Metabolism — Flashcards

Vitamin A is found in _____ and leafy vegetables

After oxaloacetate has been formed from pyruvate (gluconeogenesis), it may exit the mitochondria and enter the cytosol via the _____ shuttle

Pathologic generation of free radicals arises with metals (e.g. copper and iron) via the _____ reaction

_____ is characterized by a defect in the fructokinase enzyme

Most notably, the serum tumor marker _____ is elevated in patients with neuroendocrine tumors

Muscle cannot participate in gluconeogenesis because it lacks the enzyme _____

What is the rate-limiting enzyme of de novo pyrimidine synthesis? _____

Cells generate purines for cell growth through either _____ production or through the salvage pathway

The _____ variant of G6PD deficiency results in mildly reduced half-life of G6PD

Following binding of insulin receptor substrate 1 to the insulin receptor, _____-domain proteins bind to IRS-1