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Year 1 Week 13 - Nutrition and Digestion > Introduction to metabolism > Flashcards

Introduction to metabolism Flashcards

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1
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what substances undergo breakdown (catabolic pathways)

A

proteins
fats
carbohydrates

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2
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what is produced by catabolic pathways/breakdown

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byproducts:
- energy (atp) - work/heat
- reducing poer (nadph)
co2
intermediates

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3
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what goes into biosynthesis (anabolic pathways)

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the intermediates of breakdown

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4
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what byproducts of breakdown are required for biosynthesis

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ATP and NADPH

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5
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what is produced by biosynthesis

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macromolecules

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6
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what do macromolecules go into

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growth

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7
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what is produced by growth

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cell structures

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8
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what processes occur from glucose, fatty acids, aminoacids, ADP and Pi

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glycolysis
fatty acid oxidation
aminoacid breakdown
TCAcycle and ET-chain

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9
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what is produced by the processes of glycolysis, fatty acid oxidation, aminoacid breakdown and TCAcycle and ET-chain

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co2 and atp

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10
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what does ATP go into to produce ADP and Pi

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muscle contraction
biosynthetic reactions
ion pumping

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11
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what is produced by ion pumping, biosynthetic reactions and muscle contractions

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ADP and Pi

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12
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what is adenosine triphosphate

A

ATP - source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level

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13
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equation for ATP

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ATP + H2O <-> ADP + Pi

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14
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what process occurs from glucose and NADP+

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pentose-phosphate pathway

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15
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what is produced by the pentose phosphate pathway

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CO2 and NADPH

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16
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what processes are NADPH used in

A

cholesterol synthesis
fatty acid synthesis
ribonucleotide reduction

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17
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what is nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate

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NADP - a biological carrier of reducing equivalents meaning it can accept and deliver electrons. it functions generally as a coenzyme

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18
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what is the oxidised form of NADP

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NADP+

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19
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what is the reduced for of NADP

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NADPH

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20
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what is the equation for NADP

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NADP+ + 2[H] = NADPH + H+

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21
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dietary requirments

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energy
macronutrients
electrolytes and minerals
vitamins

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22
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sources of energy in a typical western diet

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carbohydrate
fat
protein
alcohol

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23
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enzymes in the parotid gland

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⍺-amylase

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24
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enzymes in the stomach

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pepsin
H+ (pH<1)

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25
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enzymes in the pancreae

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⍺-amylase
TAG lipase
trypsin
chymotrypsin
elastase
carboxypeptidase A&B
phospholipases
HCO3- (pH>8)

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26
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enzymes in the small intestine

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peptidases
glucoamylase
sucrase/isomaltase
lactase

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27
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enzymes in the liver/gallbladder

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bile acids
bile salts
cholesterol
HCO3- (pH7.8)

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28
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carboydrates in a typical western diet

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starch - polysaccharide
sucrose - disaccharide
lactose - disaccharide
glucose - monosaccharide

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29
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how much of the energy requirement does carbohydrate make up

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50%

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30
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what carbs are usually unimportant

A

free glucose and glycogen

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31
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what are all major dietary carbs convertible to

A

glucose

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32
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digestion pathway of amylose (starch, 10%)

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amylose > maltose > glucose
maltose > glucose via glucoamylase (small intestine)

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33
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digestion pathway of amylopectin (starch, 90%)

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amylopectin > maltose > glucose
OR
amylopectin > isomaltose > glucose
amylopectin > maltose via amylase (saliva and pancreas)
isomaltose > glucose via isomaltase (small intestine)

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34
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digestion of sucrose

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sucrose > glucose
OR
sucrose > fructose > glucose
sucrose > fructose via sucrase (small intestine)

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35
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digestion of lactose

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lactose > galactose > glucose
lactose > galactose via lactase (β-galactosidase) (small intestine)
OR
lactose > glucose

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36
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glucose metabolism in muscle

A

IN CYTOPLASM
glucose
glucose-6-phosphate <-> glucose-1-phosphate <- glycogen
2 pyruvate <-> 2 lactate + 2H+
IN MITOCHONDRIA
* 2CO2
2 acetyl-CoA
4 CO2

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37
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how much energy is produced by glycolysis

A

2 atp

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38
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is glycolysis aerobic or anaerobic

39
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how much energy is produced by the TCA cycle and oxidative phosphorylation

40
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is the TCA cycle and oxidative phosphorylation aerobic or anaerobic

41
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what happens to dietary fat in the small intestine

A

dietary fat > TAG > MAG via pancreatic lipase
MAG + fatty acids turn back into TAG in the intestinal mucosa

42
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what happens to TAG in the intestinal mucosa

A

TAG > chylomicrons

43
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what happens to chylomicrons in the blood

A

chylomicrons > fatty acids via lipoprotein lipase
fatty acids then found in muscle and adipose tissue

44
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what happens to chylomicron remnants in the blood

