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What enzyme is used to transform L-arginine to L-ornithine?

A

Arginase

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What is the byproduct of this reactions?

L-Arginine to L-Ornithine

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UREA

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to what location is urea transported to be excreted?

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the kidneys

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How many molecules of Nitrogen does urea have?

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two

one from Aspartate and one from free NH3

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What is the precursor for both NH3 and Aspartate?

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Glutamate

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What conversion of glutamate gives off NH3?

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conversion to alpha KG

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What happens to amino acids go if there is low energy?

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the amino acid is oxidized to recreate ATP

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What happens to AA if low glucose?

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the AA is sent to the liver to turn into glucose

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What happens to AA’s if we have high energy charge and lots of glucose?

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the aa is sent to the liver and turned into fat

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Exercise can oxidize specific AA’s to make ATP because of what condition made during exercise?

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low energy charge

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How are proteins sent to the Liver?

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they are sent to the liver on Alanine

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What AA’s are able to be oxidized in the Krebs cycle?

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LIV GAA (GALIVA)

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What enzyme is used for Anaplerosis?

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Alpha-ketoglutarate

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What enzyme is used in the following reaction: pyruvate +glutamate —> Alanine + alpha-ketoglutarate

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ALT

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What are the plasma trends when exercising?

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Gluatamate concentration decreases

Alanine concentrations increase

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What is the ATP turnover when exercising compared to normal?

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it increases 100 fold

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What is the increase in AA turnover during exercise in muscle?

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4-10 fold increase

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What does fast glycolysis produce?

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extra pyruvate to pick up the amino groups from the amino acids being oxidized in muscle
This is the reason for increased alanine

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what is the source for exporting amino acids in muscle glycogen?

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pyruvate

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What do muscles use branched chain amino acids for?

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for fuel

use their nitrogen to make glutamine for export

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what do muscle and other tissue’s (except the liver) contain to deal with branched chain aa?

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branch chain aminotransferase

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what amino acids does muscle take up after a meal?

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90% of LIV and glutamate

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Does the gut have a large uptake of BCAA?

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No, it lacks sensitivity

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What area constantly releases glutamate?

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splanchnic area

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What does the splanchnic area to?
take glutamine and coverts it into gluatmate
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What AA's are released in higher quantities than taken in by muscle?
Alanine and glutamine
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How do we turn an AA into fat?
1. turn aa into alpha-ketoacid 2. turn the alpha-ketoaid into acetyl CoA 3. make fat (from acetyl CoA)
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What enzyme is used to transform Arginiosuccinate into L-arginine?
Arginiosuccinate Lyase
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what are the 3 metabolic circumstances where we break down amino acids?
1. protein turnover 2. protein rich diet 3. Starvation, uncontrolled diabetes melltus
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Are amino acids stored in the body?
No
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How do we get amino acids?
dietary synthesized protein degradation
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What is done to excess amino acids?
they are catabolized
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What are the steps in catabolism of amino acids?
step 1) removal of amino group | step 2) carbon skeleton
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What does oxidation of amino acids mean?
to burn them in the aerobic system (krebs cycle and ETS) to get ATP
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When are amino acids oxidized?
when the cell's energy charge is low
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How many amino acids can the liver oxidize?
most of the 20 amino acids
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Where are free amino acids pooled?
in cells, blood and extracellular fluid
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How is the pool of free amino acids supplied?
by breakdown of endogenous protein, dietary protein and synthesis of non-essential AA.
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What is the size of the AA pool in a 70 kg person?
100-200 grams of AA (compared to 12Kg of proteins)
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What happens to an amino acid if there is a low energy charge?
the amino acid is oxidized to recreate ATP
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what happens to the AA if there is low glucose?
the AA is sent to the liver to turn into glucose
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What happens to the AA if there is high energy charge and lots of glucose?
The AA i sent to the liver and turned into fat
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What enzyme is used to remove the amino group in an AA?
Aminotransferase (aka: transaminases)
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When the enzyme aminotransferase removes the amino group from an AA where is the amino group transferred to?
to alpha-ketoglutarate
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What molecule is the excretion pathway of nitrogen?
Glutamate
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Is glutamate an amino group donor in the biosynthetic pathway?
yes
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What is the 1st step in amino acid metabolism?
Remove amino group and transfer to alpha-ketoglutarate
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Where do most amino acids transfer their alpha-amino group to?
to alpha-ketoglutarate
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What is the required coenzyme for transamination?
pyridoxal phosphate (a derivative of vitamin B6)
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What is the primary site for uptake of most amino acids following a meal?
the liver (50-65%)
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What percentage of the amino acids are used for the synthesize of protein in the liver?
20 percent are used for protein synthesis. Most stays in the liver while the rest are released into the plasma
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What process removes the amino group from the AA?
Amino acid catabolism
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What is left when the amino group is removed from an AA?
an alpha-ketoacid
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What is the usual pathway for alpha-ketoacids?
usually enter metabolic pathways (krebs, gluconeogenesis, fat synthesis. . .)
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Where are most of the AA metabolized?
the liver
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Where is ammonia from extrahepatic tissue transported?
to the liver or excreted
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What transport Ammonia to the liver?
Glutamine and Alanine
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What are the factors that affects what happens to an alpha-ketoacid?
``` Energy charge Hormones (glucagon/insulin) respiratory quotient glucose concentration Tissue (liver versus muscle) ```
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The alpha-ketoacid Oxaloacetate can be turned into two other molecules?
Aspartate and Asparagine
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Which two AA will not be turned into glucose?
Leucine and Lysine
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When blood glucose is low, muscle export what for GNG?
Amino Acids
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What is the Glucose Alanine cycle that occurs during exercise?
1. muscle is releasing alanine during exercise 2. liver turns Alanine into glucose 3. Liver takes the amino group and converts it to urea
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How are amino acids turned into fat?
1. turn the amino acid into an Alpha-ketoacid 2. Turn the alpha-ketoacid into acetyl CoA 3. Make Fat (Use: Acetyl CoA Carboxylase and Fatty Acid synthase)
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What are the two ketogenic only AA?
Leucine and Lysine

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