Metabolism — Flashcards

Vitamin B3 (niacin) is involved in many _____ reactions

Which coagulation factor(s) are part of the intrinsic coagulation cascade? _____

Pyruvate is converted to lactate via the enzyme _____ (Cori cycle)

After its use as a second messenger in the adenylyl cyclase signaling pathway, cAMP is degraded to _____ by phosphodiesterase

Iron deficiency anemia is associated with a(n) _____ free erythrocyte protoporphyrin (FEP)

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

Electrons from coenzyme Q (ubiquinone) of the ETC are transferred to complex _____

Hint: 2 names

Collagen Synthesis: After the collagen alpha chains are synthesized, specific residues of the amino acids _____ and _____ are hydroxylated

Methotrexate is a(n) folic acid analogue that blocks pyrimidine synthesis by competitively inhibiting _____

What is the rate-limiting enzyme for glycogenesis? _____