Kevin Lo File Flashcards
Coenzyme needed for dopa carboxylase
Pyridoxal phosphate
End product of the enzyme dopamine beta oxidase
Norepinephrine
Formula for BMI
Weight in Kg| height in meter squares
Hormone well fed state
Insulin
Hormones maintain blood gluc level during starvation
Glucagon
Epinephrine
Cortisol
Growth hormone
18-24 hours of starvation, process responsible in maintaining bllod gluc level
GlycogenoLYSIS
After 24 hours of starvation
GlucoNeogenesis
Substarte used for gluconeogenesis
Amino acids
Only ketogenic amino acid
Lysine, leucine
Glucogenic and ketogeninc amino acids
Phenylalanine Isoleucine Tyrosine Tryptophan Threonine
2 ketone bodies
Acetoacetate
Beta hydroxybutyrate
Ketone in urine
Ketoacetate
Precursor of ketone
Acetyl CoA
Enzyme absent in liver that
Revents them from being able to use ketones
Beta ketoacyl COA transferase
Or thiophorase
Absent in muscle making them unable to make free glucose from glycogen
Glucose 6 phosphatase
Major metabolic intermediate that cannot be used for gluconeogenesis
Acetyl COA