Meh metabolism

Question 1

Vit C (ascorbic acid) deficiency leads to

Answer 1

scurvy

Question 2

Vitamin B1 (thiamin) deficiency leads to

Answer 2

beriberi

Question 3

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) deficiency leads to

Answer 3

ariboflavinosis

Question 4

Vitamin B3 (niacin) deficiency leads to

Answer 4

pellagra

Question 5

Vitamin B6 deficiency leads to

Answer 5

dermatitis, anaemia

Question 6

Vitamin B12 deficiency leads to

Answer 6

anaemia

Question 7

Maltose is made up of

Answer 7

glucose glucose

Question 8

Sucrose is made up of

Answer 8

glucose fructose

Question 9

Desirable BMI

Answer 9

18.5-24.9

Question 10

How much fluids is needed

Answer 10

1mmol/kg/day

Question 11

Which amino acids are conditionally essential during periods of high protein synthesis

Answer 11

arginine, tyrosine and cysteine

Question 12

What is selenium

Answer 12

Trace element needed as cofactor for glutathione peroxidase to protect against oxidative stress

Question 13

What is used in the first seconds of vigorous exercise

Answer 13

phosphocreatine

Question 14

NADH supplies

Answer 14

ETC (DNP = uncoupler), high energy signal

Question 15

What converts glucose to G6P

Answer 15

hexokinase

Question 16

Glycolysis occurs in

Answer 16

cytosol

Question 17

What converts DHAP to glycerol phosphate

Answer 17

glycerol 3-P dehydrogenase in adipose and liver

Question 18

RBCs use

Answer 18

LDH reaction

Question 19

Pyruvate is converted to acetyl CoA by

Answer 19

PDH

Question 20

Krebs cycle produces

Answer 20

NADH and FADH2

Question 21

Kinase =

Answer 21

phosphorylators

Question 22

After phosphorylation, glycerol can

Answer 22

enter glycolysis

Question 23

Why do lipids have higher energy content

Answer 23

more reduced

Question 24

which vitamins are free radical scavengers

Answer 24

C and E

Question 25

What is galactosaemia

Answer 25

GALT deficiency

Question 26

What is glutathione

Answer 26

anti oxidant against NAPQI

Question 27

What converts H2O2 to water and oxygen

Answer 27

SOD and catalase

Question 28

NAD + goes to what in alcohol metabolism

Answer 28

NADH

Question 29

source of free radicals

Answer 29

nitric oxide synthase

Question 30

Alanine is utilised for

Answer 30

transport of ammonia to liver

Question 31

Creatinine is used to monitor

Answer 31

muscle mass and renal function

Question 32

Tyrosine is a precursor for

Answer 32

catecholamines

Question 33

Vit B6 is given for

Answer 33

homocystinuria

Question 34

PKU is

Answer 34

phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency

Question 35

Fatty acid synthesis occurs

Answer 35

in cytoplasm

Question 36

Acetyl-CoA carboxylase produces

Answer 36

malonyl CoA from Acetyl CoA

Question 37

Hormone sensitive lipase breaks down

Answer 37

triacylglycerol into fatty acids and glycerol

Question 38

Insuline stimulates

Answer 38

fatty acid synthesis via dephosphorylation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase

Question 39

Muscles lack

Answer 39

glucose-6-phosphatase

Question 40

What is the rate limiting enzyme in glycogen synthesis

Answer 40

Glycogen synthase

Question 41

ApoA-1 deficiency inhibits

Answer 41

Nascent HDL synthesis

Question 42

FA are converted to

Answer 42

acetyl CoA by beta oxidation, then Krebs cycle

Question 43

Ideal cholesterol

Answer 43

Less than 5mmol/L

Question 44

ABCA1 facilitates

Answer 44

XS cholesterol transfer to HDL

Question 45

What has highest cholesterol content

Answer 45

LDL

Question 46

Cholesterol is converted to

Answer 46

cholesterol ester by LCAT

Question 47

Type 1 deficiency =

Answer 47

lipoprotein lipase defective

Question 48

Type 2A deficiency

Answer 48

LDL receptor

Question 49

Type 3 deficiency

Answer 49

ApOE