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Cell Metabolism 1+2 Flashcards

1
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What is this process called?

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Glycolysis

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2
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Identify each type of reaction

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Identify enzyme, product, type of reaction

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Step 1

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Step 2

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Step 3

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Identify enzyme, both products, type of reaction

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Step 4

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Identify enzyme, product, type of reaction

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Step 5

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Metabolic Disease:

Which glycolytic enzymopathy is fatal?

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Deficiency in TPI is the only glycolytic enzymopathy that is fatal, with most sufferers dying within the first 6 years of their lives.

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Step 6

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Step 7

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Step 8

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Step 9

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13
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Identify enzyme, product, type of reaction

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Step 10 (Final Step)

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14
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Which steps are irreversible in glycolysis?

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Steps 1,3 and 10
(hexokinase, PFK, pyruvate kinase)

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15
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Which step commits the cell to glycolysis and traps glucose inside the cell?

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Step 1 - Phosphorylation of Glucose into Glucose 6-P

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16
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What is the net change in ATP for glycolysis?

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+2
(-2+4=+2)

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17
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Which steps consume ATP?

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Steps 1,3
(hexokinase, PFK)

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18
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Which steps produce ATP?

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Steps 7 and 10
(PG kinase and pyruvate kinase)

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19
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Which step is a dehydration reaction?

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Step 9
(Water and Phosphoenolpyruvate produced)

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20
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How many NADH molecules produced in glycolysis and which steps?

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2xNADH in Step 6

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21
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What is the parallel pathway to glycolysis which is used in anabolic reactions to generate biosynthetic molecules called?

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Pentose-Phosphate Pathway (PPP)

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22
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What molecule does NADH reduce, which is also a vital antioxidant?

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Glutathione

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23
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Alcoholic Fermentation

Identify enzyme and product

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Decarboxylation of Pyruvate

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Alcoholic Fermentation

Identify enzyme and product

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Dehydrogenation of Acetaldehyde

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Which organism performs alcoholic fermentation and under what conditions?

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Yeast, under anaerobic conditions

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Generation of Lactate

Identify enzyme and product

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Dehydrogenation of Pyruvate

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27
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Generation of Lactate

Where in the Mammalian body does lactate generation occur and when?

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In muscles, when oxygen is a limiting factor

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28
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What is the common purpose of alcoholic fermentation and lactate generation?

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NAD+ Regeneration

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29
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Which molecule is used as an ATP buffer?

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Creatine phosphate

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30
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Identify enzyme and product

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31
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What is the order of main ATP storage in muscles during a long exercise?

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stored ATP-> CP-> Anaerobic metabolism-> Aerobic metabolism

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Identify enzyme and all three products

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33
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Why is addition of CoA necessary for TCA cycle?

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Thioester bond is readily hydrolysed enabling acetyl CoA to donate acetate easily

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34
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What are the cofactors of PDH complex?

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Thiamine (B1) pyrophosphate, Lipoic Acid and FAD
(in addition to NAD+ and CoA which are also substrates)

35
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What is the cause of Beri-Beri disease?

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Thiamine deficiency affecting PDH complex causes symptoms such as peripheral nerve damage, muscle weakness and reduced cardiac output.

36
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Which 3 amino acids can be substrates of kinases?

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Serine, threonine and tyrosine

37
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What type of phosphorylation is glycolysis?

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Substrate-level phosphorylation

38
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What does high serum LDH indicate?

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Possible stroke or MI

39
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What is this cycle called and where does it take place?

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TCA or Kreb’s or Citcric Acid Cycle
- takes place in mitochondrial matrix

40
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What is the total production of TCA cycle per one glucose?

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Two turns per glucose:
6xNADH
2XGTP
2XFADH2
4XCO2

41
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What reaction is this and which group of molecules react?

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Transamination (Group Transfer)
An amino acid and a keto acid react

42
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What is the purpose of this transamination reaction?

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Alanine is converted into pyruvate, so it can join the TCA cycle (through link reaction)

43
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Identify enzyme and one product

44
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Name all the substrates of TCA cycle respectively, starting with Acetyl CoA

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Acetyl Coa + Oxaloacetate → Citrate → Isocitrate → a-Ketoglutarate → Succinyl CoA → Succinate → Fumarate → Malate → Oxaloacetate

45
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Identify enzyme and product

46
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Name the enzymes

47
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Name the enzymes

48
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Which steps produce NADH in TCA cycle?

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Isocitrate → a-Ketoglutarate
a-Ketoglutarate → Succinyl CoA
Malate → Oxaloacetate

49
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Which step produces GTP in TCA cycle (later converted to ATP)?

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Succinyl CoA → Succinate

50
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Which step produces FADH2?

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Succinate → Fumarate

51
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What are the ketogenic amino acids?

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Leucine
Lysine
Isoleucine
Tryptophan
Tyrosine
Phenylalanine

52
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What do ketogenic amino acids form?

