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AAT Bioquest

What are the examples of cytoplasmic enzymes?

Posted July 25, 2024


Answer

These are some examples of cytoplasmic enzymes and the metabolic processes they are involved in: 

  • Glycogen synthase, Glycogen phosphorylase, Glycogenin, UDP-glucose phosphorylase, branching enzymes and debranching phosphorylase are the cytoplasmic enzymes involved in glycogen metabolism, a process in which glycogen is synthesized and degraded. 
  • Phosphoglucose Isomerase, Phosphoglycerokinase, Hexokinase, Pyruvate kinase, Triosephosphate dehydrogenase, Phosphofructokinase, Aldolase, Enolase, and Mutase are cytoplasmic enzymes that play a role in glycolysis, an anaerobic reaction that involves breaking down one molecule of glucose into two molecules of Pyruvic acid. 
  • Glutamate dehydrogenase, Adenylate deaminase, Alanine transaminase, Glutamine synthetase, Aspartate transaminase, Serine dehydratase, Glutaminase, Arginase, and Tyrosine transaminase play a key in metabolism of amino acids
  • Fructose 1,6- bisphosphatase, Malate dehydrogenase, Glucose 6-phosphatase, and PEP carboxykinase are involved in the synthesis of glucose from a non-carbohydrate source. 
  • Arginosuccinase, Argininosuccinate Synthetase, and Arginase are cytoplasmic enzymes that play a role in the urea cycle.
Additional resources

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Enzymes

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