Metabolism — Flashcards

What does the carrier molecule thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) carry in its activated form? _____

Does Dubin-Johnson syndrome result in unconjugated or conjugated hyperbilirubinemia? _____

Vitamin B12 deficiency is characterized by _____ serum homocysteine

Vitamin B12 deficiency is characterized by _____ serum methylmalonic acid

Does heme synthesis occur in the cytoplasm or mitochondria? _____

Ketogenesis occurs in alcoholism due to excess _____, which causes shunting of oxaloacetate to malate

Do irreversible competitive inhibitors bind to the active site of the enzyme?_____

Is the conversion of glucose-6-P into ribulose-5-P (HMP shunt) a reversible or irreversible reaction? _____

Increased phenylalanine (e.g. in PKU) results in excess _____ in the urine

Does activity of the HMP shunt produce ATP? _____