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Approximately what percentage of triglycerides CANNOT be converted to glucose?
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∙ 15y ago
triglycerides consist of 3 fatty acids and glycerol. because fatty acids break down to acetyl CoA they cannot be made into glucose. the glycerol portion of a triglyceride can be converted to pyruvate and thus yield glucose. and glycerol is about 5% of a triglyceride molecule. So the answer is 95% of a triglyceride (fatty acid) cannot be converted to glucose.
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How is glucose converted into froctuse by what enzyme?
Glucose is converted to fructose by the glucose isomerase enzyme
What happens if you have enough glucose?
The glucose then is converted to it's ready use form glycogen. Then when needed it is converted back into glucose for cellular respiration.
What molecule is pyruvate initially converted in the anabolism of glucose?
Pyruvate is initially converted to oxaloacetate in the anabolism of glucose. That molecule in turn is converted to phosphoenolpyruvate.
How much of the available energy stored in glucose is converted to ATP?
About 67& of the energy in glucose is converted to ATP. The rest is lost as heat.
Where does cellular respiration get glucose?
Food... carbohydrates are converted into glucose.
What percentage of carbohydrates can be converted into glucose in the human body?
Once digested, 100% of carbohydrates are converted to glucose. However, approximately 40% of protein foods are also converted to glucose, but this has minimal effect on blood glucose levels.
Which nutrient must be converted into a chylomicron when being absorbed?
1. triglycerides 2. glucose 3. starch 4. amino acids
What percentage of stored body fat is triglycerides?
"glycerol can yield glucose, but that represents only 3 of the 50 or so carbon atoms in a triglyceride-about 5% of its weight. The other 95% cannot be converted to glucose." Understanding Nutrition 11th Ed. pg 223 Hope that helps... I had that question too...
What percentage by weight of triglyceride molecule can be converted to glucose?
The glycerol backbone. The glyceol backbone undergoes metabolism to become glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, which is one of the reactants in glycolysis. Two molecules of G3P becomes one molecule of glucose in a process that is the reverse of glycolysis called gluconeogenesis.
How is glucose converted into froctuse by what enzyme?
Glucose is converted to fructose by the glucose isomerase enzyme
What percentage of the energy of glucose is transferred to storage in ATP as a result of the complete oxidation of glucose to CO2 and water in cellular respiration?
approximately 40%
What two sources do cells get their primary energy?
Glucose and triglycerides
Approximately what percentage of the energy of glucose C6H12O6 is transferred to storage in ATP as a result of the complete oxidation of glucose to CO2 and water in cellular respiration?
40%
Which digested foods are absorbed by lacteals?
Triglycerides are absorbed by the lacteals of the small intestine. Triglycerides go into the lymphatic system and are converted into chyle.
Can you convert fat to glucose?
yes in fasted states (or when you have used your glycogen stores), glucagon or adrenaline can breakdown stored triglycerides (in adipose tissue) into glycerol and fatty acids. The glycerol goes to the liver when it is involved in gluconeogenesis (synthesis of glucose from non-carb source). This is essentially a reversal of glycolysis: The glycerol molecule is converted to dihydroxyacetone phosphate, which then is converted to fructose 1,6 biphosphate and then after a number of steps, is converted to glucose. I dont think the glycerol molecule is converted to pyruvate, but instead joins in the pathway at the step decribed above.
What happens if you have enough glucose?
The glucose then is converted to it's ready use form glycogen. Then when needed it is converted back into glucose for cellular respiration.
What can be converted to glucose if your diet is insufficient?
protein would be converted into glucose.
