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Why does glucose oxidized chemically rather than oxidized by burning?
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∙ 15y ago
Ah, but glucose can be oxidized by burning. It is quite possible to melt glucose, and ignite it. Why woudn't you want that to happen inside your body? Do you have a boiler in your abdomen? an ignition chamber perhaps?--You do not.
Chemical oxidation is the most efficient way an organism can get useful energy out of a reduced compound like glucose, but it is by no means the only way to oxidize it.
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What is meant by chemically orthogonal?
Chemically orthogonal means that two functional groups or molecules do not engage in similar/identical chemical reactions or exhibit significant differences in their chemical reactivities. An amino and a nitro are chemically orthogonal nitrogen-functions. On the other hand, an aldehyde and a ketone can be considered chemically very similar with respect to most reaction conditions. I have to admit that this terminology is rather general and does apply to many functions. It is probably not of too much use.
Why are polymer forms of starch and glycogen utilized as storage forms of glucose by living cells rather than an equivalent amount of free glucose?
Glucose is osmotically actice since it is soluble. This increases the water content inside the cell, the cell eventually burst. Since glycogen and starch are insoluble it is better to convert glucose to starch (in plants) or glycogen (in animals).
How many subunits does glucose have?
It has only one. We refer to subunits when we talk about polymers, which long molecules made up of joined monomers, rather like a necklace made of many beads. The beads are the subunits. Glucose is not a polymer, it is a monomer. Amylose, one of the constituents of starch,is made of at least a thousand glucose subunits.
Why does coal not give off water vapour while burning?
coal does not release water vapour because it does not burn rather it glows
What is formed when two or more atom combine chemically?
As long as the two atoms (assuming you mean different types of atoms) combine chemically rather than physically, a compound is formed. For example H2O, or water. If they had combined physically, the resulting substance would be a mixture.
Explain why glucose and other food in your body must be oxidized chemically by metabolic reactions rather than oxidized by burning like wood on a fire?
Because oxidizing a molecule can only be done chemically. There isn't anyother way because our bodies only supply the tools (dehydrogenase, an enzyme and NAD+, a coenzyme) to have it done chemically. Are bodies arent able to make tiny fires to oxidize a glucose molecule.
When was I'd Rather Be Flag-Burning created?
I'd Rather Be Flag-Burning was created in 1995.
What is the approximate efficiency of cellular respiration for a mutant organism that produces only 29 moles of ATP for every mole of glucose oxidized rather than the usual 36 - 38 moles of ATP?
30% if anyone can give me the reason why that would be wonderful too!
Why is fructose rather than glucose used in slimming foods?
it tastes sweeter and has less calories than glucose
Why you consume starch rather than glucose?
Starch is made up by glucose.We consume plant products.Plant store glucose as starch.
Why is it necessary for glucose to be pumped into the cell rather than diffusing in?
Glucose cannot pass through a phospholipid bilayer by simple diffusion.
Why do athletes drink solutions of glucose rather then solutions of sucrose?
Glucose can be more quickly metabolized, as sucrose is composed of glucose and fructose and must be broken down into simple sugars first.
In the sentence a burning stove is dangerous Would burning be considered a participle?
Yes, it's a participle, but if the stove is burning rather than the fuel, you need a fire extinguisher.
Why earth is a mixture rather than a compound?
Earth is a mixture because it contain many different substance that are not chemically bonded together and so remain chemically and even visibly distinct from one another.
Does carbon burn in a vacuum?
In normal usage, 'burning' means oxygen combustion, so without a source of oxygen carbon cannot burn. Rockets get around this problem by carrying supplies of oxygen with them (although rockets usually burn hydrogen rather than carbon compounds). Further, given sufficient temperatures, carbon compounds may react chemically with other available substances, which may be considered a kind of burning
Which one of these applies to the enzyme glucokinase?
It specifically phosphorylates glucose, rather than other sugars.
Why is a substance considered pure?
Water is pure substance because it is two elements chemically combined, rather than just mixed.
