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ATP Synthesis and Fatty Acid Oxidation
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The oxidation of methanol (wood alcohol) in human retina tissue indirectly leads to
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A. pressure builds up
B. colour blindness
C. blindness
D. all of these
Correct Answer
blindness
ATP Synthesis and Fatty Acid Oxidation problems
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1. The oxidation of methanol (wood alcohol) in human retina tissue leads directly to the formation of
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A. formaldehyde
B. sugars
C. CO
2
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: formaldehyde
2. The enzymes of glycolysis in a eukaryotic cell are located in the
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A. intermembrane space
B. plasma membrane
C. cytosol
D. mitochondrial matrix
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Correct Answer: cytosol
3. The glycolytic pathway (glucose ? 2 pyruvate) is found
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A. in all living organisms
B. primarily in animals excluding particles
C. only in eukaryotes
D. only in yeast
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Correct Answer: in all living organisms
4. Why does the glycolytic pathway continue in the direction of glucose catabolism?
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A. There are essentially three irreversible reactions that act as the driving force for the pathway
B. High levels of ATP keep the pathway going in a forward direction
C. The enzymes of glycolysis only function in one direction
D. Glycolysis occurs in either direction
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Correct Answer: There are essentially three irreversible reactions that act as the driving force for the pathway
5. A kinase is an enzyme that
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A. removes phosphate groups of substrates
B. uses ATP to add a phosphate group to the substrate
C. uses NADH to change the oxidation state of the substrate
D. removes water from a double bond
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Correct Answer: uses ATP to add a phosphate group to the substrate
6. The transport of acyl-CoA for oxidation using a shuttle involves formation of the intermediate
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A. 3 acetyl-CoA
B. Acyl-coenzyme A
C. acyl-carnitine
D. None of these
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Correct Answer: acyl-carnitine
7. Where the acyl-CoA formed in the cytosol is transported for oxidation?
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A. Mitochondrial matrix
B. Microsomes
C. Endoplasmic reticulum
D. Remains in cytosol
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Correct Answer: Mitochondrial matrix
8. The maximum energy per gram on oxidization is yielded from
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A. fat
B. protein
C. glycogen
D. starch
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Correct Answer: fat
9. Each cycle of ?-oxidation produces
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A. 1 FADH
2
, 1 NAD
+
, and 1 acetyl-CoA
B. 1 FADH
2
, 1 NADH and 1 acetyl-CoA
C. 1 FADH
2
, 1 NADH and 2 CO
2
molecules
D. 1 FAD, 1 NAD
+
and 2 CO
2
molecules
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Correct Answer: 1 FADH
2
, 1 NADH and 1 acetyl-CoA
10. Long-chain fatty acids are oxidized step-wise in one carbon units starting from the
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A. carboxyl end
B. aliphatic end
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: carboxyl end
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