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Met.biochem L1
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 3 types of macronutrients | -carbs -proteins -lipids |
| ingest most carbs as ________, but also _________ | -starch from plants -animal glycogen |
| oral cavity secretes.... | -salivary amylase |
| Pancreas secretes.... | -amylase -&isomaltase |
| Oliglosaccharides in *starch *milk *plants sources | -maltose -lactose -sucrose |
| Carb. met. 3 types | -glycolysis -gluconeogenesis -TCA cycle |
| carbs are absorbed as? | Disaccharide's |
| What do brush border cells do? | -absorb disaccharides -large SA -lots of transporters |
| Amylase Fn. & where is it found? | -cleaves a1-6 glycosidic bonds -pancreatic & salivary |
| Isomaltase Fn & location? | -cleaves a1-4glycosidic bonds -pancreatic |
| Cellulose digestion in humans? | -can't degrade -B1-4glycosidic links -dietary fibre |
| lactose intolerance | -no lactase enzyme -not hydrolysed |
| Galactosaemia | -can't hydrolyse galactose |
| Fructose metabolism | -by fructosekinase -bypass phosphofructosekinase -unregulated |
| Co-enzyme/factors are... | small molecules that participate in catalytic activity of enzymes -unchanged & recylced -have to be in diet |
| Adenosine triphosphate | -high E -hydrolysis-->ADP & Energy |
| Pellagra | -deficient in tryptophan -dementia, death, diarrhea,photosensitive dermatitis |
| UTP | -polysaccharide synthesis |
| CTP | -phospholipid synthesis |
| ATP | -protein synthesis |
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