Biochemistry - ATP Synthesis and Fatty Acid Oxidation

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"Hold a true friend with both hands."

- (Proverb)

Membrane potential and the proton gradient

A.	are both required to make ATP
B.	are sufficient, separately, to make ATP from ADP + P_i;
C.	reinforce one another when respiratory inhibitors are present
D.	cancel one another when uncouplers are present

The irreversibility of the thiokinase reactions (formation of initial acyl-CoA)

A.	make this activation reaction the committed step on the pathway
B.	is due to the subsequent hydrolysis of the product
C.	applies only to even-chain fatty acids
D.	both (a) and (b)

Long-chain fatty acids are oxidized step-wise in one carbon units starting from the

How many molecules of acetyl-CoA are produced in oxidation of palmitic acid (C₁₆), which involves seven rounds of oxidation?

A.	6	B.	7
C.	8	D.	9

The oxidation of methanol (wood alcohol) in human retina tissue leads directly to the formation of

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