Multiple Choice
How many calories per gram does a carbohydrate contain?
Classify each one of the following reactions as phosphorylation (P), isomerization (I), or neither (N).
a) ____ Conversion of glucose into glucose-6-phosphate.
b) ____ Conversion of glucose-6-phosphate into fructose-6-phosphate.
c) ____ Conversion of DHAP into G3P.
d) ____ Cleavage of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate into DHAP and G3P.
Which one of the following compound pairs is produced by cleavage of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate?
Identify which carbon atoms of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate become carbonyl groups in dihydroxyacetone phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate when it undergoes a retro aldol reaction in step 4 of glycolysis.