Metabolism — Flashcards

How do the receptors bound by steroid and thyroid hormones differ from the receptors bound by peptide hormones?

Vitamin K is synthesized by _____

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

Vitamin K promotes gamma-carboxylation at _____ residues (amino acid)

Is unconjugated (indirect) bilirubin water soluble?_____

Dietary ingestion of which amino acids (3) should be restricted in patients with maple syrup urine disease? _____

Carcinoid tumors are characterized by increased excretion of _____ in the urine

S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) donates a CH3 group to anabolic pathways, forming _____

The ratio of G6PD isoforms in _____ is elevated