Metabolism of Individual Amino Acids — Flashcards

Metabolism of Individual Amino Acids — Flashcards

Metabolism of Individual Amino Acids — Flashcards
#1

Which amino-acid metabolism disorder clasically presents with sweaty feet?_____

#2

Type _____ maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) results from the mutation in the genes encoding dihydrolipoyl transacylase.

#3

Vitamins required for the conversion of serine to glycine are _____ and folic acid

#4

_____ and valine are eventually broken down into propionyl-CoA via the enzyme branched-chain -ketoacid dehydrogenase

#5

Hartnup disease is treated with a high-_____ diet and nicotinic acid (niacin)

#6

In the liver, amino acids transfer their NH3 group to _____, forming glutamate and -ketoacids

#7

The amino acid _____ is essential during periods of positive nitrogen balance

#8

Phenylalanine levels are _____ in a patient of Segawa syndrome, after a phenylalanine loading test (100mg/kg)

#9

_____ is eventually broken down into acetyl-CoA via the enzyme branched-chain -ketoacid dehydrogenase

#10

pulses are deficient in _____ amino acids

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