A

moved to the liver

45
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what happens to fatty acids in adipose tissue

A

formed by either glucose or chylomicrons
fatty acids form TAG
TAG turns into free fatty acids in blood via hormone sensitive lipase

46
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what happens to free fatty acids in the blood

A

turns into fatty acids in the muscle

47
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what happens to fatty acids in the muscle

A

turns into TAG and CO2

48
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features of chylomicrons

A

apolipoproteins
vitamins A, D, E A and K
cholesterol 5%
triacylglycerol + acylcholesterol 86%
phospholipid 8%

49
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what happens to dietary protein

A

moves to amino acid pool

50
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relation between amino acid pool and body protein

A

~ 300g/day moves from each pool to the other

51
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what happens with amino acids in the amino acid pool

A

body protein
biosynthetic products
N-free intermediates

52
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what is a byproduct of amino acids moving to N-free intermediates

53
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what is NH3 excreted as

54
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what are N-free intermediated turned into

A

biosynthetic products
glucose
ketone bodies
CO2 + H2O

55
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nitrogen balance equation

A

nitrogen balance = N ingested - N excreted

56
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digested proteinases and zymogens in the stomach

A

pepsinogen > pepsin

57
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digestive proteinases and zymogens in small intestine

A

trypsinogen > trypsin
chymotrypsinogen > chymotrypsin
proelastase > elastase
procarboxypeptidase A+B > carboxypeptidase A+B

58
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what happens to amino acids int the tissues during protein turnover

A

aminoacid > carbon skeleton (ketoacid) or glutamate via transamination

59
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what happens to carbon skeletons (ketoacids) in the tissues during protein turnover

A

becomes CO2 via oxidation

60
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what happens to glutamate in the tissues during protein turnover

A

becomes alanine or glutamine in the blood

61
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what happens to alanine in the blood during protein turnover

A

alanine > glutamate in liver

62
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what happens to glutamate in the liver during protein turnover

A

glutamate > NH3 or aspartate
both NH3 and aspartate undergo urea cycle to become urea
urea passes through blood to kidneys then excreted in urine

63
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what happens to glutamine in blood during protein turnover

A

2 paths
glutamine (blood) > NH3 (kidneys) > NH4+ (urine)
glutamine (blood) > glutamate (kidneys) > glucose via gluconeogenesis (kidneys then released into bloodstream)

64
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metabolic classification of aminoacids - glucogenic

A

non essential: ala, asp, asn, cys, gln, glu, pro, ser
essential: met, thr, val, arg, his

65
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metabolic classification of aminoacids - ketogenic

A

essential: leu, lys

66
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metabolic classification of aminoacids - both glucogenic and ketogenic

A

non essential: tyr
essential: ile, phe, trp

67
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metabolic classification of aminoacids - neither glucogenic or ketogenic

A

non essential: gly

68
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energy production - from fat

A

fat (cytoplasm) > β-oxydation (mitochdria) > acetyl-CoA (mitochondria)

69
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energy production - from carbohydrate

A

carb (cytoplasm) > glycolysis (cytoplasm) > acetyl-CoA (mitochondria)

70
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energy production - from protein

A

protein (cytoplasm) > aminoacid breakdown (mitochondria) > acetyl-CoA (mitochondria)

71
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what goes into TCA cycle

A

acetyle-CoA
oxidised coenzymes

72
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what does the TCA cycle produce

A

byproduct of CO2
reduced coenzymes

73
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what goes into electron transport chain

A

reduced coenzymes
O2

74
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what comes out electron transport chain

A

oxidised coenzymes
H2O
electrochemical H+ potential

75
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what goes into ATP synthase

A

electrochemical H+ potential
ADP+Pi

76
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what does ATP synthase produce

A

ATP (shock)

77
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what is carbohydrate broken down into in the gut

78
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where does glucose travel to during metabolism

A

liver, muscle, adipose tissue, brain

79
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what does glucose turn into in the liver

80
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what does glucose turn into in the mucle

A

lactate
glycogen

81
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where does lactate from the muscle travel to

82
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what does lactate in the liver become

83
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what does glucose in adipose tissue become

A

fatty acids

84
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what is protein broken down into in the gut

A

aminoacids

85
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where do aminoacids travel from the gut

A

liver and muscle

86
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what do aminoacids synthesis in the liver

87
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what do aminoacids synthesise in the muscle

88
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what does triacylglycerol break down into in the gut

A

fatty acids

89
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what do fatty acids form in the gut

A

triacylglycerol

90
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where does triacylglycerol travel to from the gut

A

muscle and adipose tissue

91
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what does triacylglycerol form in the muscle and adipose tissue

A

fatty acids

92
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what do fatty acids form in the adipose tissue

A

triacylglycerol

93
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what does glucose turn into in the brain

A

CO2 + H20
byproduct of ATP

Year 1 Week 13 - Nutrition and Digestion (6 decks)

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