TRB Preparation Zoology CARBOHYDRATE Part - 13

196 . Which cyclic mechanism is analogous to TCA cycle?

                  Answer : HMP shunt pathway

197 . Which pathway is active in brain cells, liver, mammary gland, testes and  adrenal cortex?

                 Answer : HMP shunt pathway

198 . HMP shunt pathway begins with ________________

                  Answer : Glucose – 6 – phosphate

199 . What are the two phases in HMP shunt pathway?

                 Answer : 1. Conversion of hexose to pentose

                           2. Conversion of  pentose to hexose

200 . What are the cofactors are essential for the conversion of xylulose – 5 – phosphate to glyceraldehydes – 3 phosphate?

                 Answer : TPP and Mg⁺⁺ ions

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