37. The synthesis of 1 molecule of cholesterol requires_____molecules of isopentenyl pyrophosphate, with each molecule of isopentenyl pyrophosphate requiring_____molecules of acetyl-CoA.
(A) 4;3
(B) 5;2
(D) 6;2
(C) 6;3:
(E) 7;3

33. Which of the following statements about glycolysis is correct?(1) Conversion of glucose to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate is an endergonic reaction.(2) In the conversion of glucose-6-phosphate to fructose-6-phosphate, the C-1 aldehyde of glucose-6 phosphate is reduced to a hydroxyl group.(3) Conversion of dihyroxyacetone phosphate glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate is an isomerization reaction.(A) 1 and 2 (B) 1 and 3 (C) 2 and 3(D) None of above is correct. (E) All of above are correct.

34.Which of the following statements about the following reaction is correct?Citrate + CoA-SH + ATP→ Acetyl-CoA + Oxaloacetate + ADP+ Pi(1) The reaction is catalyzed by ATP citrate lyase.(2) Formation of acetyl-CoA in this reaction provides the starting materials for lipid metabolism.(3) Formation of oxaloacetate in this reaction provides an indirect means for the production of the NADPH for lipid metabolism.(A) 1 and 2 are correct. (B) 1 and 3 are correct. (C) 2 and 3 are correct.(D) All of above are correct. (E) None of above is correct.

35. Concerning the pathway for ketone body synthesis, all of the following make sense except(A) Three acetyl-CoA molecules can become HMG-CoA.(B) HMG-CoA is used for cholesterol and ketone body synthesis.(C) HMG-CoA Iyase produces acetoacetate and acetyl-CoA.(D) Acetoacetate is oxidized to beta-bydroxybutyrate and acetone.(E) The rate of ketone body production is proportional to the excess acety1 CoA in the mitochondria.

36. Which of the following statement(s) is correct regarding the regulation of fatty acid synthesis and breakdown?(1) Malonyl-CoA is the key repressor for fatty acid degradation due to the inhibition of fatty acid entry into mitochondria.(2) Insulin signaling triggers the dephosphorylation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase to synthesize malony1-CoA. (3) The reaction catalyzed by fatty acid synthase is the rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of fatty acids.(A) 1 and 2(B) 2 and 3 (C) 1 and 3(D) 2 only(E) All of above are correct.

38. The urea cycle and citric acid cycle are linked by(A) arginine and fumarate. (B) citrulline and ornithine.(C) fumarate and aspartate.(D) omnithine and arginine. (E) citrulline and argininosuccinate.

39. Approximately how many ATP molecules are netted from the complete oxidation of stearic acid (C-18)?(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 32 (D) 88 (E) 120

40. Gout is caused by high levels of uric acid. What are the possible causes?(A) Glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency(B) Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate (PRPP) synthetase mutation(C) Hypoxanthine-guanine phosophoribosyItransferase (HGPRT) deficiency(D) All of these are possible causes.(E) None of the above.

複選題41. What situation is most likely to cause the formation of ketone bodies?(1) Starvation (2) Gout (3) High in lipid diet (4) Regular meal(5) High in carbohydrate diets (6) Diabetes(7) Exercising (8) Intake of short-chain fatty acids (A) 1,2, and 3 (B) 3, 4, and 7 (C) 5,6, and 7 (D) 2, 4, and 8(E) 1, 6, and 8

42. Glucose breakdown in certain mammalian and bacterial cells can occur by mechanisms other than classic glycolysis. In most of these, glucose 6-phosphate is oxidized to 6-phosphogluconate, which is then further metabolized by:(A) an aldolase-type split to form glyceric acid and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.(B) an aldolase-type split to form glycolic acid and erythrose 4-phosphate.(C) conversion to 1,6-bisphosphogluconate.(D) decarboxylation to produce keto- and aldopentoses.(E) oxidation to a six-carbon dicarboxylic acid.

43.______ is often used in carboxylation reactions while________ is often used in decarboxylation reactions.(A) thiamine pyrophosphate; lipoate (B) lipoate; biotin (C) biotin; thiamine pyrophosphate(D) pyridoxal-5-phosphate; biotin (E) lipoate; pyridoxal-5-phosphate