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| what kind of diet would acetyl CoA carboxylase remedy? what does it do? |
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| fat free diet. Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) is a biotin-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the irreversible carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to produce malonyl-CoA. The most important function of ACC is to provide the malonyl-CoA substrate for the biosynthesis of fatty acids. |
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| what kind of diet would phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase remedy? |
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| very low carbohydrate diet. |
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| what is the major source of fuel for the muscle at resting? |
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| FAs, glucose only at early stages of exertion |
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| what fuel does the brain use? |
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| consistent glucose supply, ketones during starvation |
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| what is the sequence of insulin synthesis? |
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preproinsulin -> loses signal after its dropped off at the ER
proinsulin->loses c peptide in golgi |
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| what vitamin is a fat-soluble antioxidant? |
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| what vitamin is a part of the visual pigment rhodopsin? |
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| what vitamin in deficiency causes bone loss in adults? |
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| what vitamin is needed for synthesis of normal clotting factors? |
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| what can result from a folate, (B9), deficiency? |
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| what disease is associated with a thiamin, (B1) deficiency? |
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| what deficiency is related to a niacin deficiency? |
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| beta ox of FAs yields primarily ____ and ___ |
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| acetyl CoA and reducing equivalents |
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