Metabolism — Flashcards

Can red blood cells use ketones for energy? Why? _____

Congenital adrenal _____ occurs due loss of one of the four enzymes needed for cortisol synthesis

Newly synthesized cGMP (from guanylyl cyclase activity) activates _____, which phosphorylates specific proteins responsible for physiologic actions

Which amino acid is the precursor to nitric oxide? _____

Hereditary fructose intolerance may present with _____ (blood sugar levels)

What is the only type of carbohydrate that can be absorbed by enterocytes?_____

G6PD deficiency renders RBCs susceptible to _____ stress

What is the rate-limiting enzyme of de novo pyrimidine synthesis? _____

How much ATP is produced from one molecule of NADH via ATP synthase (ETC)? _____

In the pancreatic beta cell, metabolism of glucose generates _____, which may cause closure of select K+ channels with consequent membrane depolarization