Proteins

Question 1

2 mains routes for converting intracellular proteins to free amino acids

Answer 1

Lysosomal & cytosolic pathways

Question 2

What are the central reactions that remove amino acid nitrogen from the body

Answer 2

Transaminations

Question 3

The nitrogen content of serum protein is approximately ___%.

Answer 3

16

Question 4

The side chains of ____ include basic groups.

Answer 4

Lysine, arginine, & histidine

Question 5

The side chains of ____ include acidic groups.

Answer 5

Glutamate, aspartate, cysteine, & tyrosine

Question 6

If there is a charge at the protein surface, the protein is ____.

Answer 6

Hydrophilic

Question 7

What plasma protein is a sensitive marker of poor nutritional status?

Answer 7

Prealbumin

Question 8

The concentration of albumin in the blood is much ____ than its concentration in the interstitial space.

Answer 8

Greater

Question 9

What is the major component of the a1-globulin band?

Answer 9

a1-antitrypsin

Question 10

Low AFP confers increased risk for ____.

Answer 10

Down syndrome

Question 11

Serum ____ levels provide a useful diagnostic tool in neonates with bacterial infections.

Answer 11

a1-acid glycoprotein (orosomucoid)

Question 12

What plasma protein inhibits the activity of enzymes, cathepsin G, pancreatic elastase, mast cells chymase, & chymotrypsin?

Answer 12

a1-chymotrypsin