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| What is the rate limiting step in metabolic pathways? |
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| What is the name of the initial substance before it goes through the metabolic pathway? |
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| What is the name of the final substance after going through the metabolic pathway? |
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| What is the name for the products formed during the metabolic pathway between metabolic steps? |
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| What type of enzymes catalyze reversible reactions in the metabolic pathway? |
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| What type of enzymes catalyze rate-limiting irreversible reactions along the metabolic pathway? |
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| Allosterically regulated enzymes |
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| Metabolic pathways ending in "olysis" are what kind of pathway? |
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| Metabolic pathways ending with "genesis" are what kind of pathways? |
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| Enzymes that follow Michaelis-Menten kinetics have what type of curve? |
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| What type of curve is exhibited by Allosteric enzymes? |
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| What are the properties of Catabolic Pathways? |
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Degradative
Oxidative (e- removed)
energy-generating
converging (common intermediates) |
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| What are the properties of Anabolic pathways? |
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biosynthetic
reductive (e- added)
energy-consuming
diverging |
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| What are the carbohydrate fuels in the body? |
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Glucuse (Dextrose)
lactate |
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| What is the protein fuel of the body? |
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| What are the fat fuels of the body? |
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| Fatty acids and Ketone bodies (acetoacetate and Beta hydroxybutyrate) |
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| What is the major fatty acid fuel source? |
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| How is palmitate transported in the body? |
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| Since palmitate is water insoluble, it is transported on albumin |
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| What are the end products of aerobic degradation of fuel molecules? |
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| What are the requirements for Aerobic degradation? |
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| Fuel molecules, mitochondria, O2 |
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| What is the caloric value of for Carbohydrates? |
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| What is the caloric value for protein? |
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| What is the caloric value for fat? |
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| What is the caloric value for Alcohol? |
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| What enzymes remove electrons as hydrogen pairs in metabolic pathways? |
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| What type of hydrogen does Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD) accept? |
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| Hydride Ion (H-) to form NADH |
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| What type of hydrogen does Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide (FAD) accept? |
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| What is the name for and clinical presentation of Niacin Deficieny? |
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| Pellagra. Presents with dermatitis, diarrhea, and dementia |
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| What is the clinical presentation of Riboflavin deficiency? |
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| Glossitis (purplish hue to tongue), Cheilosis (chapped lips), butterfly rash |
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| What are the functional groups derived from B complex necessary for production of NAD? |
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| Nicotinic Acid (Niacin) or Nicotinamide (niacinamide) |
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| What is vitamin B2? Why is it important? |
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| B2 is Riboflavin, it is a necessary vitamin for the creation of FAD |
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| What are the substrates and products of oxidative phosphorylation? |
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NADH or FADH2 -> NAD or FAD
O2 -> H2O
ADP + Pi -> ATP |
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| What is the most common coenzyme used by dehydrogenase? |
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