gluconeogenesis, identify enzymes/steps that catalyze reactions that oppose/ bypass the irreversible steps of glycolysis

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Problem 9P: Comparing Glycolysis Entry Points for Sucrose Sucrose can enter glycolysis by either of two routes:...
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In the living cell, free energy made from
one reaction can be used to drive
another in an energetically unfavorable
direction, provided the two reactions
have a common intermediate (this is
termed the principle of common
intermediates).
Example: In glycolysis, glucose is
converted into pyruvate; in
gluconeogenesis, pyruvate is converted
into glucose. However, the actual AG for
the formation of pyruvate from glucose is
about -84 kJ/mol under typical cellular
conditions. Most of the decrease in free
energy in glycolysis takes place in three
essentially irreversible steps catalyzed by,
hexokinase, pyruvate kinase and
phosphofructokinase.
Using this example, (i) From
gluconeogenesis, identify enzymes/steps
that catalyze reactions that oppose/
bypass the irreversible steps of glycolysis
(ii) Use one of the 3 opposing reactions
(in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis) to
demonstrate the PRINCIPLE OF
COMMON INTERMEDIATES
Transcribed Image Text:In the living cell, free energy made from one reaction can be used to drive another in an energetically unfavorable direction, provided the two reactions have a common intermediate (this is termed the principle of common intermediates). Example: In glycolysis, glucose is converted into pyruvate; in gluconeogenesis, pyruvate is converted into glucose. However, the actual AG for the formation of pyruvate from glucose is about -84 kJ/mol under typical cellular conditions. Most of the decrease in free energy in glycolysis takes place in three essentially irreversible steps catalyzed by, hexokinase, pyruvate kinase and phosphofructokinase. Using this example, (i) From gluconeogenesis, identify enzymes/steps that catalyze reactions that oppose/ bypass the irreversible steps of glycolysis (ii) Use one of the 3 opposing reactions (in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis) to demonstrate the PRINCIPLE OF COMMON INTERMEDIATES
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