classic glycolysis. In most of these, glucose 6-phosphate is oxidized to 6-phosphogluconate, which is then further metabolized by:
an aldolase-type split to form glyceric acid and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.
an aldolase-type split to form glycolic acid and erythrose 4-phosphate.
conversion to 1,6-bisphosphogluconate.
decarboxylation to produce keto- and aldopentoses.
oxidation to a six-carbon dicarboxylic acid.
The pentose phosphate pathway of glucose oxidation
Pages: 558-560 Difficulty: 2
Which of the following enzymes acts in the pentose phosphate pathway?
6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase
Aldolase
Glycogen phosphorylase
Phosphofructokinase-1
Pyruvate kinase
The pentose phosphate pathway of glucose oxidation
Pages: 558-560 Difficulty: 3
The oxidation of 3 mol of glucose by the pentose phosphate pathway may result in the production of:
2 mol of pentose, 4 mol of NADPH, and 8 mol of CO2.
3 mol of pentose, 4 mol of NADPH, and 3 mol of CO2.
3 mol of pentose, 6 mol of NADPH, and 3 mol of CO2.
4 mol of pentose, 3 mol of NADPH, and 3 mol of CO2.
4 mol of pentose, 6 mol of NADPH, and 6 mol of CO2.
The pentose phosphate pathway of glucose oxidation
Pages: 558-560 Difficulty: 2
Glucose, labeled with 14C in different carbon atoms, is added to a crude extract of a tissue rich in the enzymes of the pentose phosphate pathway. The most rapid production of 14CO2 will occur when the glucose is labeled in:
C-1.
C-3.
C-4.
C-5.
C-6.
The pentose phosphate pathway of glucose oxidation
Pages: 558-560 Difficulty: 2
In a tissue that metabolizes glucose via the pentose phosphate pathway, C-1 of glucose would be expected to end up principally in:
carbon dioxide.
glycogen.
phosphoglycerate.
pyruvate.
ribulose 5-phosphate.
Explanation / Answer
Q1). D. Fermentation.
Glycolysis is an anaerobic pathway, which does not need oxygen similar to fermentation.
Q2). c. 2 mol of ATP.
Q3). E. pyruvate lactate
Q4). In C-2 (methyl group) of ethanol only
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