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BIOCHEM INTEGRATED Flashcards

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<p>Process that releases energy.

-delta G</p>

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<p>Exergonic Reaction</p>

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<p>Process that requires energy

\+delta G</p>

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<p>Endergonic Reaction</p>

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<p>Site of ATP production</p>

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<p>Cytoplasm and Mitochondria</p>

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<p>Loss of electrons

| (Substance becomes more positive)</p>

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<p>Oxidation</p>

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<p>Gain of electrons

| (Substance becomes more negative)</p>

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<p>Reduction</p>

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<p>Product of de novo purine synthesis

| (Precursor of Guanine and Adenosine residues)</p>

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<p>Inosine Monophosphate (IMP)</p>

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<p>1st committed step of purine synthesis</p>

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<p>Ribose-5-phosphate to PRPP

| (Thru action of PRPP synthetase and ATP)</p>

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<p>Xanthine oxidase inhibitor</p>

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<p>Allopurinol</p>

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<p>Disease where there is deficiency in HGPRT</p>

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<p>Lesch-Nyhan syndrome</p>

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<p>Pyrimidine ring structure is formed by...</p>

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<p>Carbamoyl phosphate and Aspartate</p>

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<p>Rate limiting enzyme in Glycolysis</p>

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<p>Phosphofrucktokinase-1 (PFK-1)</p>

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<p>Glycogen synthetase : Glycogenesis

| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ : Glycogenolysis</p>

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<p>Glycogen phosphorylase</p>

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<p>Rate limiting enzyme of gluconeogenesis</p>

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<p>Fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase</p>

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<p>Vitamin D deficiency in adults</p>

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<p>Osteomalacia</p>

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<p>pH at which zwitterion is predominant</p>

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<p>Isoelectric pH (IpH)</p>

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<p>This enzyme in glycolysis is inhibited when cell is rich in ATP</p>

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<p>Phosphofructokinase-1</p>

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<p>Number of ATP formed in one molecule of Acetyl CoA</p>

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<p>10</p>

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<p>Enzyme deficient in von Gierke's disease</p>

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<p>Glucose-6-phosphatase</p>

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<p>Carrier of TAGs and other dietary lipids from the INTESTINES to the LIVER and ADIPOSE TISSUE</p>

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<p>Chylomicrons</p>

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<p>Carrier of newly synthesized TAGs from liver to adipose tissue</p>

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<p>Very Low Density Lipoproteins (VLDL)</p>

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<p>Type of reaction

ATP to ADP or AMP</p>

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<p>Hydrolysis</p>

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<p>Products of Aldolase action on Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate</p>

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<p>Dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) and Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P)</p>

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<p>Irreversible steps in Glycolysis</p>

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<p>Step 1: Glucose ---> Glucose-6-phosphate (hexokinase or glucokinase)
Step 3: Fructose-6-phosphate ---> Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (Phosphodructokinase-1)
Step 10: Phosphoenolpyruvate ---> Pyruvate (Pyruvate kinase)</p>

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<p>Rate limiting enzyme of:

1. Ketogenesis
2. Cholesterol synthesis</p>

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<p>1. HMG CoA synthase

| 2. HMG CoA reductase</p>

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<p>Non-insulin requiring organs</p>

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<p>Brain (except hypothalamus), RBCs, intestinal cells, kidneys</p>

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<p>Converts pyruvate to Acetyl CoA</p>

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<p>Pyruvate dehydrogenase</p>

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<p>Product of anaerobic glycolysis</p>

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<p>Lactate / lactic acid</p>

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<p>PFK-1 is inhibited by \_\_\_\_\_ and activated by \_\_\_\_\_\_</p>

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<p>ATP and Citrate; AMP</p>

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28
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<p>Fates of pyruvate</p>

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<p>Lactate dehydrogenase ---> Lactate
Pyruvate dehydrogenase ---> Acetyl CoA
Pyruvate carboxylase ---> Oxaloacetate
Pyruvate kinase ---> PEP to Pyruvate
Yeast, bacteria ---> ethanol</p>
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29
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<p>Only amino acid with no chiral center / chiral carbon

Chiral center: Carbon with 4 unique substituenta attached to it</p>

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<p>Glycine (2 Hydrogens attached to it)</p>

