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✅ BIOCHEM - Metabolic Pathways Flashcards

1
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Example of an amphibolic pathway

A

Krebs

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2
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Where does glycolysis occur?

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Cytoplasm

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3
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Substrate of glycolysis

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Glucose

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4
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End product of glycolysis

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Pyruvate or lactate

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5
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Rate limiting step of glycolysis

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Fructose 6 phosphate -> fructose 1,6 bisphosphate

Enzyme: PFK-1

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6
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What type of glycolysis happens in cells with mitochondria and adequate O2?

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Aerobic glycolysis

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7
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2 stages of glycolysis

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Energy investment and energy generation

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8
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3 important steps in glycolysis

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Step 1
Step 3
Step 10

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9
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NADH generating step in glycolysis

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Glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate –> 1,3 bisphosphoglycerate

Enzyme: glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase

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10
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Which has a lower km and comsequently higher affinity?

Hexokinase or glucokinase?

A

Hexokinase

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11
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Glucokinase is present only in what type of tissues

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Liver

Islet cells of pancreas

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12
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Hexokinase has a higher Vmax than glucokinase. True or false.

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False

Glucokinase has a higher Vmax

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13
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Hexokinase is inhibited by

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Glucose 6 phosphate

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14
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Glucokinase is inhibited by

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Fructose 6 phosphate

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15
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Glucokinase liver activity is induced by

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Insulin

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16
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Action of PFK-2

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Converts fructose 6 phosphate to fructose 2,6 BP

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17
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Inhibitor of PFK-1

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ATP and Citrate

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18
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Inhibitor of PFK 2

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Starved state

Decrease insulin and inc glucagon

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19
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2 steps in glycolysis that produce ATP via substrate level phosphorylation

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1,3 BPG to 3 PG
Enzyme: phosphoglycerate kinase

PEP to pyruvate
Enzyme: pyruvate kinase

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20
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2 outcomes of pyruvate in glycolysis

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Can enter the citric acid cycle in aerobic glycolysis

Can be reduced to lactate in anerobic glycolysis

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21
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NADH produced in glycolysis cannot pass through thr mitochondrial membrane so it needs what?

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Malate aspartate shuttle

Glycerol phosphate shuttle

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22
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Malate aspartate shuttle is used in what organs?

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Liver kidney heart

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23
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Glycerol phosphate shuttle is used in which organs?

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Skeletal muscle

Brain

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24
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Kinds of metabolic pathways

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Anabolic
Catabolic
Amphibolic

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25
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NADH in the malate aspartate shuttle will yield how many ATP?

A

3

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26
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NADH in the glycerol phosphate shuttle will yield how many atp?

A

2

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27
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In what part of the cell can u find the ETC?

A

Inner mitochondrial membrane

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28
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What happens to pyruvate in anaerobic glycolysis?

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Lactate dehydrogenase uses up NADH and converts pyruvate to lactate.

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29
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Anaerobic glycolysis strictly happens in which organs?

A 
Cornea
Lens
Kidney medulla
Wbc 
Rbc
Testes
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30
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Enzyme responsible for conversion of 1,3 BPG to 2,3 BPG

A

Bisphosphoglycerate mutase

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31
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The Luebering-Rapoport pathway bypasses what enzyme

A

Phosphoglycerate kinase

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32
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Most common enzyme defect in glycolysis

A

Pyruvate kinase deficiency

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33
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Characteristic peripheral smear of G6PD deficiency

A

Heinz bodies

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34
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Most common precipitating history of G6PD

A

Infection

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35
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Pyruvate is converted to ethanol by

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Pyruvate carboxylase (yeasts)

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36
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Pyruvate is converted to oxaloacetate by

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Pyruvate carboxylase (gluconeogenesis)

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37
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What is the mechanism in arsenic poisoning?

