Biochemistry - Glycolysis

Exercise : Glycolysis - Section 1
  • Glycolysis - Section 1
16.
Which of the following could act as an uncoupler of electron transport and ATP synthesis?
The Fo base-piece of ATP synthase (without the Fl subunit)
Dinitrophenol
neither (a) nor (b)
Both (a) and (b)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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17.
Which of the following is not a mechanism for altering the flux of metabolites through the rate-determining step of a pathway?
Allosteric control of the enzyme activity
Diffusional coupling between adjacent active sites
Genetic control of the enzyme concentration
Covalent modification of the enzyme
Answer: Option
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18.
Phosphofructokinase, the major flux-controlling enzyme of glycolysis is allosterically inhibited and activated respectively by
ATP and PEP
AMP and Pi
ATP and ADP
Citrate and ATP
Answer: Option
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19.
Which of the following regulates glycolysis steps?
Phosphofructokinase
Hexose kinase
Pyruvate kinase
All of these
Answer: Option
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20.
During glycolysis, the major energy generating step involves
pyruvate kinase
phosphoglycerate kinase
glyceraldehyde-3 -dehydrogenase
Phosphofructokinase
Answer: Option
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