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  • Question

  • The main site for gluconeogenesis is


  • Options
  • A. kidney
  • B. liver
  • C. brain
  • D. muscle

  • Correct Answer
  • liver 

    • Carbohydrate problems

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    • 1. Saliva contains all of the following except

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    • A. hormones
    • B. amylase
    • C. bacteria-killing enzymes
    • D. antibodies
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    • 2. Humans are unable to digest

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    • A. starch
    • B. complex carbohydrates
    • C. denatured proteins
    • D. cellulose
      • Discuss
    • 3. Hexokinase activity in glycolysis is inhibited by

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    • A. glucose 6- phosphate
    • B. fructose 6-phosphate
    • C. fructose 1,6 biphosphate
    • D. phosphofructokinase
      • Discuss
    • 4. The cells dependent solely on glucose as an energy source are

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    • A. muscle cells
    • B. brain cells
    • C. kidney cells
    • D. liver cells
      • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following can act as precursors for gluconeogenesis?

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    • A. Lactate
    • B. Glycerol
    • C. Alanine
    • D. All of these
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    • 6. Which of the following compounds is responsible for coordinated regulation of glucose and glycogen metabolism?

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    • A. NAD+
    • B. Fructose 2,6 bisphosphate
    • C. Acetyl-CoA
    • D. Fructose 1,6 bisphosphate
      • Discuss
    • 7. The NAG6 substrate is hydrolyzed by human lysozyme to form

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    • A. 6 glucosamines + 6 acetic acids
    • B. NAG4 + NAG2
    • C. NAG3 + NAG3
    • D. NAG3
      • Discuss
    • 8. The conversion of pyruvate to oxaloacetate

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    • A. requires biotin
    • B. involves the fixation of carbon dioxide
    • C. occurs in the mitochondria
    • D. all of the above
      • Discuss
    • 9. The glycosidic bond

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    • A. in maltose is not hydrolyzed in lactose intolerant humans
    • B. in sucrose is hydrolyzed by bees
    • C. joins glucose and fructose to form sucrose
    • D. both (b) and (c)
      • Discuss
    • 10. Pyruvate is initially converted to which of the following in the gluconeogenesis?

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    • A. Glycerol
    • B. Phosphoenol pyruvate
    • C. Oxaloacetate
    • D. Acetyl CoA
      • Discuss

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