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What is used to measure respiratory quotient?
Respirometre
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What is used to measure respiratory quotient?
Respirometre
What is the respiratory quotient of fats?
≈0.7
What is the respiratory quotient of proteins?
≈0.9
What is the respiratory quotient in succulents?
0
What is the respiratory quotient of organic acids?
1
What is the respiratory quotient in anaerobic respiration?
Infinity
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What is used to measure respiratory quotient? | Respirometre |
What is the respiratory quotient of fats? | ≈0.7 |
What is the respiratory quotient of proteins? | ≈0.9 |
What is the respiratory quotient in succulents? | 0 |
What is the respiratory quotient of organic acids? | 1 |
What is the respiratory quotient in anaerobic respiration? | Infinity |
Which step in respiration is present in all living organisms? | Glycolysis |
Which enzyme catalyses the phosphorylation of glucose and fructose? | Hexokinase |
Expand PGAL | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate |
Expand BPGA | 1,3 bisphosphoglyceraldehyde |
How many redox equivalents are removed from PGAL in glycolysis? | 2 |
What oxidises PGAL to BPGA in glycolysis? | Inorganic phosphate |
Which enzymes catalyse the conversion of pyruvate to CO2 and ethanol in fermentation? | Pyruvic acid decarboxylase and alcohol dehydrogenase |
Which enzyme reduces pyruvic acid to lactic acid in lactic acid fermentation? | Lactate dehydrogenase |
What is the reducing agent in fermentation? | NADH |
What is the first step of Kreb's cycle called? | Condensation |
Which enzyme catalyses the condensation of oxaloacetic acid to citric acid? | Citrate synthase |
What is released along with citric acid in the first step of Kreb's cycle? | Co-A |
Cyt -c acts as a mobile carrier between? | Enzyme complex III and enzyme complex IV |
Which is the complex V of electron transport chain of mitochondria? | ATP synthetase |
What is the net ATP gain in respiration of one glucose molecule? | 38 |
NADH is oxidised to NAD+ rather slowly in aerobic respiration, but very vigorously in anaerobic respiration. True/false? | False |
What is the respiratory quotient of tripalmitin? | 0.7 |