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WorksheetsDo you know the beta oxidation cycle?
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Where is beta oxidation take place in mammals?
peroxisomes
mitochondria
cytosol
What is peroxisomal beta oxidation responsible for?
providing energy
shortening long fatty acids
providing better substrates for mitochondrial beta oxidation
What kind of bond begins the process of beta oxidation?
disulfide bond
thiol ester bond
Hydrogen bond
ionic bond
The first step of the beta oxidation cycle is what type of reaction?
dehydration
hydration
oxidation
reduction
what enzyme is used for the first step of the beta oxidation cycle?
thiolase
l-hydroxyacyl-coa dehydrogenase
enoyl-coa hydratase
acyl-coa dehydrogenase
what is the second product in the beta oxidation cycle?
l-beta-hydroxyacyl-coa
trans-enoyl-coa
acyl-coa
beta-ketoacyl-coa
what type of reaction is the third reaction in beta oxidation?
reduction
hydration
oxidation
dehydration
what is the third product of the beta oxidation cycle?
beta-ketoacyl coa
l-beta-hydroxyacyl-coa
acyl-coa
acetyl-coa
how many oxidation reactions are in beta oxidation?
3
1
2
4
In which reaction is NAD+ required as a coenzyme?
2
1
4
3
what enzyme is used to catalyze the third reaction of beta oxidation?
acyl-coa dehydrogenase
enoyl-coa hydratase
thiolase
l-hydroxyacyl-coa dehydrogenase
what enzyme is used to catalyze the third reaction of beta oxidation?
acyl-coa dehydrogenase
enoyl-coa hydratase
thiolase
l-hydroxyacyl-coa dehydrogenase
what type of reaction is the second reaction in the beta oxidation cycle?
oxidation
reduction
hydration
cleavage
what is the enzyme used in the fourth reaction in beta oxidation?
thiolase
acyl-coa dehydrogenase
l-hydroxyacyl-coa dehydrogenase
enoyl-coa hydratase
in which reaction is FAD used?
3
2
1
4
