Amphibolic Pathway
Amphibolic Pathway: Overview
The topic discusses the Amphibolic pathway. It also provides a figure of interrelationship among metabolic pathways showing respiration mediated breakdown of different organic molecules to carbon dioxide and water.
Important Questions on Amphibolic Pathway
List-I (compound) |
List-II (Enters the respiratory pathway as) |
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A) | I) | PGAL | |
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II) | Glucose phosphate |
C) | III) | Pyruvate | |
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IV) | Acetyl CoA |
The correct match is:

Respiratory pathway is best defined as

Which of the following process exhibit anabolism?

The given reaction represents an example of a catabolic reaction.

Cell respiration (oxidation of food) represents an example of a catabolic reaction.

How can you differentiate catabolism and anabolism.

The type of metabolism which includes building up of materials is called anabolism.

Aerobic respiratory pathway is appropriately termed

Choose the correct statements.
A) The reactions catalyzed by pyruvate deluydrogenase require several co-enzymes.
B) By two successive decarboxylation reactions, isocitrate is converted to -ketoglutaric acid.
C) Oxidation of respiratory substrate energy is released in bulk and utilized for other reactions.
(D) During the breakdown and synthesis of proteins, respiratory intermediate forma link.
(E) represent to ratio between liberated to absorbed during respiration.

Respiration is both catabolic and anabolic. Which suitable term can be used for respiration?(Catabolic/ Amphibolic/Anabolic)

Kreb's cycle is a common pathway for due to which it is also called as the metabolic sink.

Choose the correct statement/s about amphibolic pathways.


Which of the following steps of aerobic respiration is amphibolic?

Which of the following statements regarding metabolic pathways is incorrect?

Select the correct option for A, B, C & D.

Which of the following metabolites is commonly produced during the breakdown of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins?

For entry into the respiratory pathway, fatty acid must convert into

Carbon skeleton produced during respiration is used as a precursor for the biosynthesis of other molecules in the cell, thus respiration is:
