TN Metabolic Integration Flashcards
RLE for catecholamine synthesis
Tyrosine Hydroxylase
Co enzyme needed for dopa de-carboxylase
Pyridoxal Phosphate
End product of enzyme dopamine b oxidase
NorEpi
End product of enzyme PNMT
Epi
Formula for BMI
kg/m^2
Predominant hormone in WELL FED state
Insulin
What hormones maintain blood glucose levels during Starvation
Glucagon
Epi
Cortisol
GH
First 24h of starvation, what is responsible for maintaining blood glucose levels
Glycogen-o-lysis
After 24h of starvation, what process is mainly responsible for maintaining blood glucose levels
Gluco-neo-genesis
Substrates most commonly used for gluco-neo-genesis
Amino Acids
The only ketogenic amino acids
Lysine
Leucine
Both glucogenic and ketogenic amino acids
1) Phenylalanine,
2) Iso-leucine
3) Tyrosine
4) Tryptophan
5) Threonine
Major fuel of the body
Glucose
Fuel used by the heart, brain and muscle during prolonged starvation
Ketone bodies
2 predominant ketone bodies
Aceto-acetate
B-hydroxy-butyrate
Ketone detected predominantly in urine tests
Aceto-acetate
Organ responsible for ketogenesis
Liver
Immediate precursor of ketones
Acetyl CoA
The liver is able to make ketone bodies but cannot utilize them due to absence of this enzyme
Beta Keto Acyl CoA Transferase (or Thiophorase)
Muscle is unable to provide free glucose from glycogenolysis d/t lack of this enzyme
Glucose 6 phosphatase
Considered the major fuel reserve of the body
Adipose tissue
Triglycerides
Predominant hormone active during glycolysis
Insulin
Storage form of lipids in the body
Triglycerides
Which entities require constant glucose supply to function
CNS
RBCs
What are the glucose transporters in the Brain and RBC
GLUT 1 GLUT 3 (main for brain)