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Concept | Definition |
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maple sugar urine disease | inability to break down branch-chain amino acids; urine is dark, sweet |
insulin | anabolic; will decrease blood sugar levels |
2 ways to decrease blood sugar levels | 1.glycolysis; 2.glycogenesis |
glucagon | catabolic; will increase blood sugar levels |
2 ways to increase blood sugar levels | 1.gluconeogenesis; 2.glycogenolysis |
cholesterol biosymphsis | Acetyl-CoA (HMG-CoA Synthetase) to HMG-CoA (HMG-CoA reductase - rate limiting) to Mevalonate to Squalene to Cholesterol (neg. feedbak loop back to HMG-CoA) |
Catacholine Synthesis | phenyline (phenylalanine hydroxylase) to tyrosine to L-dopa to dopamine to epinephrine to norepinephrine |
Number of Essential Amino Acids | 2 |
End products of Glycolysis | 2 lactate; 2 ATPs |