Diabetes Mellitus: Biochemical Aspects — Flashcards

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which steps (2) of glycolysis require ATP? 1. _____ (Hexokinase/Glucokinase) 2. _____ (PFK-1)

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

Which steps (2) of glycolysis produce ATP?