Problem 1. One of the consequences of ethanol addiction is fatty liver disease, an illness in which liver cells accumulate large amounts of triacylglycerols, the esters derived from glycerol and fatty acids. Ethanol is oxidized in the cytoplasm of liver cells by alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase to yield acetate and 2 NADH. Acetate is then transported into the mitochondrion, where it is converted to acetyl-CoA and metabolized in the citric acid cycle. A. Give a reason based on the products of ethanol metabolism and the electron transport chain for high energy charge in the cell B. Give a reason to expect high glucose-6-phosphate (G6P) concentration in the cell given high-energy charge. C. How would excess G6P concentration contribute to the reducing potential required for fatty acid synthesis?

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Problem 1. One of the consequences of ethanol addiction is
fatty liver disease, an illness in which liver cells accumulate
large amounts of triacylglycerols, the esters derived from
glycerol and fatty acids. Ethanol is oxidized in the cytoplasm of
liver cells by alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde
dehydrogenase to yield acetate and 2 NADH. Acetate is then
transported into the mitochondrion, where it is converted to
acetyl-CoA and metabolized in the citric acid cycle.
A. Give a reason based on the products of ethanol metabolism
and the electron transport chain for high energy charge in
the cell
B. Give a reason to expect high glucose-6-phosphate (G6P)
concentration in the cell given high-energy charge.
C. How would excess G6P concentration contribute to the
reducing potential required for fatty acid synthesis?
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 1. One of the consequences of ethanol addiction is fatty liver disease, an illness in which liver cells accumulate large amounts of triacylglycerols, the esters derived from glycerol and fatty acids. Ethanol is oxidized in the cytoplasm of liver cells by alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase to yield acetate and 2 NADH. Acetate is then transported into the mitochondrion, where it is converted to acetyl-CoA and metabolized in the citric acid cycle. A. Give a reason based on the products of ethanol metabolism and the electron transport chain for high energy charge in the cell B. Give a reason to expect high glucose-6-phosphate (G6P) concentration in the cell given high-energy charge. C. How would excess G6P concentration contribute to the reducing potential required for fatty acid synthesis?
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