MODULE 1 Flashcards
People who has a defect in this enzyme turns red after drinking even just one bottle of alcohol.
Alcohol dehydrogenase
Process of combining 2 identical atoms.
Catenation
Defective enyzme that leads to the accumulation of acetaldehyde in the blood after alcohol consumption
Aldehyde dehydrogenase
Aspirin inhibits the _________ which will convert arachidonate to prostaglandins and thromboxanes.
Cyclooxygenase
Functions to transport FA to them mitochondria where FA oxidation takes place.
Carnitine
Form of melanin that is brown-black in color.
Eumelanin
Formation of this type of melanin occurs in the presence of glutathione
Pheomelanin
Cell division in prokaryotic organisms is via which process?
A. Mitosis
B. Meiosis
C. Binary fission
D. Augmentation
C. Binary fission
Site of protein synthesis in the cell.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Site of the cytochrome P450 in the liver.
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
Site of glycosylation.
Golgi Apparatus
TRUE or FALSE: The mitochondria most likely evolved from bacteria that were engulfed by an ancestral eukaryotic cell living in symbiosis with their host.
TRUE
Also called microbodies. Function to protects sensitive cell components from oxidative attacks.
Peroxisomes
Functions to digest material ingested by endocytosis and recycle cellular components.
Lysosomes
Constituent of cilia; Composed of the protein tubulin
Microtubules
Consist of actin; Responsible for intracellular movements
Microfilaments
Prominent parts in the cell subject to mechanical stress.
Intermediate filaments
The following processes occur in the cytosol EXCEPT:
A. PPP
B. Glycolysis
C. Gluconeogenesis
D. Oxidation of Fatty Acids
D. Oxidation of Fatty Acids
Major component of cell wall.
Cellulose
Process of isolating specific organelles in relatively pure form, free of contamination by other organelles.
Subcellular Fractionation
A step of subcellular fractionation that involves the disruption of cell to liberate its constituents.
Homogenization
Content of the final supernatant in centrifugation corresponds to:
A. RER
B. Plasma membrane
C. Cytosol
D. Nucleus
C. Cytosol
Which of the following organelle:marker pairing is NOT correct?
A. Mitochondria : Glutamic Dehydrogenase
B. Nucleus: DNA
C. Golgi Apparatus: Galactosyl transferase
D. Cytosol: Glucose-6-Phosphatase
D. Cytosol: Glucose-6-Phosphatase
Marker for the plasma membrane
A. Uric acid oxidase
B. Catalase
C. Na+ - K+ ATPase
D. Glutamic dehydrogenase
C. Na+ - K+ ATPase
Uses Catalase or Uric Acid Oxidase as marker.
Peroxisomes
Alternating double bonds that yield a very stable structure within a molecule is a phenomenon also called __________.
Resonance