Which one of the following enzymes provides a link between glycolysis and the citric acid cycle ?
(A) Lactate dehydrogenase
(B) Pyruvate kinase
(C) Citrate synthase
(D) Pyruvate dehydrogenase
The uptake of glucose by the liver increase following a carbohydrate meal because____________?
(A) There is increase in phosphorylation of glucose by glucokinase
(B) GLUT-2 stimulated by insulin
(C) Glucokinase has a low Km for glucose
(D) Hexokinase in liver has a high affinity for glucose
The citric acid cycle is the final pathway for oxidation of______________?
(A) Enzymes
(B) Vitamins
(C) Minerals
(D) None of the above
In prolonged starvation the main nergy source of brain is_____________?
(A) Glucose
(B) Ketone bodies
(C) Fructose
(D) Fatty acids
Which of the following enzymes use NADP as coenzyme ________________?
(A) Glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase
(B) Lactate dehydrogenase
(C) Glucose 6-Phosphate dehydrogenase
(D) Beta hydroxy acyl CoA dehydrogenase
An essential for the conversion of glucose to glycogen in liver is____________?
(A) UTP
(B) GTP
(C) Pyruvate Kinase
(D) Guanosine
Major contribution towards gluconeogenesis is by____________?
(A) Lactate
(B) Glycerol
(C) Ketones
(D) Alanine
The tissue with the highest glycogen content (mg/100gm)_____________?
(A) Liver
(B) Muscle
(C) Kidneys
(D) Testes
Glucose can be synthesized from all except_____________?
(A) Amino acids
(B) Glycerol
(C) Acetoacetate
(D) Lactic acid
The first product of glycogenolysis is_____________?
(A) Glucose 6 phosphatase
(B) Glucose 1,6 diphosphatase
(C) Glucose 1- phosphatase
(D) Fructose 1- phosphatase