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Carbohydrate Metabolism 9/18/16 German Flashcards

1
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What is metabolism?

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The enzyme catalyzed reactions that transform organic molecules in cells

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What are the two parts of Metabolism?

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  • Catabolism

- Anabolism

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What type of metabolism is: energy requiring synthesis of more complex products?

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Anabolism

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What type of metabolism is: Energy Yielding degradation of complex precursors?

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Catabolism

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What are four organs that regulate metabolic pathways?

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  • Pancreas
  • Liver
  • Muscle
  • Adipose Tissue
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What is the cell in the pancreas that helps regulate metabolic pathways?

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Islet cells

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7
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What is the metabolic function of the pancreas?

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Release insulin, glucagon, and numerous hormones

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What is the cell in the liver that helps regulate metabolic pathways?

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Hepatocyte

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9
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What is the metabolic function of the liver?

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Maintain metabolic homeostasis

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10
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How does the liver maintain metabolic homeostasis?

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  • Normalize blood glucose
  • Store glycogen
  • Synthesizing and degrading molecules
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What are the main molecules that the liver synthesizes and degrades?

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  • Glycogen
  • Glucose
  • Fatty Acids
  • nucleic acids
  • proteins
  • ketone bodies
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12
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What are the muscle cells that help regulate metabolic pathways?

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-Skeletal
-Smooth
-Cardiac
(all of the above myocytes)

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13
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What is the metabolic function of muscle?

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Utilizes glucose, fatty acids, Amino acids to fuel muscular activity

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What cell in adipose tissue helps regulate metabolic pathways?

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Adipocyte

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What is the metabolic function of adipose tissue?

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Store

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What are the five key regulators in the metabolic pathways?

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  • Insulin
  • Glucagon
  • Epinephrine
  • Glucose
  • ATP/AMP
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17
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What are four reasons why glucose is a central metabolic component?

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  • Source of ATP
  • Energy storage
  • Molecular precursor
  • Structural backbone
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18
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T/F the muscle and adipose tissues are the ones that regulate metabolic homeostasis?

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False

-They are the recipients, Panceas and liver regulate

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What are the four major pathways of carbohydrate metabolism?

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  • Respiration
  • Storage
  • Regenerative
  • Synthetic
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20
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Which major pathway forms ATP?

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Respiration

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21
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Which major pathway forms glycogen, glucose?

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Storage

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22
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Which major pathway forms glucose?

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Regenerative

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23
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Which major pathway forms nucleic acids, lipids, and amino acids?

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synthetic

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Is glycolysis a catabolic or anabolic pathway?

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Catabolic

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25
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Is the citric acid cycle catabolic or anabolic?

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Catabolic

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26
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Is the oxidative phosphorylation pathway catabolic or anabolic?

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catabolic

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27
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Is glycogenolysis catabolic or anabolic?

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Catabolic

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28
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Is glycogenesis catabolic or anabolic?

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Anabolic

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29
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Is gluconeogenesis catabolic or anabolic?

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Anabolic

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30
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What is the function of amylases?

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Break down complex starch’s

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31
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What is glycogen?

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chains of glucose molecules that are branched

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32
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Where do you primarily find glycogen stores?

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  • Muscle

- Liver

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33
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How much of the liver weight does glycogen form?

34
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How much of the muscle weight does glycogen form?

35
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What does glycogenesis do?

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Converts glucose to glycogen

36
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In glycogenesis the first step is going from glucose to what molecule?

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Glucose 6-phosphate

37
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In glycogenesis what enzyme is responsible for going from glucose to glucose 6-phosphate?

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Hexokinase

38
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In glycogenesis the second step is going from glucose 6-phosphate to what molecule?

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Glucose 1-phosphate

39
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In glycogenesis what enzyme is responsible for going from glucose 6-phosphate to glucose-1 phosphate?

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Phosphoglucomutase

40
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In glycogenesis the third step is going from glucose 1-phosphate to what molecule?

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Uracil diphosphate-glucose

41
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In glycogenesis what enzyme is responsible for going from glucose 1-phosphate to uracil diphosphate-glucose?

