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1
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Components of nucleotide

A

phosphate group
nitrogenous base
sugar

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2
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Drug Induced Lupus

A 
methyldopa
sulfa drugs
hydralazine
isoniazid
procainamide
phenytoin
etanercept
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3
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Histones are rich in

A

lysine

leucine

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4
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Rate limiting enzyme of de novo purine synthesis

A

glutamine PRPP amidotransferase

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5
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Can cause SCID

A

adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficieny

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6
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Metabolizes Azathioprine and 6 MP

A

Xanthine oxidase

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7
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Rate limiting enzyme in PYRIMIDINE synthesis

A

CPS II

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8
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Orotic aciduria treatment

A

Uridine

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9
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Lactose

A

galactose + glucose

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10
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Sucrose

A

fructose + glucose

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11
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Sites of Na dependent entry of glucose

A

intestinal epithelium

renal tubules

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12
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GLUT 1

A

brain

RBC

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13
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GLUT 4

A

fat tissue

skeletal muscle

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14
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Rate limiting enzyme GLYCOLYSIS

A

PFK1

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15
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PFK 1 (-)

A

citrate

ATP

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16
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PFK1 inducers

A

AMP

fructose 2,6 bisphophate

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17
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Activates pyruvate kinase

A

fructose 1,6 bisphosphate

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18
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(-) pyruvate kinase

A

ATP

alanine

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19
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Form of cholesterol in chylomicrons

A

cholesteryl ester

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20
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Cells that synthesizes chylomicrons

A

enterocytes

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21
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Packaged inside chylomicrons

A

TGL
cholesteryl esters
vit ADEK

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22
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Synthesize HMG-CoA

A

HMG-CoA synthase

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23
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Enzyme in cholesterol synthesis inhibited by statin

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HMG-CoA reductase

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24
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Lipoproteins that deliver CHOLESTEROL and TGL to the body

A

VLDL

HDL

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25
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Apoproteins on HDL

A

apo I
apo C-II
apo E

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26
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Apoproteins on HDL that are donated to other lipoproteins

A

apo C-II

apo E

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27
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LCAT function

A

esterifies cholesterol

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28
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Apoproteins on VLDL

A

apo B100
apo CII
apo E

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29
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Remove TGL from VLDL

A

lipoprotein lipase

CETP

30
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Remove TGL from IDL

A

hepatic lipase

CETP

31
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HDL is a repository for which apolipoprotein

A

apo C-II

apo E

32
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Must be present for GKRP to inactivate glucokinase

33
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Enzyme that commits glucose to glycolysis

34
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Inhibited by alanine in glycolysis

A

pyruvate kinase

35
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Most affected by pyruvate kinase deficiency

36
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Intermediate in the conversion of pyruvate to PEP in gluconeogenesis

37
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Converts pyruvate to OAA in gluconeogenesis

A

pyruvate carboxylase

38
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Converts OAA to PEP in gluconeogenesis

A

PEP carboxykinase

39
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Cofactor of pyruvate carboxylase

A

ATP
Biotin
CO2

40
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Cofactor required by PEP carboxykinase

41
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Biotin is cofactor for which enzymes

A

pyruvate carboxylase
acetyl CoA carboxylase
propionyl CoA carboxylase

42
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Rate limiting for gluconeogenesis

43
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Location of glucose 6 phosphatase

A

liver

kidney

44
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Organelle where glucose 6 phosphatase is active

45
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Glycogen is most abundant

A

muscle

liver

46
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Lysosomal enzyme that converts glycogen to glucose

A

alpha 1,4 glucosidase

47
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Produced by glycogen phosphorylase

48
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Enzymes that glucagon phosphorylates

A

glycogen phosphorylase

glycogen synthase

49
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Von Gierke Treatment

A

frequent cornstarch ingestion b/w meals

avoidance of fructose and galactose

50
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MC cause of death in Pompe disease

A

HF (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy)

51
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Glycogen storage disease presents in adolescence or early adulthood

myoglobinuria AFTER exercise

A

Mc Ardle disease

52
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Genetic inheritance of Glycogen storage diseases I - IV

A

autosomal recessive

53
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Accumulation of limit dextrins in cytosol

A

Cori disease - debranching enzyme deficiency

54
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Converts G6P to phosphogluconolactone

55
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Storage molecule produced through the action of G6PD

56
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Produced at the end of the oxidative portion of HMP shunt

A

ribulose 5 phosphate
2 NADPH
CO2

57
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G6PD deficiency

A

x-linked recessive

58
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PBS finding in G6PD deficiency

A

Heinz bodies (bite cells)

59
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Anti malarial that can precipitate G6PD deficiency

A

Primaquine

Quinidine

60
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Location of HMP shunt

61
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Enzyme in HMP shunt that requires thiamine as cofactor

A

transketolase

62
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Enzyme in respiratory burst that requires NADPH as cofactor

A

NADPH oxidase

63
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Rate limiting enzyme in the oxidative part of HMP shunt

64
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Carbohydrates taken up into the enterocytes by SGLT1 transporter

A

glucose

galactose

65
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Clinical presentation of essential fructosuria

A

fructose in blood and urine

66
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Cofactors for pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

A 
thiamine
lipoic acid
CoA
FAD
NAD
67
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Symptoms of Dry Beriberi

A

polyneuropathy

symmetrical muscle wasting

68
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Symptoms of Wet Beriberi

A

tachycardia
high output HF
edema

69
Q

Poison that (-) lipoic acid

70
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PDH complex deficiency

A

x-linked recessive

71
Q

Purely ketogenic AA

A

leucine

lysine

72
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Disorders of thiamine deficiency

A

Beriberi

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

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