Metabolism US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Metabolism Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 231: What enzyme converts DHF back to THF?
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Answer: Dihydrofolate reductase
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Flashcard 232: The acetyl-CoA from acetoacetyl-CoA (ketone body metabolism) is used to generate energy via the _____
Answer: Kreb's cycle
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Flashcard 233: _____ deficiency results in buildup of adenosine, which is toxic to lymphocytes; causes SCID
Answer: Adenosine deaminase
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Flashcard 234: Catecholamine synthesis begins with transport of the amino acid _____ into the nerve terminal
Answer: tyrosine
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Flashcard 235: _____ glutathione may be converted to _____ glutathione via the enzyme glutathione reductase
Answer: Oxidized
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Flashcard 236: Type II diabetes mellitus is associated with deposition of _____ in the islets of the pancreas
Answer: amylin (islet amyloid polypeptide)
Extra: In Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, amylin (Islet Amyloid Polypeptide) is co-packaged and co-secreted with insulin. Chronic overproduction leads to its deposition as amyloid within the pancreatic islets, which is a characteristic histopathologic finding.
Flashcard 237: In Purine metabolism, _____ first converts hypoxanthine to xanthine, and then converts xanthine to uric acid
Answer: xanthine oxidase
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Flashcard 238: What type of collagen makes up reticulin fibers?
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Answer: Type III
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Flashcard 239: _____ results in the formation of α-(1,6) bonds between glucose molecules
Answer: Branching enzyme
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Flashcard 240: Bcl-2 normally keeps the mitochondrial outer membrane impermeable, thus preventing _____ release from the intermembrane space
Answer: cytochrome c
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