Answer:
Mg is able to give off two of its electrons to other molecule, not four. ATP, in this case is the aceptor of those electrons
Two correct answers are:
1) Hexokinase cannot bind active ATP when it is not complexed with Mg2+
2) Mg2+ makes the terminal phosphorus atom of ATP more accessible to nucleophilic attack by a glucose-OH group
Explanation:
As Mg occurs naturally as ion Mg++, it is able to give off only two of its electrons to other molecule, then it is possible for ATP to receive two electrons of Mg, forming MgATP2-
The hexokinase reaction, here cited, corresponds to the glucose phosphorylation of its sixth carbon to produce glucose-6-P, which is a glycolysis intermediate. In this way glucose is activated (ATP is initially invested to energize glucose). Later on, Glyceraldehide-3-P is produced, and finally converted to pyruvate, NADH2 and ATP
The answer is C because more cells= more specialization
Answer:
This can be explained based on structure, and on metabolisms of carbohydrate.
Explanation:
Carbohydrate has a relatively simple structural composition than the either protein or fatty acids. The C, H and Oxygen molecules are of relatively fewer in number and few chains than fats and protein.Thus cells will spend less energy to break bonds(catabolisims) among these molecules during cellular respiration pathways to trap the energy.
In addition glucose the end products of carbohydrate did not need any processing before it enters glycolysis, Kreb's Cycle and oxidative phosphorylation pathways to generate energy for the cells.
Conversely, for protein to be used it has to be first deaminated(removal of amino acid) by the liver before it enters glycolysis,while fats needs to be broken down and undergo beta oxidation with the long chains removed before it can form acetyl CoA. Therefore cells will prefer few steps, less endergonic pathways of glucose than longer more endergonic amino acids and fatty acid pathways.
Furthermore, glucose can be used in cellular respiration to produce energy either aerobically or anaerobically, while fats can only be used anaerobically. Therefore, since cells usually prefer to thrive in aerobic conditions they breakdown glucose easily during this period, and when lack of oxygen occurs they switched to anaerobic, Thus, the versatility of glucose to oxygen concentration makes glucose a better choice. Besides if fats was used anaerobically, ketone bodies build up which may be toxic to the cells.
