Metabolism — Flashcards

What is the charge of the amino acid histidine at body pH? _____

_____ is converted to UDP-glucose via the enzyme UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (glycogen synthesis)

If the Y-intercept increases on a lineweaver-burke plot, the Vmax has _____

Galactose is converted to _____ via the enzyme galactokinase

Vitamin _____ is also referred to as tocopherol or tocotrienol

Which metabolic enzymes require an obligate activator? 1. _____ 2. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I (N-acetylglutamate)

Vitamin D3 is obtained via _____ and _____

Ninety-eight percent of circulating testosterone is bound to plasma proteins, such as _____ and albumin

Tyrosine is converted to _____ via the enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase (with tetrahydrobiopterin as a cofactor)

Ketone bodies are primarily used for energy in the brain (starvation state), _____, and kidney