Question

If glucose levels in the blood were low, which of the following enzymes would be active?

a. none of these

b. Carnitine-Acyl transferase I

c. Glycogen synthase

d. Acetyl CoA carboxylase

Answer 1

The correct answer is 'a' i,e none of the above.

Glucose level is regulated by glycogen synthase enzyme activation, which is involved glycogenesis when blood glucose is high and the inhibition of glycogen phosphorylase, which is an enzyme of glycogenolysis i,e glycogen breakdown in the liver.

Carnitine acyl transferases are involved in fatty acid oxidation and Acetyl-CoA carboxylase, catalyzes the formation of malonyl-CoA from acetyl-CoA and is important in the regulation of fatty acid metabolism.