A

Arsenic inhibits pyruvate dehydrogenase by binding to LIPOIC ACID

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38
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Pyruvate is converted to acetyl Coa by

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Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

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39
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Coenzymes of pyruvate dehydrogenase

A 
Thiamine pyrophosphate
FAD
NAD+
Coenzyme A (Pantothenic Acid)
Lipoic Acid
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40
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Pyruvate kinase deficiency usually manifests clinically as

A

Chronic hemolytic anemia

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41
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Products of conversion of pyruvate to acetyl coa

A

Acetyl coa
NADH
CO2

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42
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Most common cause of congenital lactic acidosis

A

Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency

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43
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Pattern of inheritance of pyruvate kinase deficiency

A

X-linked DOMINANT

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44
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Treatment for pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency

A

Ketogenic diet

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45
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Rationale for ketogenic diet in pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency

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Increase lysine and leucine to bypass glycolysis

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46
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Mechanism of pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency in chronic alcoholism.

A

Thiamine deficiency (acquired)

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47
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Where does the Kreb’s cycle occur?

A

Mitochondrial matrix

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48
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TCA occurs in the mitochondrial matrix except for which process?

A

Succinate to fumarate

Enzyme: succinate dehydrogenase

49
Q

Rate limiting step in krebs

A

Isocitrate to alpha ketoglutarate

Enzyme: isocitrate dehydrogenase

50
Q

Inhibitor of aconitase

A

Fluoroacetate (rat poison)

51
Q

Inhibitor of alpha ketoglutarate dehydrogenase

52
Q

Process in the TCA that produces GTP

A

Succinyl Coa to succinate

Enzyme: succinate thiokinase

53
Q

Citrate delivers acetyl Coa to the cytoplasm for ______ via the _______

A

Fatty acid synthesis via the citrate shuttle

54
Q

Succinyl coa in TCA is also involved in _______

A

Heme synthesis

Activation of ketone bodies in extrahepatic tissues

55
Q

Malate in TCA is also use for

A

Gluconeogenesis

56
Q

What is the main function of gluconeogenesis

A

Prevent hypoglycemia

57
Q

What is the main function of the Cori cycle?

A

Conversion of lactate to glucose

58
Q

Gluconeogenesis occurs in which organs

A

Liver 60% and kidney 10%

Prolonged fasting: kidney up to 40%

59
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Gluconeogenesis occur in the

A

Cytoplasm and mitochondria

60
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Rate limiting step in gluconeogenesis

A

Fructose 1,6 bisphosphate to fructose 6 phosphate

Enzyme: fructose 1,6 bisphosphatase

61
Q

Energy expense in the cori cycle

62
Q

In glucogeonesis pyruvate is converted back to PEP through which of the following steps?

A

Pyruvate to OAA
Enzyme: Pyruvate carboxylase

OAA to PEP
Enzyme: PEP Carboxykinase

63
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All carboxylases require _____ as a cofactor

64
Q

PEP carboxykinase require ____

65
Q

Inhibitor of fructose 1,6 BP to fructose 6-P in gluconeogenesis

A

Fructose 2,6 BP and AMP

66
Q

Energy expenditure in gluconeogenesis

A

4Atps
2 gtps
2 NADH to NAD+

67
Q

Glucosuria occurs when venous blood glucose concentration exceeds

A

9.5-10 mmol/L (renal threshold)

180 g/dl

68
Q

Redness when drinking is due to which enzyme

A

Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase

69
Q

High amounts of NADH favors the ff reactions

A

Pyruvate to lactate
OAA to malate
DHAP to glycerol 3 phosphate

70
Q

Insulin resistance in pregnancy is due to

A

Human placental lactogen

71
Q

Hyperinsulinemia in pregnancy is due to

A

Increased estrogen levels

72
Q

Major carbohydrate storage in animals

73
Q

Processes that happen in the cytoplasm and mitochondria

A

Gluconeogenesis
Urea synthesis
Heme synthesis

74
Q

Glycogen stores are used up after

A

12-18 hours

75
Q

Glycogen is stored in which 2 organs?

