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mash
2 months ago
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Identify the false statements regarding ketone bodies.

Biology
1 answer:
-BARSIC- [2.5K]2 months ago
3 0

Answer:

Statement D is incorrect

Statement E is inaccurate as it lacks completeness

Statement C is incorrect

Explanation:

In the case of statement D, it is deemed false because the functional groups present would be:

Acetone (not utilized as an energy source; it is eliminated from the body as waste), Betahydroxybutyrate, and acetoacetate (if they’re not oxidized for energy utilization).

For statement C being false, it is due to the fact that the increase in ketone body formation enhances with the presence of acetylcoA, yet acetone consistently appears in lower quantities since it's expelled by the body as waste, either through breathing (characteristic ketone breath) or in urine (ketonuria)

Regarding statement E, I find it incorrect because ketone bodies are produced chiefly in the liver and to a lesser degree in the kidney.

They are primarily formed in hepatic mitochondria, with lesser production in renal tissues

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