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Molecular Biology Flashcards

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Parietal Cells

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Found in stomach. Produce HCL and Intrinsic Factor

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HCL

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Degrades protein, activates pepsinogen

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Chief Cells

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Found in stomach. Produce pepsin

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Endopeptidase

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Degrades protein to peptide

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G Cell

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Found in stomach. Produces gastrin (blood stream)

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Mucus Cell

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Found in stomach. Secretes Mucus and HCO3 to protect the stomach lining

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Enteropeptidase/Enterokinase (brush border)

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Found in duodenum. Activates trypsinogen -> trypsin, which in turn activate proteases to hydrolyze protein.

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Hyperchlorhydria

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Zollinger Ellison syndrome. Gastrin secreting tumor

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HYPOchlorhydria

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Pernicious Anemia. Autoimmune destruction of parietal cells. B12 deficiency

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Cystic Fibrosis

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Decrease pancreatic enzymes. Mutation in CFTR

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Hartnup disease

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Defect absorbing neutral AA. Decrease in Tryptophan and Niacin (Pellagra like manifestations) Photosensitivity.

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Cystinuria

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Defect in dibasic AA absorption (Cysteine). Cysteine stones - Kidney stones

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H2 Blocker

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Treats HYPOchlorydria

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Glucogenic AA Degradation

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Alanine -> Pyruvate -> Glucose

TCA Intermediates

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Ketogenic Degradation of AAs

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Lysine -> Acetyl CoA -> Ketone Bodies

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Purely Ketogenic Amino Acids

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Leucine & Lysine

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Glucogenic & Ketogenic Amino Acids

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Isoleucine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Tryptophan & Tyrosine

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Transamination

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Catalyzed by aminotransferases/transaminases. Pyridoxal Phosphate (B6) - cofactor. Transfers alpha amino group from one carbon skeleton (amino acid) to another (α-keto acid, which becomes an amino acid). Can not be done to lysine or threonine.

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Trans-deamination

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Transaminate L-amino acids to generate glutamate, which can then be oxidatively de-animated to to form α-ketoglutarate and ammonia.

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Excretion from Intestines

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NH3 -> directly to Portal system (Liver) (Periportal)

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Excretion from Liver

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Urea / Protein (synthesis) to transport nitrogen

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Excretion from Muscle

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Breaks down branched chain amino acids (BCAAs)
Form Alanine -> transport NH3 to liver
Form Glutamine -> transport NH3 to kidneys

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Urea Cycle Rate Limiting Step

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Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthase 1

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Source of Nitrogen in Urea

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N1 -> Free NH3
N2 -> Aspartate

In essence, both come (indirectly) from glutamate, which gathers nitrogen from other amino acids to repeat the process.

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Non Oxidative deamination

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Serine and threonine can be directly de animated to NH4+. Catalyzed by serine dehydratase or threonine dehydratase.

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Oxidative deamination

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Occurs in liver and kidneys. Catalyzed by glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH). Located in mitochondria.

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Urea Cycle step 1 (Rate Limiting)

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Ammonia + Bicarbonate + ATP -> Carbamoyl Phosphate via CPS-1

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Urea cycle step 2

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Carbamoyl Phosphate -> citrulline via Ornithine transcarbomylase

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Urea cycle step 3

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Citrulline is taken out of mitochondria, converted to arginosuccinate via arginosuccinate synthase

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Urea cycle step 4

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Arginosuccinate -> Arginine via arginosuccinate lyase

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Urea cycle step 5

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Arginine -> Urea via arginase. (Conversely, arginine could be converted back to ornithine and then citrulline to redo the cycle)

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Pyridoxine (B6) - Pyridoxal Phosphate

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Co-factor required for transamination

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Folate

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Co-factor required for one carbon transfer

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Tetrahydrobiopterin

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Co-factor required for hydroxylation

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Serine Hydroxy-methyltransferase

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Converts serine to glycine and vice versa

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Cystathionine β synthase

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Creates cystathionine from serine and methionine, which can be converted to cysteine.

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AAs derived from glycolysis intermediates

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Serine and glycine from 3-phosphoglycerate, Cysteine from methionine and serine, alanine from Pyruvate (via transamination with B6)

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AAs derived from TCA cycle (α-ketoglutarate)

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Glutamate (directly), Glutamine (from glutamate), Proline (from glutamate semialdehyde) and Arginine (from ornithine)

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AAs derived from TCA cycle (Oxaloacetate)

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Aspartate (Transamination of oxaloacetate) and Asparagine (from Aspartate via asparagine synthetase)

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Tyrosine synthesis/catecholamine synthesis step 1

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From Phenylalanine via phenylalanine hydroxylase. Requires THB as a co-factor.

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Catecholamine synthesis step 2

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Tyrosine -> Dopa via tyrosine hydroxylase. Rate Limiting Step. Requires THB as a co-factor.

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Catecholamine synthesis step 3

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DOPA -> Dopamine via DOPA decarboxylase. B6 as a co-factor

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Catecholamine synthesis step 4

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Dopamine -> Nor-epinephrine. Uses Ascorbate as a co-factor

44
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Catecholamine synthesis step 5

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Nor-epinephrine -> Epinephrine. Requires SAM as a co-factor. Uses cortisol.

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Schizophrenia cause

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Overproduction of dopamine

46
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Parkinson’s disease cause

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Underproduction of dopamine

47
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Pheochromocytoma

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Benign tumor that produces excessive catecholamine secretion. Can cause life-threatening hypertension or cardiac arrhythmias.

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MAO

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Mono amino oxidase. Enzyme that breaks down catecholamines.

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COMT

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Catecholamine O-methyl transferase. Enzyme that breaks down catecholamines

50
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Formation of melanin

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DOPA -> Dopaquinone via tyrosinase, copper as a cofactor. Melanin is then produced.

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Thyroglobulin

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Used by thyroid to produce T3 and T4 hormones. Made up primarily of tyrosine residues.

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Melatonin

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Hormone derived from Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) which is synethesized from tryptophan

53
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5-Hydroxy indole acetic acid

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Product of serotonin breakdown by MAO

54
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MAO-A

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Can catabolize Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, serotonin, melatonin, Dopamine, Tyramine, and tryptamine

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MAO-B

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Can catabolize dopamine, tyramine, and tryptamine

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