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Question Bank: Metabolite Concentration ( - )
Question Bank: Metabolite Concentration ( - )
THERMODYNAMICS
1. Equation for the Preparatory Phase of Glycolysis
Write balanced biochemical equations for all the reactions in
the catabolism of glucose to two molecules of glyceraldehyde
3-phosphate (the preparatory phase of glycolysis), including
the standard free-energy change for each reaction. Then write
the overall or net equation for the preparatory phase of glycolysis,
with the net standard free-energy change.
CELL ENGINEERING
Glycolysis Shortcut Suppose you discovered a mutant
yeast whose glycolytic pathway was shorter because of
the presence of a new enzyme catalyzing the reaction:
Would shortening the glycolytic pathway in this way benefit
the cell? Explain.