Biochem review Panini and BRS Flashcards

1
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What does a positive nitrogen balance mean?

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Dietary nitrogen&raquo_space; excreted nitrogen

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What type of cells does Pyruvate Kinase deficiency effect? What does this enzyme catalyze?

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Erythrocytes because primarily use glucose for energy, causes cell membrane alterations and splenic sequestration

When phosphorylated pyruvate kinase is inactive

Last step of glycolysis PEP +ADP –> pyruvate +ATP

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Why is the NADH/NAD+ ratio during high lactate states?

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NADH has been generated by glyceraldehye-3-phopshate dehydrogenase reaction and NAD+ needs to be regenerated under anaerobic conditions

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What complex does cyanide and carbon monoxide bind to?

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Complex IV= cytochrome oxidase

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5
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What reaction does pyruvate carboxylase catalyze?

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Pyruvate –> OAA leading to anaerobic metabolism
Deficiency causes lactic acid buildup
Need Biotin as cofactor

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6
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What is Type I GSD? What enzyme is deficient?

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von Gierke
Glucose-6-phosphatase
Can’t release glucose into bloodstream

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What is Type II GSD? What enzyme is deficient?

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Pompe
Acid maltase= alpha 1,4 glucosidase
Heart pump
Loss of a lysosomal glucosidase activity

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What is Type III GSD? What enzyme is deficient?

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Cori
Glycogen debranching enzyme
Indicator is presence of dextrin

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What is Type IV GSD? What enzyme is deficient?

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Anderson
glucose 4:6 transferase
liver cirrhosis

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What is Type V GSD? What enzyme is deficient?

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McArdle

Muscle glycogen phosphorylase : muscle cramps

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11
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Where is glucose-6-phosphatase expressed?

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Liver and kidneys are the only 2 organs with the enzymes necessary for gluconeogenesis

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12
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What inhibits fructose 1,6 biphosphatase?

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fructose 2,6 biphosphatase and AMP

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13
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What enzyme is deficient in classical galactose in comparison to non classical?

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Classical= Galactose 1 phosphate uridyltansferase

Non classical= glacktokinase

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14
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What reaction is liver specific for triglyceride synthesis?

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Glycerol –> glycerol 3 phosphate via ATP and glycerol kinase

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15
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What would cause a high level of excreted orotic acid?

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Defect in prymidine synthesis

Orotic acid not converted to OMP –> UMP causing orotic aciduria

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16
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What type of transport mechanism does glucose use for gastrointestinal absorption?

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Active and facilitated via SGLT2

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17
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What tissues use GLUT4 for glucose transport?

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Muscle and Fat

insulin dependent transporter

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What happens when pyruvate dehydrogenase is inhibited?

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Reduced flux of carbon in TCA cycle because pyruvate not converted to OAA and acetyl CoA

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What does fructose 2,6 bisphosphatase stimulate?

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Glycolysis via PFK1

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20
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What does arsenic bind?

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Lipoic acid (has 2 close SH groups) which is a cofactor of pyruvate dehydrogenase (also use thiamine/TPP)
If inhibited then instead of entering TCA pyruvate converted to lactate
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21
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If a cell had a non functional mitochondria how many moles of ATP would be produced from 1 mol glucose?

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2 ATPs

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22
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What feeds electrons into complex II?

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Succinate

Succinate –> fumarate succinate dehydrogenase uses FAD+ as co-substrate

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23
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What happens when you have a G6PDH deficiency?

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NADH levels drop so you cannot produce glutathione which normally protects from ROS –> hemolysis

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24
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Where are VLCFAs oxidized? What does this process produce?

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Peroxisomes

Generates H2O2, NADH, and acetyl CoA

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25
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What is the primary role of carnitine?

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transport acyl groups across the inner mitochondrial membrane
Transport FA from cytosol to mitochondria for beta ox

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26
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What AAs carry nitrogen to liver for glycogen or FA synthesis in post absorb state?

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Alanine and glutamine

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27
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How does phenylalanine enter the TCA cycle?

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As fumarate

phenylalanine –> tyrosine –> fumarate

28
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What AA can fix ammonia?

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Glutamate transport and store ammonia in non toxic form

  • alpha keto glutamate + ammonia –> glutamate via glutamate dehydrogenase
  • also via CPS1 or glutamate synthase
29
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What is homocystunuria?

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Defect in cystathionine b synthase resulting in buildiup of methionine because homocysteine remethylated instead of being converted to cystathionine

30
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What pathway is HGRPT used in?

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Salvage pathway for purines

Catalyzes free base (guanine or hypoxanthine) to nucleotide (IMP or GMP)

31
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What type of nucleic acid is most likeyl to contain post transcriptionally modified bases?

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tRNA

examples: pseudoruidine and ribothymine

32
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What does diptheria do?

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Inhibit eEF-2 in eukaryotes which blocks translocation of peptidyl-tRNA during translation
Covalent attachment of ADP to catalytic unit of EF

33
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What is pyrimidine deamination?

