Question

1. You are planning to go on a strenuous hike and are advised to eat plenty of high- carbohydrate foods, such as bread and pasta, for several days beforehand. Suggest a reason for this advice.

2. The pentose phosphate pathway and the glycolytic pathway are interdependent, since they have in common several intermediates whose concentrations affect the rates of enzymes in both pathways. Which intermediates are common to both pathways?

Answer 1