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Lecture 31 Flashcards

1
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rRNA

A

ribosomal RNA

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2
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tRNA

A

transfer RNA

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3
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3 components of nucleotide

A

nitrogenous base, pentose, 1+ phosphates

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4
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the molecule without a phosphate group

A

nucleoside

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5
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how many rings does pyrimidine have

A

1

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6
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how many rings does purine have

A

2

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7
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how many purines are there

A

2

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8
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what are the 2 purines

A

adenine, guanine

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9
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how many pyrimidines are there e

A

3

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10
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what are the 3 pyrimidines

A

cytosine, thymine, uracil (RNA)

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11
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structural units of DNA

A

deoxyribonucleotides

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12
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structural units of RNA

A

ribonucleotides

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13
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2 pathways that lead to nucleotides

A

de novo, salvage

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14
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recycle the free bases and nucleosides released from nucleic acid breakdown

A

salvage pathway

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15
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what metabolic precursors does de novo start with

A

amino acids, ribose 5 phosphate, CO2, NH3

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16
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in de novo, purine bases are syn while attached to what

A

ribose

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17
Q

de novo, pyrimidine ring is synthesized as..

A

orotate

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18
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what provides the most amino groups in de novo

A

GLn

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19
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precursor for purines de novo

A

glycine

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20
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glycine is the precursor for what

A

purines

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21
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precursor for pyrimidines de novo

22
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aspartate is precursor for what

A

pyrmindines

23
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purine syn step 1

A

PRPP to 5-phospho - beta - d ribosylamine

24
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enzyme of step 1 purine synthesis

A

glutamine-PRPP-amidotransferase

25
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what goes into and comes out step 1 purine synthesis

A

glutamine goes in, glutamate and PPi comes out

26
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first intermediate with complete purine ring

26
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abbreviation for inosinate

27
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what can IMP be used to synthesize

A

AMP and GMP

28
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AMP or GMP synthesis regulated by..

A

feedback inhibition from purine nucleotide products

29
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what donates the amino group for AMP

30
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what donates the amino group for GMP

31
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in salvage cycle, what two things can be used to make AMP/GMP

A

guanine, hypoxanthinine

32
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in pyrimidine synthesis, what is the first thing done

A

first making the pyrimidine ring

33
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what form is the first pyrimidine ring in

34
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what is attached after the pyrimidine ring formation (pyrmindine synthesis)

A

ribose 5 phosphate

35
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what provide the atoms for ring structure

A

aspartate and carbamoyl phosphate

36
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what is the regulator of pyrminidine synthesis

A

first enzymatic step

37
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what is the first enzymatic step of pyrimidine synthesis

A

aspartate to n-carbamoylaspartate

38
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enzyme of first step of pyrimidine synthesis

A

aspartate trans carbamoylase

39
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what two things are regulating the first step of pyrmindine synthesis

A

carbamoyl phosphate, CTP

40
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what two things are required for deoxyribonucleotide synthesis

A

ribonucleotide reductase, NADPH

41
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thymidylate synthesis does what

A

adds methyl to dUMP, giving thymine

42
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what does thymidylate synthesis require

A

folate (vitamin b9

43
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folic acid deficiency leads to what

A

reduced thymidylate synthesis

44
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folic acid deficiency occurs in what percent of human population

45
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reduced thymidylate synthesis causes…

A

uracil to be incorporated into DNA

46
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repair mechanisms remove uracil in the DNA how

A

creating strand breaks, therefore affecting the structure and function of the DNA

47
Q

pathways for degradation of pyrimidines lead to what

A

NH4+ production, urea synthesis

48
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in pyrimidine catabolism, carbons of thymine are degraded to..

A

succinylcholine CoA

49
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carbons of cytosine and uracil are degraded to…

A

acetyl CoA

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