Disorders of Urea Cycle — Flashcards

Disorders of Urea Cycle — Flashcards

Disorders of Urea Cycle — Flashcards
#1

What is the most common acquired cause for increased plasma tyrosine levels?_____

#2

Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency presents with _____ NH4+ and hyper-ammonemia

#3

People with a genetic deficiency of _____ present with hypermethioninemia

#4

Urea has two nitrogen molecules, one from _____ and one from aspartate

#5

Phenylketonuria can be treated by large neutral amino acid supplementation, or use of commercially available BH4 also called as _____

#6

Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency presents with _____ NH4+ and hyper-ammonemia

#7

pulses are deficient in _____ amino acids

#8

cereals are deficient in _____ amino acids

#9

taurine amino acid is essential for _____

#10

breast milk is rich in _____ essential amino acids

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