Amino acid metabolism and disorders — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What stainable protein is abundant in astrocytes?

Answer: GFAP

Flashcard 2: What enzyme converts pyruvate to alanine?

Answer: alanine aminotransferase (ALT)

Flashcard 3: myeloperoxidase

Answer: respiratory burst

Extra: H2O2HOClPMNs

Flashcard 4: superoxide dismutase

Answer: respiratory burst

Extra: O2-H2O2

Flashcard 5: The Golgi makes modifications to some amino acids trafficking through it. What are the modifications made to threonine?

Answer: O-oligosaccharide

Flashcard 6: The Golgi makes modifications to some amino acids trafficking through it. What are the modifications made to asparagine?

Answer: N-oligosaccharide

Flashcard 7: The Golgi makes modifications to some amino acids trafficking through it. What are the modifications made to serine?

Answer: O-oligosaccharide

Flashcard 8: cystinuria

Answer:

Extra: cystine crystals in urine, staghorn calculi in renal pelvis hydration, urinary alkalinizationARamino acid transporter in PCT of kidney

Flashcard 9: Give the essential, gluconeogenic amino acids.

Answer: Met, Val, His

Flashcard 10: Give the essential, gluconeogenic/ketogenic amino acids.

Answer: Ile, Phe, Thr, Trp