Metabolism — Flashcards

What percent of total Ca2+ in the blood exists in an ionized form (i.e. as Ca2+)?_____

Which inherited lysosomal storage disorder is characterized by coarse facial features, clouded corneas, and restricted joint movement with high serum levels of multiple lysosomal enzymes? _____

Are the amino acids phenylalanine, isoleucine, threonine, tryptophan, and tyrosine ketogenic, glucogenic, or both?

What organic solvent used in the dry cleaning industry is converted to free radicals in the liver? _____

What is the rate-limiting enzyme for glycogenesis? _____

Vitamin B12 deficiency may occur with _____ insufficiency; due to inability to cleave R-binder from B12

Factor II (prothrombin) is activated to thrombin by factor _____

Hereditary fructose intolerance presents with a _____ urine dipstick (positive or negative)

Cystathionine synthase (CBS) deficiency results in high _____ levels, increasing risk for thrombosis

Vitamin C excess may cause _____ nephrolithiasis