At first thought, with only the background knowledge that I had prior to this class, I would have answered sure. But, since the lecture on Friday concerning Glycolosis, the Pentose Pathway and Glyconeogenesis, I have to tell you no.
No two bodies are the same, and neither are their stores of glucose. When glucose is introduced into a body, it will enter the glycolytic pathway, but only if the body is in need of more ATP. If there is a sufficient amount of ATP present, the glucose; in the form of glycogen - the byproduct of the glyconeogenesis process; will be stored for later use.
There is no absolute knowing what your body or what my body has for ATP stores or what your metabolic rate is processing the incoming glucose like. Therefore, we cannot say with certainty that glucose entering a body will process in the same manner.
With that said, the ultimate processes of Glycolysis, the Pentose Pathway and Glyconeogenesis, in the presence of all necessary enzyemes will all function in the same manners within any body.
Yes, I agree. I probably would have answered the same way. I never totally understood why athletes had faster metabolism but now that we covered the processes in class, it totally makes sense.
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