BRANCHED-CHAIN AMINO ACID DISORDERS Flashcards
1
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MOST COMMON INBRON ERROR OF METABOLISM IN THE PHILIPPINES
A
MAPLE SYRUP URINE DISEASE
2
Q
DEFECT IN MSUD
A
Absence of the gene that code for metabolism of the ketoacids of LEUCINE, ISOLEUCINE, VALINE (INCREASED LVLS IN BLOOD and URINE)
3
Q
URINE ODOR IN MSUD
A
Caramelized sugar
Maple syrup
Curry
4
Q
MSUD: SCREENING TEST + RESULT
A
2,4-dinitophenylhydrazine (DNPH): (+) Yellow turbidity/precipitate
5
Q
MSUD: CONFIRMATORY TESTS
A
Gas or thin lauer chromatography
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectophotometry
6
Q
ORGANIC ACIDEMIAS
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Isovaleric or glutaric acidemia
Propionic acidemia
Methylmalonic acidemia
7
Q
TEST FOR METHYLMALONIC ACIDEMIA
A
p-nitroaniline test: (+) emerald green color