Lecture 22 Flashcards
1
Q
What is glucogenic?
A
Precursors for glucose synthesis or converted to glycogen or fatty acid for storage.
2
Q
What is Ketogenic
A
Catabolised for energy in TCA cycle, can be converted to ketone bodies or fatty acids, cannot be converted to glucose.
3
Q
Which are only ketogenic?
A
Leucine and Lysine
4
Q
Phenylketonuria
A
When phenylalanine cannot be converted to tyrosine
5
Q
Which are the purines
A
A and G with the 2 ring structure
6
Q
Which are the pyrimidines
A
C and T with a single ring structure (U is also a pyrimidine)
7
Q
What can A and G be metabolised to
A
Uric acid via Xanthine Oxidase
