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1
Q

Coenzyme needed for dopa carboxylase

A

Pyridoxal phosphate

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2
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End product of the enzyme dopamine beta oxidase

A

Norepinephrine

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3
Q

Formula for BMI

A

Weight in Kg| height in meter squares

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4
Q

Hormone well fed state

A

Insulin

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5
Q

Hormones maintain blood gluc level during starvation

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Glucagon
Epinephrine
Cortisol
Growth hormone

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6
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18-24 hours of starvation, process responsible in maintaining bllod gluc level

A

GlycogenoLYSIS

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7
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After 24 hours of starvation

A

GlucoNeogenesis

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8
Q

Substarte used for gluconeogenesis

A

Amino acids

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9
Q

Only ketogenic amino acid

A

Lysine, leucine

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10
Q

Glucogenic and ketogeninc amino acids

A 
Phenylalanine
Isoleucine
Tyrosine
Tryptophan
Threonine
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11
Q

2 ketone bodies

A

Acetoacetate

Beta hydroxybutyrate

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12
Q

Ketone in urine

A

Ketoacetate

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13
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Precursor of ketone

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Acetyl CoA

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14
Q

Enzyme absent in liver that

Revents them from being able to use ketones

A

Beta ketoacyl COA transferase

Or thiophorase

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15
Q

Absent in muscle making them unable to make free glucose from glycogen

A

Glucose 6 phosphatase

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16
Q

Major metabolic intermediate that cannot be used for gluconeogenesis

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Acetyl COA

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17
Q

Hepatic enzyme that phosphorylates glucose for glycogensy thesis, High Km

A

Glucokinase

18
Q

Effect of insulin on glycogen phosphorylase and synthase

A

Inhibits glyc phospho

Stimulates glyc synthase

19
Q

Lactate into glucose from muscle to liver

A

Cori cycle

20
Q

Action of trimetazidine

A

Used for MI

Switches cardiac metabolism to glucose by inhibiting fatty acid oxidation

21
Q

Last fuel source

A

Protein

AA

22
Q

After 3 cays of starvation fuel used

23
Q

Primary protein

24
Q

Amino acids with sulfur

A

Cysteine

Methionine

25
Q

Amino acids with hydroxyl group

A

Threonine
Tryosine
Serine

26
Q

Amino acids with carbon side chain or aliphatic

A

Leucine
Isoleucine
Valine

27
Q

Acidic amino acids

A

Aspartate

Glutamate

28
Q

Basic amino acids

A

Histidine
Arginine
Lysine

29
Q

Aromatic amino acids

A

Tyrosine
Tryptohhan
Phenylalanine
Histidine

30
Q

Imino acid

31
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Achiral amino acid

32
Q

Smallest AA

33
Q

Onlu secondary amino acid

34
Q

Products of arginine

A

Nitric oxide
Putrescine
Spermine

35
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Products of cysteine

A

Taurine

Co enzyme A with help of pantothenate

36
Q

Products of glycine

A

Purine
Heme
Creatine

37
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Products of histidine

A

Histamine

Carnosine

38
Q

Enzyme thatrequire biotin

A

Acetyl CoA carboxylase
Pyruvate carboxylase
Propionyl CoA carboxylase
Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase

39
Q

Function of vitamin

A

Maintain serum calcium levels

40
Q

Enzyme catalyzing the rate limitng step for catecholamine synthesis

A

Tyrosine hydroxylase

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