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1
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is metabolism the sum total of catabolism and anabolism?

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yes

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2
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Is the energy produced from catabolism captured as ATP?

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yes

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3
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Does metabolism refer to the sum total chemical reactions that lead to breakdown or synthesis or biomolecules?

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yes

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4
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What is an amphibolic pathway?

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it can function both catabolically and anabolically

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5
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If delta G is negative, does the reaction favour the forward or reverse reaction?

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Forward

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6
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How much ATP do we consume daily?

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80kg

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7
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Which carrier is an activated carrier of electrons used in biosynthetic reactions?

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NADPH

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8
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Many activated carriers are

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derived from B vitamins

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9
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Why is too much fructose bad?

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metabolized in a way that it passes the main regulatory point in glycolysis, leads to excess flow and too much fat

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10
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What is net ATP thru glycolysis?

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2

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11
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Converting pyruvate to what produces the most energy>

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Acetyl CoA

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12
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Galactose produced from lactose degradation can be metabolized to what?

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Glucose 6p

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13
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What is the main regulatory enzyme of glycolysis?

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PFK

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14
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What is an allosteric activator of PFK in liver?

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Fructose 2,6 bisp

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15
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what is the final enzyme in gluconeogenesis?

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glucose 6 phosphatase

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16
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What are three precursors for gluconeogenesis?

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pyruvate, glycerol and lactate

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17
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What type of reaction does fructose 1 6 bisphosphatase catalyze?

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Hydrolysis reaction

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18
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How many glycerol molecules are needed to make 1 glucose?

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2

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19
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What bodily condition would cause gluconeogenesis to be active in the liver?

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Sleep

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20
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When does the cori cycle occur?

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When oxygen in muscle is limiting

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21
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The PPP is linked to glycolysis through what molecule?

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glyceraldehyde 3p

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22
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What is oxidized in the oxidative phase of PPP?

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glucose 6p

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23
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Why is PPP important?

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Provides 5 carbon sugar for nucleotide synthesis

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24
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What do transketolase and transaldolase do?

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help cell deal with imbalance in need for reducing equivalent and ribose 5p
- some products are glycolytic intermediates

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25
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Where can free glucose go when it enters the cell?

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glycolysis or PPP

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26
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The regulation of PPP…

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involves stimulation by high levels of NADP+, occurs by an allosteric mechanism

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27
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How many ribulose 5p molecules are produced per NADPH in PPP?

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0.5

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28
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Where in the cell is the PPP?

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cytosol

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29
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What part of glycogen means it can be quickly synthesized or degraded?

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branched structure

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30
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How frequently do 1-6 linkages occur?

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10 residues apart

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31
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What enzyme changes glucose 6p to glucose 1p

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phosphoglucomutase

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32
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What are the products of the reaction catalyzed by glycogen phosphorylase?

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glucose 1p and glycogen that is one molecule shorter

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33
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debranching enzyme…

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differs from glycogen phosphorylase in that it releases free glucose

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34
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Glycogen synthase and glycogen phosphorylase share what property?

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both are activated by camp

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35
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_____ is one of the products of the reaction catalyzed by the PDH, it can enter the _____

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Acetyl CoA, it can enter the citric acid cycle

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36
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What does the Warburg effect refer to?

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the feature of tumors to metabolize glucose into lactate instead of pyruvate even in the presence of oxygen

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37
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The high energy electrons that are generated in the citric acid cycle are initially captured in the form of _____

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NADH and FADH2

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38
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How many CO2 molecules are released during one round of the citric acid cycle?

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2

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39
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The substrates for the first reaction in the citric acid cycle are?

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acetyl CoA and oxaloacetate

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40
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Why is regulation of the citric acid cycle necessary?

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because the acetyl CoA that enters the cycle is derived from multiple pathways

41
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in addition to capturing high energy electrons through the oxidation of acetyl coa, another important function of the citric acid cycle is:

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to provide intermediates for the synthesis of other biomolecules

42
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The two products of the electron transport chain are:

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H2O and ATP

43
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What cellular compartment are the ETC complexes located?

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inner mitochondrial membrane

44
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What is the final electron acceptor in the ETC?

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O2

45
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What is the issue with reactive oxygen species?

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they are highly reactive within many biomolecules in the cell

46
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triacylglycerol degradation in adipose tissues releases ____

A

fatty acids

47
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Which biomolecule facilitates the transport of fatty acids into the mitochondrial matrix?

A

Carnitine

48
Q

Every round of beta oxidation releases ____ _____ molecules except the last one which releases ____

A

one acetyl coa, two

49
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There is no ____ directly generated in beta oxidation?

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ATP

50
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Does beta oxidation involve a dehydration step?

