Discussion:
Cellular Respiration and Biomolecular
Choose one example of inhibition that is found in either glycolysis or the citric acid cycle.Explain if your example is a process of feedback inhibition or allosteric activation. After evaluating the necessary functions in cellular respiration, you will need to employ a little imagination to suggest a real life situation that parallels the inhibition or regulation you described above.
In addition to its role in catabolism, the citric acid cycle also plays an important role in cellular anabolism, or biosynthetic reactions. Many of the citric acid cycle intermediates are precursors for the synthesis of amino acids and other macromoleculesrequired by the cell.
a. Describe the biomolecule that you think is most important for the cell and why?
b. After evaluating the biomolecules used by our bodies for a variety of functions employ your imagination to suggest a real life situation that exemplifies an anabolic reaction.