Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase converts dihydroxyacetone phosphate to

DHAP

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Glycerol-3-phosphate

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

Aspartate

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

None of the above

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is B Glycerol-3-phosphate
Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) to glycerol-3-phosphate reversibly. During this reactions, one molecule of NADH is oxidized to produce one molecule of NAD $^{+}$ .
Thus, the correct answer is 'Glycerol-3-phosphate.'

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Q. Enzyme taking part in converting dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glyceraldehyde phosphate belongs to the class of

Q. Assertion :Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate is converted into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxy-acetone-3-phosphate Reason: Conversion of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate into 3-phosphoglyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone-3-phosphate is facilitated by the enzyme aldolase

Dihydroxyacetone-3-phosphate and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate are interconvertible. The enzyme responsible for this interconversion belongs to the category of

	List I		List II
A	Hexokinase	1	Conversion of fructose-6-phosphate to fructose-1-6-diphosphate
B	Triose phosphate dehydrogenase	2	Conversion of glucose to glucose-6-phospahte
C	Phosphoglyceromutase	3	Conversion of 1, 3-diphosphoglyceraldehyde to 1, 3-diphosphoglyceric acid
D	Phosphofructokinase	4	Conversion of 3-phosphoglyceric acid to 2-phosphoglyceric acid

Match the above lists and choose the correct option.

Q. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is associated with haemolysis of

Join BYJU'S Learning Program