Metabolism — Flashcards

In addition to calcium, 1,25-(OH)2 D3 also increases the intestinal absorption of _____

What are the two starting substrates of folate synthesis (prokaryotes)?_____

Can mineralocorticoids still be produced if the mineralocorticoid pathway is blocked below the level of DOC (i.e. absence of 11-hydroxylase or aldosterone synthase)?_____

PABA and Pteridine are combined by _____ to form dihydropteroic acid (prokaryotic folate synthesis)

Ribavirin must be _____ by intracellular enzymes to reach its activated nucleotide form

What non-volatile acid may be elevated with methanol ingestion? _____

Overall, the effects of insulin are _____ (anabolic, catabolic)

The enzyme glutathione peroxidase requires a reducing agent, which is provided in the form of _____

Down syndrome presents with _____ inhibin A

Most (80%) of urobilinogen is excreted in feces as _____, which gives stool its brown color