Biochem FA Flashcards
What is peroxisomal disease causes scaly skin, ataxia, cataracts, shortening of the 4th toe and epiphyseal dysplasia?
Refsum disease
What are the 4 main ways of getting B12 deficiency?
Malabsorption - D. Latum, celiac
Lack of intrinsic factor
No terminal ileum
Vegan
CFs of Homocystinuria?
Inc Homocysteine in urine Osteoporosis Marafanoid body Ocular changes CVA effects KYphosis Retard
Classic galactosemia is an absence of what?
Inheritance?
Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase
AR
How do you dx B1 deficiency?
Increase in rbc transketolase activity following B1 admin
What is Vit B6 called?
B7?
B12?
Pyridoxine: PLP
Biotin
cobalamin
What are the glycogen storage disease I-V?
Inheritance?
Very Poor Carbohydrate Metabolism I - Von Gierke II- Pompe III - Cori V - McArdle
AR
What can be used to treat APL?
All Trans retinoic acid
Souther blot tests what?
Northern?
Western?
SNoW DRoP –> DNA
RNA
Protein
What drugs can cause folate deficiency?
Vit what?
PMS - phenytoin, methotrexate, sulfonamides
B9
Thiamine is required for which enzyme reactions?
think ATP: Alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (TCA) Transketolase (HMP shunt) Pyruvate dehydrogenase (TCA) branched-chain ketoacid dehydrogenase
What inhibits ribonucleotide reductase?
Hydroxyurea
What confirmatory test is used for HIV after ELISA?
Western blot
What manifests as elfin facies, intellectual disability, hypercalcemia, extreme friendliness w/strangers and cardiovascular problems?
Ch.?
Williams syndrome
Deletion ch. 7
What familial dyslipidemias have AR inheritance?
I, III
Hyperchylomicronemia - LPL or ApoCII deficiency
Dysbeta-lipoproteinemia - defective ApoE
ApoA-I fx?
Activates LCAT
What disease shows inappropriate laughter, seizures, ataxia, and mental retard?
Due to what?
Angelman syndrome
Imprinting - maternal gene deleted
Dec affinity of cystathionine synthase for what can result in Homocystinuria?
Pyridoxal phosphate (B6)
Vit E fx?
Deficiency causes what?
Antioxidant
Hemolytic anemia, acanthocytosis, m. Weakeness
What is a disorder in which there is a defect in N-acetylglucosaminyl-1-phosphotransferase, decreased M6P, and results in course facial features, clouded corneas, restricted joint movement?
Presents when?
What abnormal lab value?
Inclusion cell disease
Childhood, fatal
High levels of lysosomal enzymes
What presents w/severe fat malabsorption, steatorrhea, failure to thrive. Later it presents w/retinitis pigmentosa, spinocerebellar degeneration, ataxia, acanthocytosis?
Tx?
Abetalipoproteinemia
Restrict long chain FAs, Give Vitamin E
1g carb produces how many Cal?
1g alcohol?
1g FA?
4
7
9
Type 1 collagen is found in what?
2?
Bone
Cartilage aka carTWOlage, virtreous body, nucleus pulposus
G6PD produces what kind of rbc changes?
Most common in whom? Why?
Heniz bodies
Bite Cell
AA’s, increased malarial resistance
What is type 3 cartilage?
Deficiency results in what?
Reticulin, blood vessels, skin, uterus, fetal tissue
Vascular type Ehlers-Danlos
What inhibits DHF reductase?
Methotrexate
Trimethoprim
Pyrimethamine
Kwashiorkor results from what?
CFs?
Protein malnutrition
MEALS Malnutrition Edema Anemia Liver (fatty) Skin lesions
Vit B9 is converted to what?
Important for what reactions?
Deficiency causes what 2 main conditions?
THF
Synthesis of nitrogenous bases in DNA and RNA
Macrocytic/megaloblastic anemia and hypersegmented polymorphonuclear cells (PMNs)
B3 is derived from what a.a.?
What is derived from B3?
Deficiency leads to what?
Tryptophan
NAD (3 ATP)
Pellagra - diarrhea, dementia, dermatitis (hyperpigmentation of sun-exposed limbs)
What is the result of absent HGPRT?
