- In order for amino acids to be oxidized for energy, the amine group (NH2) must be removed. T/F
- There are NO nutritionally complete proteins. All animal products should be eaten with plant material to make a nutritionally complete protein. T/F
- The process of breaking triglycerides down into glycerol and fatty acids is known as ________.
- Which hormone directs essentially all the events of the absorptive state?
- T or F,, a peptide bond is cleaved by agents that denature proteins such as heat and mechanical mixing
- T or F,, the liver is the site where insulin is produced by B-cells
- T or F,, Amino acids with non-polar side chains (alanine, methionine) can most likely be found on the surface of proteins that interact with lipids
- __________ are considered "bad" cholesterol; high blood levels are believed to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
- T or F,, the information required for the correct folding of a protein is contained in the specific sequence of amino acids along the polypeptide chain
- T or F,,, globular proteins include collagen and elastin
- T or F,, pyruvate kinase catalyzes the addition of a phosphate group to a molecule
- T or F,, transcription and translation both occur in the nucleus of the cell
- T or F,, fifteen ATP molecules are produced from the oxidation of three molecules of acetyl CoA
- chromosomes begin to decondense *a. metaphaseb. anaphasec. telophased. prometaphasee. prophase
- During translation ________ is responsible for bringing the correct amino acids to the _____ site of protein synthesis
- T or F, In the ETC , each component is oxidized as it accepts and electron and reduced as it passes an electron on to the next chain
- All of these are considered catabolic pathways EXCEPT which of the following- hydrolysis of complex molecules- conversion of precursor molecules into more complex molecules- conversion of building blocks to simple intermediates- oxidation of AcetyL CoA
- T or F,, hexokinase only occurs in specific locations
- Catabolic reactions are degradative_________, and typically oxidative
- T or F,, a holoenzyme refers to an active enzyme without its protein component while an apoenzyme refers to an inactive enzyme with its protein component