Metabolism — Flashcards

Maple syrup urine disease is characterized by blocked degradation of _____ amino acids

The source of _____ after menopause becomes peripheral conversion of androgens

Conversion of glucose-6-phosphate to 6-phosphogluconate, via G6PD, produces a molecule of _____

What is the only form of biologically active Ca2+? _____

Can RBC's utilize ketones?_____

The source of alkaline phosphatase can be determined by an ALP isozyme test, which works by _____

Patients with phenylketonuria develop hypopigmentation of what brain nuclei?_____

Cigarette smoke contains the carcinogens arsenic, naphthylamine and _____

Some of the hemoglobin in the blood due to intravascular hemolysis is returned to the spleen by _____ molecules

What gives elastin its elastic "rubber-like" properties?_____