Metabolism — Flashcards

What foods are a natural source of fructose? _____

Hint: 2

Advanced Glycation End Products _____ proteins thereby reducing intimal integrity in arteries (allowing LDL to enter vessel walls and cause atherosclerosis)

Only _____-amino acids are found in proteins

Mutation of the frataxin gene in Friedreich ataxia leads to impairment of _____ function

What vitamin deficiency may be caused by malignant carcinoid syndrome? _____

Does electron transport continue with uncoupling agents (e.g. 2,4-DNP)? _____

What polypeptide is co-secreted with insulin from β cells and assists in glycemic control? _____

Vitamin _____ is necessary for the enzyme dopamine β-hydroxylase, which converts dopamine to norepinephrine

Conjugated (direct) bilirubin is excreted in bile and metabolized by bacterial flora, producing _____

Fructose is converted into _____ by the enzyme fructokinase