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22 January, 10:53

The pyruvate dehydrogenase is allosterically inhibited by all of the following except?

a) low adp/atp ratios

b) low amp / atp ratios

c) low nad+ / nadh ratios

d) low coa-sh / acetyl-coa ratios

e) low acetyl coa / coa-sh ratios

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  1. 22 January, 12:55
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    The correct answer is option e) "low acetyl coa / coa-sh ratios".

    Explanation:

    Allosteric inhibition, also known as negative allosteric modulation, occurs when a ligand decreases one enzyme's affinity to its substrate by binding to a site different from the active site. One classic example of allosteric inhibition takes place in pyruvate dehydrogenase, an enzyme that converts pyruvate into acetyl-CoA by a process called pyruvate decarboxylation. Pyruvate dehydrogenase is inhibited by the end products of the reactions that it catalyzes to regulate its activity. Therefore, a low acetyl coa / coa-sh ratios would not inhibited pyruvate dehydrogenase, on the contrary, a high concentration of acetyl coa would inhibit its activity.
  2. 22 January, 14:14
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    e) low acetyl-CoA/CoA-sh ratios

    Explanation:

    The enzyme pyruvate dehydrogenase is allosterically inhibited by a high concentration of some of the products of the reaction it catalyzes: NADH and Acetyl-CoA, and ATP (since its a enzyme involved in the cellular respiration, a metabolic process that converts organic molecules into energy/ATP).

    So, if you have a low ratio of acetyl-CoA/CoA-sh it means you have a more of CoA-sh than acetyl-CoA, therefore wouldn't allosterically inhibited the enzyme.
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