Lecture 13 Flashcards
egyptians believed body was
system of channels for air, tears, blood, urine, sperm, and feces
egyptians used _______ or _____ ________ if channels became clogged
leeches, blood letting
chinese recorded ______ of medications based on the use of herbs
pharmacopeia
who believed in humors
greeks
humors are synonymous with
body fluids
wwho was the first to describe disease symptoms and diagnose patients
greeks
“galen of arabs”
al-razi
who is the founding father of metabolic studies
santorio santorio
what was santorio santorios main discovery
total of visible excrement (urine, feces, sweat) was less than the amount of substance ingested
what were urine wheels used for
diagnose diseases, possible colors, smells, and tastes of urine
methods for analysis of metabolites
mass spec, nmr spec, chromatography, infra red spec
kcals for three major energy nutrients
lipids (9)
proteins (4)
carbs (4)
where do carbs come from
plants photosynthesis
40% of the metabolic oxidation of glucose is salvaged as
atp
formula for carbs
Cm(H2o)n
simple carbs
monosaccharides
disaccharides
chiral
objects that are not superimposable on their mirror images
what do r and s characterize
the absolute configuration of a stereocenter
D and L
associated with absollute configuration of a molecule
compounds that rotate light in clockwise direction
dextrorotatory (d, (+)-)
compounds that rotate light in counterclockwise direction
levorotatory (l, (-)-)
stereoisomers
same molecular formula and atom connectivity
different 3D configuration
enantiomers
stereoisomers that are mirror images, opposite configurations at all chirality centers
diastereomers
non mirror images, opposite configurations at the same chirality centers
