Chiro Board Review App Flashcards
All amino acids at a pH of 7 has its isoelectric point at a pH of 6, therefore it will be?
Negatively charged
An increase in which of the following minerals causes a decrease in blood pressure?
Potassium
Anaerobic glycolysis yields how many ATP?
2
Dietary vitamin E is absorbed in the intestines by?
Lipids
Extracellular ammonia is transported from skeletal muscle to the liver by?
L Alanine
If a substance contains 30% starch, 10% maltose, 10% lactose, 50% sucrose what % is glucose, galactose, fructose?
70, 5, 25
In fatty acid biosynthesis which of the following requires NADPH?
Ketoacyl reductase
In the initial step of the CTA the combination of acetyl CoA & what form citrate?
Oxaloacetate
Ketones results from?
Incomplete oxidation of fats
Oxaloacetate is the alpha keto of?
Aspartic acid
Oxidation of fatty acids yielding CO2 & water thorugh beta oxidation also goes through?
TCA & ETC
The build-up of cholesterol will inhibit?
HMG CoA reductase
The molecule that enzymes act upon is known as?
Substrate
The most abundant polar compound of a cell membrane is?
Phosphate portion of phospholipids
The reason that the TCA cycle cannot proceed under the anaerobic conditions?
Cannot regenerate NAD & FAD without O2
tRNA is responsible for?
Supplying amino acids to complete a protein chain
What amino acid is a precursor to serotonin?
Tryptophan
What amino acid is converted to indole in the intestine?
Tryptophan
What carbon source supplies the glycerol portion of the triglyceride for lipogenesis?
Acetyl CoA
What leads to ketone body synthesis?
Incomplete oxidation of fats
What lipids comprise the majority of dietary fats?
Triglycerides
What type of bond holds DNA bases together?
Esther
What type of bonds are between amino acids?
Peptide
What vitamin is used for carboxylation reaction during Gluconeogenesis?
Biotin
What’s the final stage in the complete metabolism of fat?
TCA cycle
Whch vitamin is required for the uptake of lipoproteins in the intestines?
K
Which are pyrimidines?
Uracil & cytosine
Which CTA cycle intermediate is a mitochondrial membrane transporter?
Citrate
Which is considered to be the most saturated?
Coconut oil
Which is responsible for carboxylation Rx?
Biotin
Which is the active form of folate?
Tetrahydrofolate
Which is the limiting amino acid in grains?
Lysine
Which of the following affects growth factor?
Zinc
Which of the following amino acids is ketogenic?
Lysine
Which of the following bonds are found in lipids?
Ester
Which of the following has the highest energy compound?
Creatinine phosphate
Which of the following is a major source of Ca2+ in humans?
Dairy products
Which of the following is a negative allosteric inhibitor?
ATP
Which of the following is a precursor to melatonin?
Serotonin
Which of the following is a precursor to prostaglandins?
Ecosanoids
Which of the following is not a ketone?
Beta-hydroxybutyric Acid
Acetoacetone
Mevalonate
Acetone
Beta-hydroxybutyric Acid
Which of the following pulls fatty acid across the mitochondrial membrane?
Carnitine
Which of the following states produces the most fatty acids?
High carbohydrate diet
Which of the following vitamin deficiency is responsible for xeropthalmia?
Retinol
