- Glucose is a necessary substrate for ATP production in manycells, particularly the neurons in the nervous system. Inability tomaintain blood glucose between meals leads to feelings of fatigue.There are many steps in the extraction of energy from glucose forproduction of usable energy in a cell. Please discuss theextraction of energy from glucose by cells for both aerobic andanaerobic energy processes. Calculate the energy yield per moleculeof glucose for each process (show your work).
2. Glucose is a necessary substratefor ATP production in many cells, particularly the neurons in thenervous system. Inability to maintain blood glucose concentrationsbetween meals leads to fatigue. But it is also true that chronicexcess blood glucose concentrations lead to increased risk ofchronic disease that can significantly reduce the quality of lifecause early mortality. Discuss the regulation of blood glucose in ahealthy individual during one’s nightly sleep and then followingbreakfast.
