Which statement is TRUE regarding the glycolytic pathway?
a) It includes reactions catalyzed by three isomerase enzymes.
b) It includes five phosphate transfer reactions
c) It includes three enzymes that are regulated by product inhibition.
d) All of the statements are true.
e) None of the statements is true

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Answer:

d) All of the statements are true.

Explanation:

It includes reactions catalyzed by three isomerase enzymes.

The statement is true because:

The first reaction which involve isomerase is the conversion of glucose 6-phosphate into fructose 6-phosphate with the help of an enzyme phosphoglucose isomerase.

The second reaction is conversion of dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) into glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate with the help of an enzyme triphosphate isomerase.

The 3rd reaction is conversion of 3-phosphoglycerate to 2-phosphoglycerate.

It includes five phosphate transfer reactions.

The statement is true because:

1. The conversion of glucoe to glucose 6-phosphate.

2. The conversion of fructose 6-phosphate to fructose 1,6-biphosphate.

3.The conversion of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to 1,3-biphosphoglycerate.

4. The conversion of 1,3-biphosphoglycerate to 3-phosphoglycerate.

5. The conversion of phosphoenol pyruvate to pyruvate.

It includes three enzymes that are regulated by product inhibition.

The statement is true because:

1. Hexokinase which is inhibited by its product glucose 6-phosphate.

2. Phosphofructokinase which is inhibited by ATP.

3. Pyruvate kinase which is also inhibited by ATP.

Thus, all the statements are correct.