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Chapter 21: Q10CP (page 733)

What are the advantages of channeling?

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Channeling allows the local concentration of NH3to reach a higher value than is present in the cellular medium.

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01

Channeling.

The phenomenon in which the intermediate of two reactions is directly transferred from one enzyme active site to another is called channeling.

02

Increases the rate of the metabolic pathway.  

The rate of a metabolic pathway is facilitated by channeling by preventing the loss of its intermediate products and protecting the intermediates from degradation. Channeling is critical for CPS.

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