Published by at April 3, 2022 SCI260–IntroductiontoBiochemistryLesson5Inthisweek’sclass,wediscussedgluconeogenesis,glycogenmetabolism,andthepentosephosphatepathwayandtheirrolesinglucosemetabolism.BasedonthetopicsdiscussedinLecture#5,pleaseanswereachofthefollowingquestions. 1. Whichenzyme-catalyzedreactionsaresharedbetweenthegluconeogenesisandglycolysispathways?(Note:justprovidethenameoftheenzymethatcatalyzeseachofthesharedreactions). 2. Whyaresomeenzymesneededonlyinthegluconeogenesispathwayandnotintheglycolysispathway? 3. Whichoneofthefollowingreactionsonlyoccursduringgluconeogenesis(i.e.,notduringglycolysis)? a. 1,3-bisphosphglycerateinto3-phosphoglycerateb. Glucose6-phosphateintofructose6-phosphatec. OxaloacetateintoPhosphoenolpyruvated. PhosphoenolpyruvateintoPyruvate 4. Anincreaseinglucagonlevelscan__________.a. Promotethedegradationofglycogen(i.e.,glycogenolysis)b. Occursduringthefastingstate(starvation)c. Promotesthesynthesisofglycogend. AandB 5. Ahighschoolgirlwhoisself-consciousaboutherappearancehasbeenfastingforseveraldaystofitintoadresssheintentionallyboughtasizetoosmallforaschooldance.Whichofherorgans/tissuesisproducingtheglucosethatisbeingsynthesizedthroughgluconeogenesis? a. Redbloodcellsb. Musclesc. Liverd. Brain 6. […]