Metabolism — Flashcards

Antithrombin III _____ (activates or inactivates) thrombin and coagulation factors

Which amino acid is a key component of the bacterial capsule in Bacillus anthracis?_____

What non-volatile acids (2) are commonly elevated in type 1 diabetes? _____

Does Crigler-Najjar syndrome result in unconjugated or conjugated hyperbilirubinemia? _____

Which second messenger is increased upon binding of histamine to H2 receptors?_____

After adipose stores have been depleted (prolonged starvation), vital _____ degradation accelerates, leading to organ failure and death

Acromegaly is associated with increased _____ resistance

What carbohydrate metabolism enzyme deficiency may present with failure to track objects or develop a social smile? _____

Stored intracellular iron is bound to _____, which prevents iron from forming free radicals via the Fenton reaction

Methyl-THF (reduced THF) is used by the enzyme _____ to convert homocysteine to methionine