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no

51
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The oxidation of odd chain fatty acids produces ____

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propionyl CoA which is converted to an intermediate of the citric acdi cycle

52
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Ketone bodies are synthesized in what part of what organ?

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mitochondria of the liver

53
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The oxidation of fatty acids generates more energy than glucose because:

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They are more reduced than glucose and thus generate more high energy electrons

54
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Fatty acids cannot be used to supply carbons for ____

A

glucose syntehsis

55
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How does acetyl coa get form the mitochondria to the cytosol so it can be used in fatty acid synthesis?

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it is converted to citrate which can be transported out to the cytosol where it is broken down to oxaloacetate and acetyl coa

56
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What does Acyl carrier protein (ACP) do?

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acts ass an arm which moves the intermediates of fatty acid synthesis from one enzyme to the next.

57
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NADP required for fatty acid synthesis comes from where?

A

The process of transporting acetyl coa to the cytosol

58
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What is required to produce a 19 carbon unsaturated fatty acid?

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you must start fatty acid synthesis with propionic acid

59
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What is the key regulatory enzyme in fatty acid synthesis?

A

acetyl coa carboxylase

60
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What are three required ingredients for synthesizing palmitate?

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ATP, NADPH, Acetyl CoA

61
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What do phospholipids and triacylglycerols have in common?

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they both have a glycerol backbone

62
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Fatty acids are linked to glycerol through what kind of bond?

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ester bonds

63
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CDP-diacylglycerol is a precursor for what two products?

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phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylserine

64
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What molecule is the building block for cholesterol synthesis?

A

Acetyl CoA

65
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What is the main regulatory enzyme in cholesterol synthesis?

A

HMG CoA reductase

66
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Which biomolecule provides the reducing power needed for cholesterol synthesis?

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NADPH

67
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How do statins lower plasma cholesterol levels?

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they inhibit the cholesterol synthetic pathway

68
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What is the primary role of LDLs?

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To deliver cholesterol to tissues

69
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The transamination reaction funnels amino groups into what biomolecule?

A

glutamate

70
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What is the aketoacid product of alanine transamination?

A

Pyruvate

71
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What product of the glutamate dehydrogenase reaction is used for urea synthesis?

A

NH4+

72
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The ammonia that is produced by the spleen is transported to the liver as ____

A

glutamine

73
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Urea is released by the hydrolysis of what molecule?

A

Arginine

74
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Which amino acid is used to deliver ammonium from non muscle tissues to the liver?

A

Glutamine

75
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In the synthesis of a urea molecule, one of the amino groups comes from free ammonium, the other one comes from?

A

aspartate

76
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Which vitamin is a cofactor for aminotransferase reactions?

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Vitamin B6 - pyridoxal phosphate

77
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Which two amino acids is ammonia initially assimilated into by plants?

A

glutamate and glutamine

78
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Which enzyme serves as the main regulatory point in nitrogen metabolism>

A

glutamine synthetase

79
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S-Adenosylmethionine provides what group during the synthesis of other biomoleculews?

A

Methyl groups

80
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Amino acids can be synthesized from intermediates of what three pathways?

A

Glycolysis, citric acid cycle, PPP

81
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Oxaloacetate is the direct precursor for which amino acid?

A

Aspartate

82
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Which enzyme in serine biosynthesis is allosterically controlled?

A

3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase

83
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Besides glutamine, which other amino acid is a source of amino groups?

A

glutamate

84
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what two biomolecules provide the one carbon units that THF carries?

A

Serine and formate

85
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The major products of nucleic acid digestion in the small intestine are?

A

nucleosides

86
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What is the major end product of purine degredation?

A

Uric acid

87
Q

What biomolecule provides 4/6 atoms in pyrimidine rings?

A

aspartate

88
Q

RNR is involved in what process?

A

synthesizing deoxy shit

89
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What is the product of thymidylate synthase?

A

dTMP

90
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5-fluorouracil inhibits which enzyme?

A

thymidylate synthase

91
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What is the major enzyme involved in salvaging purines?

A

hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase

92
Q

Which organ acts as a glucose sensor?

A

liver

93
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What is the fate of glycerol that is produced in adipose tissue when triacylglycerol is degraded?

A

it is released into the blood and used in the liver as a substrate for gluconeogenesis

94
Q

Which organ consumes the most glucose>

A

brain

95
Q

Which organ cannot use fatty acids as an energy source>

A

brain

96
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Which hormone plays the biggest role during starvation?

A

glucagon

97
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Name one metabolic pathway stimulated by insulin

A

hepatic fatty acid synthesis

98
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A

BMSC 230 Metabolism (7 decks)

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