Biochem test 2 Flashcards
Proteins with nuclear export sequences (NES) are actively transported across the ore with a carrier protein using 2 GTPs. Transport in uses what? Transport out uses what?
Inportins and exportins
Where (Phase), and how much ATP is needed in Glycolysis?
The phosphorylation phase requires 2 ATP
What subunit contains the p site and the a site?
40s
How does the breakdown of amino acids help the body?
Regulation of nitrogen levels, through the excretion of excess in Urea
What type of RNA comes from the DNA, and what is the process that creates it?
mRNA and transcription
Drugs that use reverse transcriptase against itself.
Azidothymidine (AZT) or Zidovudine
What type of transport carrier protein is the sodium-potassium ATPase Pump?
Active transport carrier protein
The process that uses glycolysis and the citric acid cycle to obtain the precursors for the 20 amino acids is called?
Amino Acid Synthesis
The enzyme complex that catalyzes the final three steps of fatty acid degradation is called?
Mitochondrial trifunctional protein
This disorder causes low sugar, low ketone levels, and high ammonia when fasting or sick, because the body is trying to use fatty acids as an energy source, but can only break down those 12 carbons or less.
CPT 1 deficiency
What hormone increases when excess sugar needs storage?
Insulin
What molecule starts and ends the citric acid cycle?
Oxaloacetate
Four step process that continues fatty acid breakdown inside the mitochondria is called?
Beta-oxidation cycle
Where is cardiolipin (diphosphatidylglycerol) found?
Several locations. Especially the inner mitochondrial membrane.
A series of enzyme reactions in the liver cell mitochondria and cytoplasm to remove excess nitrogen and toxic by-product ammonia that maintains the body’s nitrogen balance is called?
The Urea Cycle
Elliptocytosis and spherocytosis are diseases that result from defects in what?
RBC membrane proteins. Specifically spectrin and ankyrin.
What enzyme starts the phosphorylation phase of glycolysis?
Hexokinase
Where does the citric acid cycle occur?
In the mitochondrial matrix
Diseases that result from misfolding of proteins are know as?
Prions
What two phases make up the metabolic pathway glycolysis?
Phosphorylation and Energy production
What does the inter conversion of a-ketogluterate, glutamate, and glutamine do for the body?
Offers an important system to utilize, generate, and/or store ammonia
Disease symptoms include low sugar, progressive destruction of peripheral nerves, breakdown of muscle, and liver/heart damage. This disease stops the conversion of lipids/fats to energy. In infancy it usually leads to death.
Mitochondrial Trifunctional protein deficiency
When there is a high concentration of NADH or FADH (products) what happens to the citric acid cycle?
It is inhibited
Where does the pentose phosphate pathway take place?
In the cytoplasm
Specialized proteins, often found near the endoplasmic reticulum, that assist in folding proteins.
Chaperones
What enzyme deficiency is involved in type 0 GSD, and where is it located?
Glycogen synthase only in the liver
In lipid metabolism, high citrate levels from the first step of CAC are a sign of excess sugar resources. What does this activate?
Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (high activity polymer)
What molecule links glycolysis to the citric acid cycle?
Pyruvate
Fatty acid synthase enzyme complex is negatively regulated by what?
Low fatty acid/fat levels in diet
Glutamate becomes glutamine via?
Transamination
The binding of different transcription factors and/or enhancers to promoter sequences are essential for positive or negative control of transcription refers to what?
Gene expression
The metabolic pathway that catabolizes hexose monosaccharides such as glucose, fructose, and galactose is called?
Glycolysis
When the body exhausts gluconeogenesis where does energy come from?
Ketone body synthesis
The removal of a COO- group is called what?
Decarboxylation
If a strand of nucleotides has Uracil what type of material is it?
mRNA
Symptoms of weakness and delayed development of muscle skills are usually evident before 1 year of age followed by blindness and death usually by age 3. Describes what disease?
Tay-Sachs disease
ATP synthase is made up of four main parts. What are they?
F0, F1, Axel/stalk, Stator
What effect both protein function and direct particular proteins to intracellular and/or extracellular destinations?
Posttranslational modifications
Phosphorylase, Glucan transferase, and Debranching enzyme are all used in what process?
Glycogenolysis
Patients with G6PDH deficiency must avoid many drugs. What are some examples?
Sulfa drugs, some anticonvulsants, thiazide and loop diuretics, some diabetic medications, some glaucoma medications, certain pain medications, and several antimalarials.
The two main anabolic pathways to produce new carbohydrate molecules are?
Gluconeogenesis, and Pentose phosphate pathway
A patient exhibiting symptoms of: glycogen accumulation in the liver, skeletal muscle and/or heart, leading to associated medical problems. Fasting low sugar. May have what type of GSD?
Type 3 GSD (Cori’s or Forbe’s)
In the energy production phase of glycolysis, how much ATP is produced?
4
The process that starts in the cytoplasm with a fatty acid linking to acyl-CoA, and ends in the inner mitochondria where the beta oxidation cycle takes place forming Acetyl-CoA is called what?
Fatty acid degradation
The primary metabolic pathways that are the main means of ATP production are?
Glycolysis, Citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation
ATP contains high energy bonds between each phosphate group. What are they called?
Phosphoric anhydride bonds
The actual yield for a glucose molecule is what?
30-32
The process where proteins are broken down into their amino acids and metabolized using carbohydrate metabolism is called?
Amino Acid Degradation
What type of reaction is occurring when NAD+ becomes NADH?
Reduction
What two molecules combine to form citrate, and begin the citric acid cycle?
Acetyl-CoA and Oxaloacetate
Disorder that occurs in three forms. Two are severe and lead to early death. It is the most common disorder of mitochondrial long-chain fatty acid oxidation.
CPT 2
Common feature of DNA promoter regions, that is an eight base-pair sequence consisting of adenine and thymine nucleotides?
TATA box
When Pyruvate reacts with pyruvate dehydrogenase what does it yield?
Acetyl-CoA
The family of enzymes that link carbohydrate molecules together are collectively known as what?
Glycosyltransferases
What has an anti-codon nucleotide sequence that hydrogen bonds with the 3 base codon of mRNA?
tRNA
When are alternative pathways for the storage of glucose promoted?
When energy levels are high
In fatty acid synthesis, the straightforward pathway on a multienzyme-protein complex in the cytoplasm is called what?
Fatty acid synthase
PPP takes place during two phases, oxidative and nonoxidative. Which phase produces products for glycolysis or nucleotide synthesis?
Nonoxidative produces Fructose-6-phosphate, and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. Also, converts ribulose-5-phosphate to 3-7 carbon carbohydrates that can be used for glycolysis.
Starvation and lengthy exercise that lead to low energy stores cause what metabolic pathway to occur?
Gluconeogenesis
Symptoms of: inability to perform glycogenolysis leading to muscle cramping and breakdown from exercise. Can result in kidney failure from muscle breakdown products. With an enzyme deficiency of muscle glycogen phosphorylase. Is associated with what GSD?
McArdle’s Disease (type 5)
What effect does high cholesterol content have on the cell membrane at normal and low temperatures.
Less fluid (stiffens) at normal temperature, and prevents crystallization at low temperature.
The first step of fatty acid synthesis is converting Acetyl-CoA using ATP and Acetyl-CoA carboxylase. What does this form?
Malonyl-CoA
Drugs like caspofungin, ethambutol, and others that are being developed for cancer and viral infections including HIV are effective by inhibiting or blocking bonds. Therefor these drugs are inhibitors of what?
Glycosyltransferases