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C replaced with Uracil

Corrected by replacing U with thymidine so binding A instead of G

34
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What does tetracycline do?

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Bind to 30s blocking access of amnio acyl tRNA to A site

35
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What happens when Na+/K+ ATPase is permanently open

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Na+ and Ca++ elevated in cytosol
K+ reduced in cytosol
Normal function= low intra cellular Na+ and high K+

36
Q

What is the mechanism of cholera?

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ADP ribosylation of alpha subunit of Gs so constantly stimulating production of cAMP by adenylate toxin

37
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How many high energy phosphates are generated through complete metabolism of one acetyl CoA molecule to CO2 and H2O

A
12: 
9 ATP
3 from NADH
2 from FADH2
1 from GTP
38
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What is the glycerophophate shuttle?

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NADH reduces dihydroxyacetone phosphate to glycerol phosphate which can pass through the outer mitochondrial membrane to be reoxidzied
How NADH in cytoplasm can pass electrons via ETC

39
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How does UCP1 increase energy expenditure?

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Brown adipose
Binds proton on the outer side of the inner mitochondrial membrane and then facilitates release into matrix generating heat

40
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What is the rate limiting step of gluconeogenesis?

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Fructose 1,6BP +H2O -> furctose 6-P + Pi

41
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What do CPSI and AST do?

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convert amino acid nitrogen into two compounds that directly provide urea introgen
AST= aspartate
CPSi= RL of urea, incorporate nitrogen into urea

42
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What does the utilization of ammonia for the synthesis of alpha amino acids rely on?

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Glutumate dehydrogenase: fixes ammonium into alphas ketogluturate generating glutamate
NH4+ + alpha ketogluturate +NAD+ –> glutumate +NADH which can undergo transamination

43
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What are the basic AAs?

A

Arginine, histidine, and lysine

compete for same transport mechanism

44
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What is hartnup?

A

Can’t absorb neutral AAs like tryptophan so can synthesize NAD+ and NADP

45
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What is found exclusively in the inner leaflet?

A

Phophatidylserine

goes to outer leaflet to mark cell for apoptosis

46
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What are P-type ATPases?

A

Characterized by formation of E=P intermediate followed by dephosphorylation removing Pi from enzymes.
Amino acid aspartate serves as the site for the phosphorylation step

47
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Optimal function of metalloenzymes is dependent on the participation of the metal cofactor in what?

A

Stable coordination of active site residues

Metal ions function as cofactors by associating with enzymes via noncovalent interactions

48
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What is the equation for osmolality?

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2Na + glu/18 + BUN/2.8

49
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Where are Branched chain amino acids originally synthesized?

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In the muscle, high concentration of branched-chain amino acid transferase

50
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How are deoxyribonucleotides synthesized?

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Synthesized from ribonuleotides by an enzyme system involving thioredoxin which is used by nucleoside diphosphate reductase as a hydrogen-electron donor

51
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How does dietary uridine which reverses anemia and decrease orotic acid formation in people with orotic aciduria work?

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Converts exogenous uridine to UMP by uridine phophotransferase, UTP then used as substrate for CTP
Inhibits CPSII by UTP

52
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What are some defining characterisitics of pyrimdine synthesis de novo?

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A free base is formed first and then the ribose sugar is added
One step occurs in the mitochondria
OMP –> UMP –> CTP is the sequential process
Rate limiting step catalyzed by CPS II

53
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What glucose transporter is mainly in the liver?

A

GLUT2

Located on apical membrane noves Glc, Cal, and Fru through facilitated diffusion

54
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What is the rate limiting step of the urea cycle?

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mitochondrial CPS-1

Nitrogen atom of resulting carbamoyl phosphate incorporated into urea

55
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What is the rating limiting step of fatty acid synthesis?

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Acetyl CoA carboxylase results in the formation of malonyl CoA

56
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How does insulin effect glucose uptake? glycogen breakdown? FA synthesis? Glycogen synth? PFK activity?

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Increase
Decrease
Increase 
Increase 
Increase
57
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What favors the active from of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex?

A

Low Ca2+
Acetyl CoA
High levels of pyruvate
High NADH/NAD+

58
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How is the TCA cycle stimulated during exercise?

A

stimulation of the flux through a number of enzymes by a decreased NADH/NAD+ ratio

59
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What would you expect in a patient with an OxPhos disease?

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High NADH/NAD+ ratio in the mitochondria

60
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What acid base imbalance will your patient present with if kidneys can’t reabsorb HCO3 from blos stream?

A

Metabolic acidosis

61
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The elongation of FA chain require what molecule as reducing power? Where does it come from?

A

NADPH

PPP

62
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What step of the urea cycle takes place in the mitochondria?

A

Formation of citrulline from ornithine and Carbamoyl-P

63
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What do adipocytes use for energy?

A

glucose and FAs not AAs

64
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What bond does cellulose have?

A

beta 1-4

65
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What does a deficiency in fumarase cause?

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TCA cycle intermediates elevated in urine
Small head
Hypotonia, spasticity, and developmental delay, episodes of acute metabolic acidosis