Biochem ICE Flashcards
Most common form of AA in nature
L-Form
Chemical bond of primary structure of proteins
peptide bond
B7 (biotin) is for
carboxylation/ TPP
B6 (pyroxidine) is for
Transaminase
Glucose is a _________
aldohexose
cellulose has what bonds
Beta 1-4
Lactose is made up of
Glucose and galactose
In alanine synthesis, glutamate is needed to make
ketoglutarate
Pure ketogenic AA
Leucine(can’t be converted to glucose)
Branch chain AAs
Valine, Leucine, isoleucine
this substance is eliminated by muscle from the glucose-alanine cycle
ammonia
Heme is made of
Hemoglobin, glycine, porphyrin
Esential fatty acids
LA (18), ALA (18), AA (20)
More common form between cis and trans
cis
Lipids are insoluble due to
Isophobic, no ion bond
DNA has no
uridine(RNA only)
type of bond DNA uses
hydrogen bond
Rhodopsin includes
retinal and opsin
beta oxidation of fattty acid is blocked by high carb diet due to
palmitoyl transferase I of FA is blocked by malonyl-CoA
MEdum chain FA
8-12 carbons (coconut oil)
Function of Krebs cycle
pyruvate oxidation
TCA cycle creates
3 NADH/1 FADH
Hydroxylase
digestive enzyme such as amylase, lipase, etc
example of dissacharides
maltose, isomaltose, lactose