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1
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CHON is called amphoteric because

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Has positive and negative charges

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2
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CHON provide ______ of the total daily body energy requirement

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12-20%

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3
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CHON are _______ of the cell’s dry weight

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50-70%

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4
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Proteins come from greek word

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“proteis”- first rank of importance

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5
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Actual 3-dimensional configuration of protein

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Tertiary structure

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7
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Winding of the polypeptide chain: what structure?

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Secondary structure

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8
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Glucogenic amino acids generate what precursors of glucose?

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Pyruvate and citric avid cycle intermediates

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9
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Linear sequence of the amino acid

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Primary structure

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10
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Balance between anabolism and catabolism

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Nitrogen balance

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11
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Anabolism > catabolism

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Positive Nitrogen Balance

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12
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Catabolism > anabolism

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Negative Nitrogen Balance

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13
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Percent of nitrogen content in serum CHON

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16%

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14
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CHON = _____ x N

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6.25

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15
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Other name of prealbumin

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Transthyretin

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16
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RV of prealbumin

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18-45mg/dl

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17
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General transport CHON

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Albumin

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18
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Folding pattern of protein

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Tertiary structure

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19
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Serves a circulating reservoir of AA

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Albumin

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20
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CHON that binds quinidine

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a1- acid glycoprotein

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21
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Other name for alpha1- acid glycoprotein

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Orosomucoid

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22
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Neutralizes neutrophil elastase that destroy lung alveoli

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Alpha1-antitrypsin

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23
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Major inhibitor of protease activity

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Alpha-1 antitrypsin

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24
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Transport T4T3 and retinol

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Prealbumin

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25
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Maintains osmotic/oncotic pressure

27
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CHON is synthesized in

28
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Lowest level of Albumin is seen in

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Nephrotic syndrome

29
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Maternal serum AFP is done between

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15 and 20 weeks of gestation

30
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As landmark to confirm that the specimen is CSF

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Prealbumin

31
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Useful diagnostic tool in neonates with bacterial infections

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Alpha-1 acid glycoprotein

32
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Half life of prealbumin

33
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Major form of PSA found in human sera

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Alpha-1 antichymotrypsin

35
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CHON that is associated with Alzheimer’s disease

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Alpha-1 antichymotrypsin

36
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Indicator of nutrition

37
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Sensitive and highly prognostic marker of cystic fibrosis

38
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Prealbumin is rich in

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Tryptophan and 0.5% CHO

39
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Binds heme

40
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Ceruloplasmin imparts what color in protein?

41
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Increase level of AFP is used to assess ______ of fetus

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Neural tube effects

42
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For diagnosis of early hemolysis

43
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Level of ceruloplasmin in Wilson’s diease

44
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Copper deposition in cornea of Wilson’s disease is what you called?

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Kayser-Fleisher rings

45
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Reference value for Ceruloplasmin

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18-45mg/dL

46
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B2- microglobulin is needed in production of what cells

47
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CHON with affinity to vitamin D and actin

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Group-specific component globulin

48
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Alpha-1 antichymotrypsin is a serine proteinase with

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Cathepsin G

49
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Other name of transferrin

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Siderophilin

50
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Light chain component of HLA

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B2- microglobulin

51
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Alpha-2 macroglobulin inhibits

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Trypsin, pepsin and plasmin

52
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Major component of B2- microglobulin

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Transferrin

53
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Early warning test for person at risk of coronary artery disease

54
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Marker for long term prognosis of cardiovascular disease

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Fibrinogen

55
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Most abundant complement in serum

56
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CHON that is important in pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration

57
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Has greatest affinity to progesterone

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Alpha-1 acid glycoprotein

58
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Gold standard in acute coronary syndrome

59
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General scavenger molecule

61
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In extensive coagulation, fibrinogen is

63
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CHON helps in evaluation of Intravascular hemolysis

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Haptoglobin

66
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Ketogenic Amino acids are degraded to

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Acetyl CoA

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