F Flashcards

1
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Glycol aldehyde

A

the simplest carbohydrates

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2
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Glucose

A

is the only carbohydrates to be directly used for energy or stored as glycogen

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3
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Glucose metabolism generates what metabolic products?

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pyruvic acid, lactic acid and acetyl coenzyme A

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4
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Salivary Amylase (ptyalin) and pancreatic amylase (amylopsin)

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breakdown polymers to dextrins and disaccharides.

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5
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Disaccharide and dextrins

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further hydrolyzed into monosaccharides by specific enzymes.

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6
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Monosaccharide Products of
Sucrose
Lactose
Maltose

A

Glucose + Fructos
Glucose + Galactose
Glucose + Glucose

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7
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Glucose-6-phosphate is then shunted into the following metabolic pathways:

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Glycolysis (Embden-Meyerhof pathway)
Glycogenesis
Hexose-monophosphate shunt

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8
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Glycolysis

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Metabolism of glucose molecule to pyruvate or Lactate for production of energy

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9
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Gluconeogenesis

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Formation of glucose-6- phosphate from non- carbohydrates sources

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10
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Glycogenolysis

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Breakdown of glycogen to glucose for use as energy

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11
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Lipolysis

A

Decomposition of fat

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12
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Lipogenesis

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Conversion of carbohydrates to fatty acids

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13
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Glycogenesis

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Conversion of glucose to glycogen for storage

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14
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Most common reducing sugar

A

Sucrose

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15
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primary hormone responsible for the entry of glucose into the cell.

A

Insulin

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16
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It is primary hormone responsible for increasing glucose

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Glucagon