A

Liver and muscle

76
Q

Activated form of glucose

A

UDP-glucose

77
Q

Synthesis of new glycogen molecules from alpha-d-glucose

A

Glycogenesis

78
Q

Rate limiting step in glycogenesis

A

Elongation of glycogen chains

Enzyme: glycogen synthase

79
Q

Enzyme involved in conversion of glucose 6 phosphate to glucose 1 phosphate

A

Phosphoglucomutase

80
Q

Enzyme involved in the synthesis of UDP glucose

A

UDP glucose phosphorylase

81
Q

Formation of branches in glycogen is mediated by what enzyme

A

Branching enzyme (amylo and transglucosidase)

82
Q

Glycogen synthase is to glycogenesis

_____ is to glycogenolysis

A

Glycogen phosphorylase

83
Q

Glycogen phosphorylase requires what coenzyme

A

Pyridoxal phosphate

84
Q

Glycogen phosphorylase cannot cleave a 4 glucose residue before a branch called the

A

Limit dextrin

85
Q

Rate limiting step in glycogenolysis

A

Removal of glucose using glycogen phosphorylase

86
Q

Lysosomal degradation of glycogen happens with what enzyme

A

Alpha 1,4 glucosidase

87
Q

Other name of alpha 1,4 glucosidase

A

Acid maltase

88
Q

In glycogen phosphorylase, the active form is the phosphorylated or dephosphorylated?

A

Phosphorylated

89
Q

Deficiency in acid maltase

A

Pompe disease

90
Q

Deficiency in glucose 6 phosphatase

A

Von gierke disease

91
Q

Deficiency in skeletal muscle glycogen phosphorylase

A

McArdle’s disease

92
Q

Deficient in Andersen’s disease

A

Branching enzyme

93
Q

Cori’s disease deficiency

A

Debranching enzyme

94
Q

Deficient PFK

A

Tarui’s disease

95
Q

Major dietary source of galactose

96
Q

Activated form of galactose

A

UDP galactose

97
Q

Glucose 1 phosphate + UDP glucose forms _____ through which enzyme

A

UDP galactose and glucose 1 phosphate

Enzyme: galactose 1 P uridyl transferase

98
Q

UDP galactose –> UDP galactose

Enzyme?

A

UPD hexose 4 epimerase

99
Q

Main products of the pentose phosphate pathway

A

NADPH

Ribose 5 phosphate

100
Q

Substrate of the pentose phosphate pathway

A

Gucose 6 phosphate

101
Q

The pentose phosphate pathway is divided into the

A

Oxidative and non oxidative phase

102
Q

Main product of the oxidative phase of the PPP

A

NADPH

Ribulose 5 P

103
Q

Phase 1 of PPP is

A

Oxidative and irreversible

104
Q

Key enzyme in oxidative phase of pentose phosphate pathway

105
Q

Key enzymes in non-oxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway

A

Transketolases

106
Q

Transketolases require

107
Q

Rate limiting step in the pentose phosphate pathway

A

Glucose 6 P to 6 phosphogluconate

Enzyme: G6PD

108
Q

Reduced glutathione is recreated using

A

NADPH

Enzyme: glutathione REDUCTASE

109
Q

Reduced glutathione sequestere harmful H2O2 using

A

Glutathione peroxidase

110
Q

Drugs that precipitate G6PD deficiency

A

AAA

Antibiotics (sulfonamides, chloramphenicol)
Antimalarials (primaquine)
Antipyretics (except ASA and Paracetamol)

111
Q

Chronic granulomatous disease is secondary to to deficiency in

A

NADPH OXIDASE

112
Q

Chronic granulomatous disease is caused by what type of bacteria

A

Catalase positive

113
Q

Sorbitol dehydrogenase is found in

A

The seminal vesicles only

Catalyzes sorbitol to fructose (main sperm energy source)

114
Q

Glucose to sorbitol

What enzyme?

A

Aldose reductase

115
Q

Mannise is an important component in

A

Glycoproteins

116
Q

How is mannose 6 P used?

A

Mannose 6 P is converted to fructose 6 P by

Phosphomannose isomerase

117
Q

Fructose 1 P to dihydroxyacetone phosphate

What enzyme?

A

Aldolase B

118
Q

Fructose to fructose 1 P

A

Fructokinase or hexokinase

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