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| Amino acid needed to make creatinine, urea, and NO |
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| Amino acid needed to make GABA and Glutathione |
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What is thyroxine made from?
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| Phenylalanine→Tyrosine→Thyroxine |
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| What is Melanin made from? |
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| Phenylalanine→Tyrosine→Dopa→Melanin |
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| Phenylalanine→ (via phenylalanine hydroxylase +THB) Tyrosine→ (via tyrosine hydroxylase +THB) Dopa |
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| What enzyme converts Dopa to Dopamine? |
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| Dopa carboxylase + Vit. B6 |
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| What enzyme converts Dopamine to NE? |
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| Dopamine β-hydroxylase + Vit.C |
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| What enzyme converts NE to Epi? |
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| Phenylethanolamine N-methyl transferase (PMNT)+ SAM |
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| Epinephrine breaks down into ___ |
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| Glucagon affects promote glycogenolysis what organ(s)? |
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| Epinephrine promotes glycogenolysis in what organ(s)? |
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| Action of glucagon or epinephrine on Glycogen phosphorylase kinase |
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Definition
| activate cAMP which activates PKA which phosphorylates and activates Glycogen phosphorylase kinase (for glycogenolysis) |
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| Action of Insulin on Glycogen phosphorylase kinase |
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Definition
| Causes tyrosine resceptor to dimerize which activates protein phosphatase which dephosphorylates (and inactivates) Glycogen phosphorylase kinase to prevent Glycogenolysis |
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| What pancreatic lipase does |
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Definition
| degrades dietary TG in small intestine (to make chylomicrons) |
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| What LPL (lipoprotein lipase) does |
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Definition
degrades TG circulating in chylomicrons and VLDLs
(chylomicrons into chylomicron remnants + FFA, and VLDL into IDL + FFA) |
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| What Hepatic TG lipase (HL) does |
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| degrades TG remaining in IDL to make LDL |
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| What Hormone-sensitive lipase does |
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| degrades TG stored in adipocytes |
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