Metabolic Profile of the Brain Flashcards
what are the GLUT transporters responsible for bringing glucose into the brain ?
Glut 1 and Glut 3
what types of amino acids compete for transporter #4
phe, tyr, try and branched chain amino acids
serotonin and melatonin are made from
tryptophan
what inhibit the production of serotonin and melatonin
branch chain amino acids
phenylketonuria is a deficiency in
phenylalanine hydroxylase
people with PKU disease often have decreased _______ synthesis resulting in a deficiency in pigmentation
melanin
what aa becomes essential in people with PKU
tyrosine
where are ketone bodies produced
liver
what is the main energy source when the body is in acute hypoglycemia (24 hours starvation)
glucose
what is the main energy source for prolonged hypoglycemia (starvation)
liver produces ketone bodies that take over for glucose and serve as the major energy source thus sparing muscle protein
glutamate is made from
glucose via alpha ketogluturate
GABA is made from
glutamate
glutathionine is made from
glutamate
The Pentose phosphate pathway is essential for
antioxidant system and lipogenesis
composition of sphingolipids
sphingosine + fatty acid + X
glucose + ceramide
glucocerebroside
galactocerebroside
galactose + ceramide
what accumulates in gaucher disease
glucocrebroside
what accumulates in Krabbe’s disease
galactocerebroside
ceramides containing a sulphated galactose
sulphatides
what accumulates in metachromatic leukodystrophy-MLD
suplphatides
ceramide oligosaccharides containing one or more mols of NANA (sialic acid)
gangliosides