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UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase

42
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In glycogenesis the fourth step is going from Uracil diphosphate-glucose to what molecule?

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glycogen chain

43
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In glycogenesis what enzyme is responsible for going from Uracil diphosphate-glucose to the glycogen chain?

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Glycogen synthase

44
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In glycogenesis what makes glycogen synthase such an important enzyme?

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It is the enzyme responsible for the point of regulation

45
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In the fifth step of glycogenesis you go from the glycogen chain to what?

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Glycogen particle

46
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In glycogenesis what enzyme is responsible for going from the glycogen chain to the glycogen particle?

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Glycogen Branching Enzyme

47
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How many steps and molecules are there in glycogenesis?

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Five steps

Six molecues

48
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What does putting a phosphate on glucose do?

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It keeps glucose in that cell

49
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What can lead to glycogenesis?

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To much glucose

50
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What does glycogenolysis do?

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Creates glucose from glycogen

51
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How do you get from glycogen to Glucose 1-phosphate molecules in glycogenolysis?

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Glycogen Phosphorylase

52
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How do you get from Glucose 1-phosphate to glucose 6-phosphate in glycogenolysis?

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Phosphoglucomutase

53
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In glycogenolysis how do you get from glucose 6-phosphate to free glucose?

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Glucose 6-phosphatase

54
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What is unique about glucose 6-phosphatase?

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It is only found in the ER of the liver

55
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In glycogenolysis what molecule do you go to from glycogen?

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Glucose 1-phosphate

56
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In glycogenolysis what molecule do you go to from glucose 1-phosphate?

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Glucose 6-phosphate

57
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In glycogenolysis what molecule do you go to from glucose 6-phosphate?

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Free glucose

58
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What can lead to glycogenolysis?

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Low blood sugar

59
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When Glycogen synthase is phosphorylated does it lead to activity or inactivity?

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Inactivity

60
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What enzyme is responsible for phosphorylating Glycogen Synthase?

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Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3

61
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What three things lead to an upregulation of glycogen synthase activity?

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  • Insulin
  • Glucose 6-phosphate
  • Glucose
62
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What leads to a down regulation of glycogen synthase activity?

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Glucagon

Epinephrine

63
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Why is Glycogen phosphorylase important?

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It removers glucose 1-phosphate from glycogen

64
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Is phosphorylase a or phosphorylase b the active form of glycogen phosphorylase?

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phosphorylase a

65
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Is phosphorylase a phosphorylated?

66
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Is phosphorylase b phosphorylated?

67
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What is responsible for the up regulation of glycogen phosphorylase?

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  • Glucagon

- Epinephrine

68
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What pathway does insulin signaling activate?

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Glycogenesis

69
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What are there important things in glycogenesis that insulin activates?

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  • GLUT transporters
  • Hexokinase
  • Glycogen Synthase
70
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What pathway do epinephrine and glucagon activate?

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Glycogenolysis

71
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What are the two Glycogen Phosphorylase Allosteric form?

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  • b (less active)

- a (more active)

72
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What are two allosteric modulators in glycogenolysis and glycogenesis?

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  • Glucose

- Insulin

73
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What signaling pathway does glucagon use?

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GPCR pathway

74
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What metabolic pathway occurs primarily in the liver?

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Gluconeogenesis

75
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What does Gluconeogenesis do?

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Synthesizes glucose

76
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What metabolic pathway is lactate or pyruvate converted to glucose in?

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Gluconeogenesis

77
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What is the first step of the Cori Cycle?

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Glycogen goes to lactate while releasing 1 ATP in the muscle

78
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What is the second step of the cori cycle?

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Lactate goes to blood lactate and is transfered as lactate to the liver

79
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What is the third step of the Cori Cycle?

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Lactate is converted to glucose by using 1 ATP in the liver

80
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What is the fourth step of the Cori Cycle?

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Glucose goes as blood glucose to the muscle

81
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What are the input costs of gluconeogenesis?

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  • 4 ATP
  • 2 GTP
  • 2 NADH + H

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