Inheritance?
CFs?
Leach-Nyhan syndrome
X-linked recessive
Hyperuricemia, gout, Pissed off (self-mutilation), retard, dysTonia
Von Gierke disease has what deficient enzyme?
Main CFs?
Tx?
Glucose-6-phosphate
Severe fasting hypoglycemia, HM (Inc glycogen in liver), Inc uric acid, blood lactate, etc
Freq oral glucose/cornstarch, NO fructose/galactose –> impaired gluconeogensis and glycogenolysis
What familial dyslipidemias have AD inheritance?
II, IV
Familial hypercholesterolemia - absent LDL
Hyper Triglyceridemia - overproduction of VLDL
Dry beriberi has what sx?
Wet?
Polyneuritis, symmetrical muscle wasting
High output cardiac failure (dilated cardiomyopathy), edema
What inhibits Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase?
Leflunomide
What is the most common urea cycle disorder which will have findings of orotic acid in the blood and urine w/dec BUN?
Inheritance?
Orinthine transcarbamylase deficiency
X-linked recessive
Tay-Sachs has what deficient enzyme?
What accumulates?
Cfs?
Hexosaminidase A
GM2 ganglioside
Neurodegeneration, Cherry red spot on macula, lysosomes w/onion skin
Cystinuria can cause what kind of stones?
Tx?
Hexagonal cystine stones
Urinary alkalization, chelating agents
What is the cori cycle?
Pyruvate —> Lactate
LDH
FA synthesis starts where? Ends where?
Requires what starting material?
What special process? What enzyme?
Mitochondria, ends in cytosol
Citrate
Citrate shuttle, ATP citrate lyase
What is a mutation at different loci which can produce a similar phenotype called?
Ex?
Locus heterogeneity
Albinism
Gaucher disease deficient enzyme?
What accumulates?
CFs?
Glucocerebrosidase (beta-glucosidase)
Glucocerebroside
MOST COMMON - HSM, pancytopenia, osteoporosis
Krabbe disease deficient enzyme?
What substrate accumulates?
CFs?
Galactocerebrosidase
” “ psychosine
Peripheral neuropathy, destruction of oligodendrocytes, developmental delay, optic atrophy, globoid cells
Deficiency of alpha-L-iduronidase causes what?
Inheritance?
CF?
Hurler syndrome
AR
Developmental delay, gargoyle, CORNEAL clouding, HSM
What causes PKU?
CFs?
Tx?
Decreased Phenylalanine hydroxylase or Decreased BH4
Intellectual disability, growth retardation
Dec phenylalanine and Increase Tyrosine intake
Anticipation is seen in what conditions?
Trinucleotide repeat disease - ex. Huntington’s
B12 is a cofactor for what reactions?
Prolonged deficiency leads to what?
Methionine synthase and methylmalonyl-CoA mutase
Irreversible nerve damage
ApoB48 fx?
Mediates chylomicron secretion into lymphatics
Cystic fibrosis mutation? What ch.?
Inheritance?
CFs?
CFTR, ch. 7
AR
Recurrent pulmonary infections, nasal polyps, clubbing of nails
Arsenic inhibits what?
Which stops what?
Lipoic acid
PDH complex
What a.a. Are basic?
Most basic is which one?
+ or - charged?
His Lys Are (Arginine) Basic
Arginine
+
Lactase deficiency demonstrates what in the stool in terms of:
pH?
Hydrogen?
Dec pH
Inc Hydrogen
Increased homocysteine but normal methylmalonic acid level indicates what?
What special feature about it?
1 vit def in US
Folate def.
What are the 4 irreversible enzymes in gluconeogenesis?
Pathway Produces Fresh Glucose
Pyruvate carboxylase in mito. Pyruvate –> oxaloacetate
PEP carboxykinase in cytosol. oxaloacetate –> PEP
F-1,6-BPtase in cytosol
G6Ptase in ER
Is PFK-2 or FBPase-2 active in the fasting state?
What is increased?
Result?
FBPase-2
cAMP, PKA
More gluconeogenesis
Defect of NER results in what?
Prevents repair of what?
Xeroderma pigmentosum
Pyrimidine dimers