Diabetes Mellitus: Biochemical Aspects — Flashcards

Diabetes Mellitus: Biochemical Aspects — Flashcards

Diabetes Mellitus: Biochemical Aspects — Flashcards
#1

Von Gierke disease is characterized by _____ gluconeogenesis and impaired glycogenolysis (impaired or functional)

#2

Gluconeogenesis occurs primarily in the _____, but necessary enzymes are also found in the kidney and intestinal epithelium

#3

The source of blood glucose in a person fasting overnight is hepatic _____.

#4

A pool of GLUT-4 molecules is maintained within vesicles in the _____ of insulin-sensitive cells.

#5

De Vivo disease is a metabolic disorder due to _____ deficiency.

#6

Essential pentosuria is a benign condition caused due to a defect in the _____ pathway.

#7

In diabetes patients, _____ damage may occur when glucose in tissue is converted to sorbitol by the enzyme aldose reductase

#8

Which steps (2) of glycolysis require ATP? _____

#9

_____ is the glycosaminoglycan present in the granules of the given mononuclear cell / mast cell.

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#10

Which steps (2) of glycolysis produce ATP? _____

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