Metabolism — Flashcards

Flashcard 241: When insulin acts on muscle tissue, it causes _____ glycogen storage and increased protein synthesis

Answer: increased

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Endocrine (diabetes)

Flashcard 242: Vitamin _____ is also known as pyridoxine

Answer: B6

Flashcard 243: What enzyme is a blue-green heme pigment that gives sputum its color? _____

Answer: Myeloperoxidase

Flashcard 244: Is glucokinase activity inhibited by glucose-6-phosphate? _____

Answer: No

Extra: Other:

Flashcard 245: The rate of a reaction depends on the concentration of both the _____ and the _____

Answer: enzyme

Flashcard 246: Tyramine is metabolized by the enzyme _____ in the GI tract

Answer: MAO-A

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Neuro/Psych

Flashcard 247: Enzymes exert their effects by decreasing the energy of _____

Answer: activation

Flashcard 248: 5-phosphoribosylamine is converted to _____, which may then be converted to AMP or GMP (purine synthesis)

Answer: IMP

Flashcard 249: Administration of 5-fluorouracil results in a build-up of _____ in cells

Answer: dUMP

Flashcard 250: What is the rate-limiting enzyme for the Krebs cycle (TCA cycle)? _____

Answer: Isocitrate dehydrogenase

Extra: Other: