Characteristics Flashcards
1
Q
Glucogenic & Ketogenic
A
All Amino Acids are glucogenic (end product is glucose)
Except!
Leucine
Lysine
Ketogenic (form acetoacetate)
2
Q
When arginine becomes essential
A
Hemolytic anemia Asthma Pregnancy Sepsis Burns Trauma
3
Q
Source of all 9 Essential amino acid
A
Meat Poultry Eggs Dairy Fish
Plant source : tofu , soy milk
4
Q
Glutamine deficiency
A
Becomes deficient in
chrons disease
Diarrheal illness
Short gut syndrome
5
Q
L glutamine avoidance
A
Kidney disease
Liver disease
Reyes syndrome
6
Q
L glutamine function
A
Preserve gut barrier
Natural treatment of anxiety
Promotes muscle strength
