Fates of pyruvate US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Fates of pyruvate Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Anaerobic glycolysis produces a net of _____ NADH per glucose molecule
Answer: 2
Flashcard 2: _____ is a heavy metal that causes glycolysis to produce zero net ATP
Answer: Arsenic
Flashcard 3: What is the only metabolic pathway for generating ATP, anaerobically? _____
Answer: Glycolysis
Flashcard 4: Pyruvate kinase is regulated via positive feedback by _____ (glycolysis)
Answer: fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
Flashcard 5: Conversion of pyruvate -> lactate (Cori cycle) recycles one molecule of _____
Answer: NAD+
Flashcard 6: phosphofructokinase-2/fructose bisphosphatase-2 (PFK-2/FBP-2)
Answer:
Extra: balances glycolysis and gluconeogenesis F-2,6-BP
Flashcard 7: Where does glycolysis take place?
Answer: cytoplasm
Flashcard 8: glycolysis
Answer: phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1)
Flashcard 9: What enzyme converts pyruvate to lactate?
Answer: lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
Flashcard 10: glucokinase
Answer: first step of glycolysis and glycogen synthesis
Extra: tag glucose with phosphate so that it is trapped within the cell glucose G6P insulin liver and β cells of pancreas
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