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- Enolase catalyzes the reversible reaction shown below. Draw the detailed mechanism for the reaction that occurs in gluconeogenesis, namely the reaction of phosphoenolpyruvate to form 2-phosphoglycerate (the reverse direction in the reaction below).Trace the pathway of [1-14C]pyruvate through gluconeogenesis. Use an asterisk to indicate the location of 14C in all intermediates and in the final gluconeogenesis product, glucose. CH₂ -C=0 Coo [1-1C]Pyruvate CH,OPO H-C-OH C-OPO || 1,3-Bisphospho- glycerate ↑ -coo -CH₂ KC=0 -Coo Oxaloacetate CH,OPO H-C-OH COO 3-Phosphoglycerate CH₂ -OPO OP COO Phosphoenolpyruvate CH,OH H-C-OPO COO 2-PhosphoglycerateHexokinase catalyzes the first step of glycolysis, in which glucose is phosphorylated to form glucose‑6‑phosphate. Give two reasons why a Mg2+ cation is required to facilitate this reaction.
- The inilial reactions in the biosynthesis of the amino acid aspartate at 298 K are: Carbamoyphoephate Cartamoyi + phosphate ADP + phoaphate - ATP AO=-12,300 calmol AG-T800 calimol Which of the following statements is gorrect? A) The energy which is released fron the conversion of 1 mole of carbamoyphosphate to carbamoyl+ phosphate (P) in reaction I is sufficient to drive the synthesis of 1 mole of ATP in reaction II. B) AG for the reaction Carbamoyphosphate + Carbamoyl + phosphate is +123 kcalimol. c) AHP for reaction I cannot be detemined trom the information given. D) Al of the above. E) None of the above.In the first stage of glycolysis, fructose-1,6-bisphosphate iscleaved to form glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate. The latter molecule can then be converted to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. Illustrate themechanisms whereby these reactions occurPropose a mechanism for the conversion of glucose 6-phosphate into fructose 6- phosphate by phosphoglucose isomerase based on the mechanism of triose phosphate isomerase.
- Phosphoglycerate mutase (PGM) catalyzes the interconversion of 3-phosphoglycerate (3PG) and 2-phosphoglycerate (2PG) in the glycolytic and gluconeogenic pathways. a) To what enzyme class does PGM belong? b) There are two distinct classes of PGM, one which is dependent on 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate (2,3-BPG), dPGM, and one which is not, iPGM. dPGM uses acid base chemistry and a phosphorylated histidine residue to interconvert 3PG and 2PG. The dPGM reaction proceeds with formation of 2,3-BPG as an intermediate. Propose a mechanism for the dPGM-catalyzed conversion of 3PG to 2PG that is consistent with this information. c) What is the purpose of 2,3-BPG (i.e., why does dPGM require it)?Describe the reaction and the products that would occur if transketolase acred upon a pentose aldose and a hexose ketose. pentose phosphate pathwayThe glucose/glucose-6-phosphate substrate cycle involves distinct reactions of glycolysis and gluconcogenesis that interconvert these two metabolites. Assume that under physiological conditions, [ATP] = [ADP] and [Pi] =1 mM. Consider the following glycolytic reaction catalyzed by hexokinase: ATP + glucose = AG' = -16.7 kJ/mol ADP + glucose-6-phosphate (a) Calculate the equilibrium constant (K) for this reaction at 298 K, and from that, calculate the maximum [glucose-6-phosphate]/[glucose] ratio that would exist under conditions where the reaction is still thermody- namically favorable. (b) The reverse of this interconversion in gluconeogenesis is catalyzed by glucose-6-phosphatase: glucose-6-phosphate + H,0 = glucose + P, AGr = -13.8 kJ/mol K= 262 for this reaction. Calculate the maximum ratio of [glucose]/ [glucose-6-phosphate] that would exist under conditions where the reaction is still thermodynamically favorable. (c) Under what cellular conditions would both directions in the…
- Write balanced chemical equations for each of the following: (a) anaerobic glycolysis of 1 mole of sucrose, cleaved initially by sucrose phosphorylase; (b) aerobic glycolysis of 1 mole of maltose; (c) fermentation of one glucose residue in starch to ethanol, with the initial cleavage involving a-amylase.Refer to Figure, which indicates ∆G for each glycolytic reaction under intracellular conditions. Assume that glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase was inhibited with iodoacetate, which reacts with its active site cysteine sulfhydryl group. Which glycolytic intermediate would you expect to accumulate most rapidly, and why?Choose the enzyme and cofactors involved in the reaction of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate to fructose-6-phosphate in gluconeogenesis. H H-TOPO Fo HOTH HDH HOH MOTOPOP K E H-TOH H OPO Problem 3 of 17 A B Q D E fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase phosphoglucose isomerase glucose-6-phosphatase phosphoglycerate kinase hexokinase