Feature of root

Most Vascular plants has two types of roots;

I. Primary Roots (Tap root) that grow downward

II. Secondary Roots that branch out to the side

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When blood glucose rises above 5 mM, hexokinase IV activity increases, but hexokinase I is already operating near Vmax and cannot respond to an increase in glucose concentration. 

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Hexokinase IV is subject to inhibition by the reversible binding of a regulatory protein specific to liver

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Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate binds to its allosteric site on PFK-1, it increases the enzyme’s affinity for its substrate fructose 6-phosphate and reduces its affinity for the allosteric inhibitors ATP and citrate

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Glucagon lowers the cellular level of fructose 2,6 bisphosphate, inhibiting glycolysis and stimulating gluconeogenesis.

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Accumulation of alanine, which can be synthesized from pyruvate in one step, allosterically inhibits pyruvate kinase, slowing the production of pyruvate by glycolysis

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The liver PK isozyme (L form) is regulated by glucagon