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12: Protein And AA Metabolism Flashcards

1
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Three things that supply the AA pool

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  1. Protein turnover
  2. Digested food
  3. De novo synthesis of non-essential AAs
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2
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Three things that deplete the AA pool

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  1. Body protein production
  2. Synthesis of nitrogenous compounds
  3. Degradation
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3
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9 essential AAs

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H, V
MILK
WTF

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4
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Six conditionally essential AAs

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RPG

CQY

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5
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5 non-essential AAs

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DANSE

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6
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Major source of N in the body

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Dietary protein

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Four ways the body excretes N

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  1. Ammonia
  2. Creatinine
  3. Uric acid
  4. Urobilinogen
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8
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In what organ does AA metabolism take place?

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Liver

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9
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What two things form from ketogenic AAs and what two things form from glucogenic AAs?

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Ketogenic -> acetyl CoA, acetoacetate

Glucogenic -> pyruvate, TCA cycle intermediates

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10
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Ketogenic AAs are precursors for what three things?

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A-keto acids, ketone bodies, FAs

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11
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Glucogenic AAs are precursors for what process?

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Gluconeogenesis

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12
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Two ketogenic AAs

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Leu, Lys

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13
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5 AAs that are both ketogenic and glucogenic

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WIFY T

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14
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Release of trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen

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Are released into SI lumen as inactive zymogens

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15
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What activates trypsinogen?

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Enteropeptidase (an enterokinase embedded in the intestinal mucosa)

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16
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What two things does trypsin activate

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Chymotrypsinogen + other trypsinogen molecules

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17
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Three steps in AA Degradation

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  1. Aminotransferase
  2. Glutamate dehydrogenase
  3. Urea cycle
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18
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Other term for aminotransferase

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Transaminase

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19
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What occurs during a transamination reaction?

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Amino group of AA is transferred to an a-ketoacid

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20
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Coupled reactions of AAs and keto acids

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All AAs have a conjugate keto-acid; like acid-base reactions

AA + keto acid -> a different AA + keto acid

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21
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Required coenzyme for aminotransferase reactions

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PLP (pyridoxyl-5’-phosphate) (derived from B6)

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22
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Two examples of aminotransferases used as markers in medicine

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Alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase

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23
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What four AAs form glutamate -> which then forms a-ketoglutarate

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Gln, His, Arg, Pro

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24
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Byproduct of glutamine glutamate reactions

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NH4+

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25
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What two enzymes do the glutamine glutamate reactions

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Glutamate dehydrogenase, glutamine synthase

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26
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What cofactor is required in the methionine pathway?

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PLP

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27
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Three branched chain AAs

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Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine

28
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What does phenylalanine hydroxylase do?

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Turns Phe into Tyr

29
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How is ammonia removed from the brain vs other tissues

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Removed from brain: as Glu or Gln

Removed from other tissues: as Glu

30
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How is urea generated?

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In AA metabolism by deamination mechanisms

31
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Goal of urea cycle

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Produce urea from ammonia

32
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What can defects in any of the six urea cycle enzymes cause?

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Hyperammonemia

33
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Example of a urea cycle enzyme

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NAG synthase

34
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Where does the urea cycle occur?

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Liver mostly, kidneys a little

35
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What does ammonia toxicity mostly affect

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Brain and CNS

36
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Toxic agent in ammonia toxicity and why

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NH3 - it can penetrate membranes

37
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Four things formed from tryptophan

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Serotonin -> melatonin

Niacin -> NADH/NADPH

38
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What do serine and glutamate form?

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Serine: Ach
Glutamate: GABA

39
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Four things formed by tyrosine

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  1. Thyroid hormones
  2. Dopamine -> norep/epi
  3. Melanin
40
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Thyroglobulin

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120 Tyr residues with iodine stuck on them, helps form T3 and T4

41
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T3 vs T4

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T4: 2 diionated Tyr
T3: 1 monoiodonated + 1 diiodinated Tyr

42
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Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEMs)

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Conditions associated with dysfunctional metabolism of AAs/thier derivatives

43
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How many core IEMs are screened, and how many does Missouri screen for?

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34 core conditions; 59 screened in MO

44
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Two things Hartnup disease and Cystinuria have in common

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  1. Autosomal recessive

2. Associated with defects in AA transporters

45
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cause of Hartnup disease

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Defective transport of non-polar/neutral AAs (ex: Tryptophan)

46
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What does Hartnup disease cause?

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Trp deficiency

47
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Clinical associations of Hartnup disease

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Elevated Trp in urine, failure to thrive, nystagmus, tremor, intermittent ataxia, photosensitivity

48
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Cause of cystinuria

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Defective transport of dimerize cystine and dibasic AAs

49
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Four dibasic AAs

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COAL: cysteine, ornithine, arginine, lysine

50
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Clinical associations of cystinuria

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Formation of cystine crystals in kidney, renal colic

51
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What AA is homocysteine most like?

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Methionine

52
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Homocystinuria cause

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Deficiency in methionine pathway, folate deficiency, or PLP deficiency

53
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Four organ systems affected by hyperhomocysteinemia

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Eyes, skeletal, CNS, vascular

54
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Treatment for hyperhomocysteinemia

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Vitamin supplements can sometimes normalize homocysteine levels

55
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What causes maple syrup urine disease

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Defective BCKD (branched-chain a-keto acid dehydrogenase complex), which causes branched-chain keto-aciduria

56
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Clinical associations of maple syrup urine disease

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Maple syrup urine smell, toxicity in brain (due to branched chain AAs in brain)

57
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Treatment of maple syrup urine disease

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Synthetic diet limiting BCAAs

58
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What was the first IEM to be included in newborn screenings?

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Phenylketonuria

59
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What causes phenylketonuria

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Phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency: cant form Tyr from Phe

60
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Clinical association of phenylketonuria

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Blocked AA transport in the brain, impaired brain function

61
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Treatment of phenylketonuria

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Limit Phe + use formula containing Tyr

62
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Secondary PKU causes what?

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Tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency (a cofactor of phenylalanine hydroxylase)

63
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What causes albinism?

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Defects in tyrosinase -> conversion of tyrosine to melanin is blocked

64
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What is special about orotic aciduria

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It is an X-linked disease of the urea cycle

65
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What enzyme is defective in orotic aciduria

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Ornithine transcarbamoylase

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