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30
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<p>Sulfur containing amino acids</p>

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<p>Cysteine (Cys, C)

| Methionine (Met, M)</p>

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<p>Acidic amino acids</p>

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<p>Aspartic acid / Aspartate (Asp, D)

| Glutamic acid / Glutamate (Glu, E)</p>

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<p>Branched chain amino acids</p>

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<p>Leucine (Leu, L)
Isoleucine (Ile, I)
Valine (Val, V)</p>

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<p>Smallest amino acid</p>

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<p>Glycine</p>

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<p>Products of PPP</p>

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<p>Ribose-5-phosphate and NADPH</p>

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<p>Another name for Glycolysis</p>

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<p>Embden-Meyerhof pathway</p>

36
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<p>INITIAL Electron carriers of ETC</p>

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<p>NADH &amp; FADH2</p>

37
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Give the two ways in which your cells produce ATP

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Oxidative Phosphorylation

Substrate Level Phosphorylation

38
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Anaerobic glycolysis

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Substrate Level Phosphorylation

39
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Coupled with the electron transport chain

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Oxidative Phosphorylation

40
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Only method of ATP production for RBCs

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Substrate Level Phosphorylation

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Resting skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle, well-oxygenated neurons

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Oxidative Phosphorylation

42
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Fatigued skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle during acute MI, and neurons during ischemic stroke

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Substrate Level Phosphorylation

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Predominant hormone in the well fed state

44
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Hormone that helps maintain blood glucose levels during starvation

45
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Exert effects similar to glucagon

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Epinephrine
Cortisol
Growth Hormone

46
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Ratio of carbon dioxide produced/oxygen consumed

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Respiratory Quotient

47
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Main metabolic fuel of neurons and erythrocytes

48
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Main metabolic fuel of heart muscle

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Fatty Acids

49
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Main fuel of the skeletal and heart muscle, and alternative fuel of the brain during a fast

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Ketone Bodies

50
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Percentage of the brain’s energy requirement that can be met by ketone bodies

51
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Product of aerobic glycolysis

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Product of anaerobic glycolysis

53
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Product of glycogenolysis in liver

54
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Product of glycogenolysis in muscle

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Glucose-6-Phosphate

55
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Building block of fatty acids and cholesterol

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Acetyl CoA

56
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Main substrate used for gluconeogenesis during a fast

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Amino Acids

57
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Intermediate that can never be used for gluconeogenesis

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Acetyl CoA

58
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During the first 18 to 24 hours of starvation, which pathway is responsible in maintaining blood glucose levels?

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Glycogenolysis

59
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After 24 hours of starvation, which pathway is mainly responsible for maintaining blood glucose levels?

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Gluconeogenesis

60
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Percentage of gluconeogenesis that occurs in the kidney during a prolonged fast

61
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Hours of fasting before glycogen stores are exhausted

62
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Cause of death in prolonged starvation

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Catabolism of essential proteins

63
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Amino acid that performs a central role in removal of nitrogen from most other amino acids

64
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Transports ammonia from muscle to the liver

65
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Transports ammonia from peripheral tissues to the liver and kidney

66
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Metabolic effects of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus

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Glucagon&raquo_space; insulin
↑ Gluconeogenesis from amino acids
↑ Lipolysis in adipose tissue
↑ Ketogenesis in liver

67
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Metabolic effects of acute alcohol intoxication

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Lactic acidosis
Ketoacidosis
Hypoglycemia

68
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Massive increase of this molecule leads to metabolic effects of alcohol intoxication

69
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Intermediate in alcohol metabolism that causes flushing, tachycardia, hyperventilation, andnausea

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Acetaldehyde

70
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Ketoacidosis with hyperglycemia

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Diabetic Ketoacidosis

71
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Ketoacidosis with hypoglycemia

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Alcoholism

Prolonged starvation

72
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Critical intermediate necessary to maintain TCA cycle activity usually depleted in prolonged starvation and alcohol intake

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Oxaloacetate

73
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TCA intermediate that is depleted during hyperammonemia

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α-ketoglutarate

74
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TCA intermediate that links it to the urea cycle

75
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On ketogenic diet, these pathways that remain active in the liver even during the fed state

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Gluconeogenesis

Ketogenesis

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