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Ketone bodies

53
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Through what do the ketogenic amino acids enter TCA cycle?

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Through Acetly CoA or Acetoacetyl CoA (which is then converted into Acetoacetyl CoA)

54
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How do the glucogenic amino acids enter TCA cycle?

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Pyruvate, Oxaloacetate, Fumarate, Succinyl coA, a-Ketoglutarate

55
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How are the electrons from NADH transferred inside the mitochondrion?

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The Glycerol phosphate shuttle and the Malate-Aspartate shuttle

56
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Where in the body are the specific electron shuttles used?

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The Glycerol phosphate shuttle – skeletal muscle, brain
The Malate-Aspartate shuttle – liver, kidney and heart

57
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Which enzyme transfers electrons from NADH to which molecule?

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Cytosolic glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase transfers electrons from NADH to DHAP to generate glycerol 3-phosphate

58
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What is Step 2 of the Glycerol phosphate shuttle?

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Mitochondrial glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase transfers the electrons to FAD. These then get passed to co-enzyme Q, part of ETC

59
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What types of reactions are happening in the Malate-Aspartate shuttle?

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Redox reactions

60
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What are the enzymes and protein channels in the Malate-Aspartate shuttle called?

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Enzymes:
AT = aspartate transaminase
MDH = malate dehydrogenase
Protein Channels:
Glutamate-aspartate antiporter
Malate-α-ketoglutarate antiporter

61
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Which molecule reacts with aspartate in a transamination reaction and what are the products?

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reactant is α-ketoglutarate
products are glutamate and oxaloacetate

62
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How many ATP molecules produced per NADH and FADH2?

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3x ATP per NADH
2x ATP per FADH2

63
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What type of reaction is this?

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Transamination reaction

64
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What is the first step of β-oxidation of fatty acids?

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Fatty acids are converted into an Acyl CoA species converting ATP to AMP

65
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Mutations in which TCA cycle enzymes might favour aerobic glycolysis (supporting malignancy)?

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Isocitrate dehydrogenase, Succinate dehydrogenase and Fumarase

66
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How does the Acyl CoA generated from β-oxidation enter mitochondrial matrix?

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Couples with carnitine

67
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What are the enzymes and protein channel called in the carnitine shuttle?

68
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What happens inside the cells in primary carnitine deficiency?

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Reduced carnitine transporter activity causes carnitine levels inside the cells to drop which further prevents β-oxidation of fatty acids.

69
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What are the products of one turn of β-oxidation cycle?

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1X NADH
1X FADH2
1X Acetyl CoA
1X Acyl CoA species, 2 carbons shorter than the original

70
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What are the products of β-oxidation of palmitoyl CoA (16C)?

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In 7 β-oxidation cycles:
8 Acetyl CoA+7NADH+7FADH2

71
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What does Acetyl CoA from β-oxidation produce when fasting and what are they collectively. known as?

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Ketone Bodies: Acetoacetate, D3HB and. Acetone

72
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Which two enzymes does fatty acid biosynthesis involve?

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Acetyl CoA Carboxylase and Fatty Acid Synthase

73
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What is the growing fatty acid chain linked to in lipogenesis?

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Acyl Carrying Protein (ACP)

74
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Carriers, Reducing power and Locations of Lipogenesis vs β-oxidation

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Lipogenesis: ACP, NADPH and cytoplasm
β-oxidation: CoA, NAD+/FAD+ and mitochondrial matrix

75
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Which two molecules react in decarboxylative condensation reactions of lipogenesis?

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Acetyl CoA and Malonyl CoA

76
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What are the reactants of lipogenesis that give palmitate (16C) as a product?

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Acetyl CoA (2C) + 7 Malonyl CoA (3C) + 14 NADPH

77
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What are the byproducts of lipogenesis of palmitate (16C)?

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7 CO2 + 6 H2O + 8 CoA + 14 NADP+

78
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Where does elongation of acyl group to make fatty acids longer than 16C occur in the cell?

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Mitochondria and ER

79
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What is the group of enzymes required for desaturation of fatty acids?

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Fatty acyl CoA desaturases

80
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Which enzyme turns palmitate and stearate into palmitoleic acid and oleic acid?

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∆-9 desaturase as it generates a double bond on the 9th C

81
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Which parts of the adult human body perform de novo fatty acid biosynthesis?

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Liver, adipose tissue and lactating breast

82
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Why is lipogenesis reactivated in some cells unusually?

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To act as an energy source for cancer cells

83
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How chain lengths separated in acyl CoA dehydrogenases?

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Short-chain 1-6C
Medium-chain 6C-12C
Long-chain 13C-21C
Very long-chain >22C

84
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What is affected in patients with Medium-chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)?

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Fatty metabolism is affected, so they should rely highly on carbohydrates and avoid fasting for long periods

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