Metabolism — Flashcards

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

How does insulin resistance manifest in obese patients, causing type 2 DM?_____

What vitamins (3) function as antioxidants?_____

Unconjugated bilirubin is removed from the blood by the _____ (organ)

Dihydrofolate is converted to tetrahydrofolate via _____

TRH acts on which signalling cascade? _____

Trypsin results in _____ cleavage of trypsinogen to trypsin (increased or decreased)

What acute phase reactant is upregulated during inflammation to prevent iron release from macrophages and enterocytes?_____

The pK of the HCO3-/CO2 buffer is _____

Serum _____ is a reflection of iron stores in macrophages and the liver