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Leptin is secreted by adipose tissue and plays a key role in regulating appetite and body weight.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 19: Chemical Coordination and Integration Endocrine Disorders
Cortisol, secreted by the adrenal cortex, helps in stress response and increases blood glucose levels via gluconeogenesis.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 19: Chemical Coordination and Integration Adrenal Gland - Cortex and Medulla
Thyroxine (T4) is secreted by the thyroid gland and requires iodine for its synthesis.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 19: Chemical Coordination and Integration Pineal Gland and Thyroid Gland
Thyroid hormones (T3 & T4) regulate the body's metabolic rate and energy balance.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 19: Chemical Coordination and Integration Pineal Gland and Thyroid Gland
Uric acid is a nitrogenous waste product formed from the metabolism of nucleic acids.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 16: Excretory Products and their Elimination Modes of Excretion - Ammonotelism Ureotelism Uricotelism
Acetyl-CoA acts as a central metabolic intermediate, linking the breakdown of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 12: Respiration in Plants Respiratory Quotient and Factors Affecting Respiration
The Krebs cycle is considered amphibolic because it involves both catabolic (breakdown of molecules) and anabolic (synthesis of precursors) processes.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 12: Respiration in Plants Fermentation - Alcoholic and Lactic Acid and Amphibolic Pathway
Hexokinase catalyzes the phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, an irreversible step in glycolysis.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 12: Respiration in Plants Glycolysis - EMP Pathway and Link Reaction
Glucose is the primary substrate for respiration, undergoing glycolysis to produce ATP.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 12: Respiration in Plants Glycolysis - EMP Pathway and Link Reaction
Pyruvate is the end product of glycolysis, which can enter either aerobic or anaerobic pathways depending on oxygen availability.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 12: Respiration in Plants Glycolysis - EMP Pathway and Link Reaction
Pyruvic acid is a three-carbon molecule formed at the end of glycolysis.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 12: Respiration in Plants Glycolysis - EMP Pathway and Link Reaction
Glycolysis is an anaerobic process, meaning it does not require oxygen to proceed.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 12: Respiration in Plants Glycolysis - EMP Pathway and Link Reaction
