3.3) Discuss the steps of gluconeogenesis that differ from glycolysis and explain how these steps contribute to produce glucose. (P3.3)
The progressions of gluconeogenesis and glycolysis are well thought-out, gluconeogenesis might be deliberated for instance the difficulty of glycolysis excluding for a certain steps.
The steps that be variance. They are;
•In glycolysis the difficulty of the similar reaction, glucose to glucose-6- phosphate is approving out by the enzyme hexokinase. In gluconeogenesis, the conversion of glucose- 1, 6-phosphate to glucose is approving out by the enzyme glucose -6- phosphatase.
• In the 2nd step, in glycolysis the conversion of fructose-6- phosphate to fructose 1, 6 bisphosphate is catalyzing by the enzyme phosphofructokinases.
In gluconeogenesis the transformation of fructose 1, 6- bisphosphate to fructose-6-phosphate is catalyzing through the enzyme fructose 1, 6 bisphosphatase. .
• In the 3rd step, there is an alteration among pyruvate and phosphoenol pyruvate. In gluconeogenesis, the transformation of pyruvate to phosphoenol pyruvate is through the composite oxaloacetate.
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Selected Answer: C. glycolysis Answers: A. glycogenesis B. glycogenolysis
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