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Biochem final

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Tangles which can accumulate and eventually cause the cell to burst and die (alzheimer's related) is caused by what?   Phosphorylated tau proteins  
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What is a marker for acute inflammation?   C-Reactive proteins  
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Normal blood glucose range?   70-99 mg per dL  
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Weakness, rapid heartbeat, sweating, hunger, trembling, headache, mental dullness and seizure are symptoms of what?   Hypoglycemia  
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Causes of hypoglycemia   1. Too much insulin 2. Stenous activity 3. Poor diet 4. Pancreatic tumor  
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''must have'' three symptoms for hypoglycemia?   1. Less that 70 mg per dL of glucose 2. Have previous mentioned symptoms 3. Symptoms releived upon ingesting carbs  
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Hypoglycemia treatment: replace simple sugars with what? Eat what type of meals?   1. Fiber rich carbs (fruit) 2. Smaller, more frequent meals  
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Frequent urination, dehydration and thirst are symptoms of what?   Hyperglycemia  
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Hyperglycemia or diabetes is classified at what blood glucose level?   Over 126 mg per dL  
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Which type of diabetes is insulin dependant, age of onset is before 30, classified as autoimune (beta cells do not produce insulin)   Type 1  
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What type of diabetes is classified as insuline resistant, 90-95 percent of diabetes, obesity, age of onset is over 45 and is called the disease of overeating   Type 2  
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Main diffrence between type 1 and type 2 diabetes   Type 1 there is problem with making the insuline while type 2 there is insensitivity to the insuline receptors (there is too much insuline floating around)  
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Because the body becomes insensitive to insuline in type 2 diabetes, what transport in hindered?   GLUT 4  
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What compounds made form glucose fragments are toxic in diabetes?   AGEs (... HBA1C)  
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Marcrovascular complications in diabetes (3)   1. AGEs accelerate heart disease 2. CVD 3. Foot ulcers  
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Microvascular complications of diabetes (2)   1. AGEs damage blood vessels in eyes --- blindness 2. Neuropathy --- kidney failure  
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People with dibaetes eventually die from what?   CVD  
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High GI in foods = ? Low GI in food = ?   1. 70 2. 55  
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High GI foods will spike ___ which will spike ___ which will dive blood glucose ____.   1. Blood glucose 2. Insuline 3. Down  
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What kind of fiber can reduce the GI of food?   Soluble fiber  
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If muscle doesn't need glucose, where does it go?   To the liver to get turned into fat  
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Any protein digestion in the mouth?   No|  
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In the stomach, HCL is released from parietal cells in respoinse to what 3 compounds?   1. Gastrin 2. ACh 3. Histamine  
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HCL does what 2 things in the stomach?   1. Denatures proteins 2. Turns pepsinogen into pepsin  
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Endopeptidases attack peptides where? Results in what?   1. In the middle of the chain 2. Large polypeptides, oligopeptides and free AA  
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In the small intestinge, secretin and CCK stimulate the release of what? What does this do?   1. Bicarbonates, H20, electrolytes and zymogens 2. Neutralizes stomac acids so amino acids can get in  
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Bicarbonate and zymogens are released from the ___ to the ___ in the response to ____.   1. Pancrease 2. SI 3. CCK and secretin  
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Many zymogens are realsed by the pancreas: trypsinogen, chymotripsinogen, procarboxy peptidase. Many of these use what to tunr into their active form?   Trypsin  
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List all the endopeptidases   1. Trypsin 2. Chymotripsin 3. Pepsin  
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List all the exopeptidases   Carboxypeptidase, amino peptidase  
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List 5 pancreatic proteases in the SI   1. Trypsin 2. Chymotrypsin 3. Carboxypeptidase 4. Elastase 5. Collagenase  
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Trypsin and chymotrypsin digests what into what?   Polypeptides into AAs, Dipeptides and Tripeptides  
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Carboypeptidase is dependent on what mineral? It digests what into what?   1. Zinc 2. Carboxyl groups into free AA  
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Elastase digest what into what?   Fibrous protein into peptides and AAs  
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Collagenase edigestion collagen into what?   Peptides and AAs  
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List 3 brush border proteases   1. Enteropeptidase 2. Aminopeptidase 3. Dipeptidase  
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What does enterpeptidases do?   Activates trypsin  
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In the SI, proteins digested into what?   Free AA, Dipeptides and Tripeptides  
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Protein digestion in LI?   Trick question! None!  
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Dipeptides and tripeptides are absorbed via what? What is the carrier protein?   1. Active transport 2. PEPT1  
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Peptide absorption for ___ % of proteins absorbed   60%  
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Which are more easily absorbed: Essential or Non essential AAs? Neutral or charged AAs? Largeer or smaller side chains AAs   1. Essential AAs 2. Neutral AAs 3. Large side chains  
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AA in the enterocyte are either used for ___ or ___?   1. Energy 2. Protein synthesis  
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Peptide absorption requires what? (2)   Na+ and-or H+  
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2 AAs that are only ketogenic   Leucine and Lycine  
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Nine essential AAs   Histadine, tryptophan, valine, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, phenolanine, methionine (His TV TILL PM)  
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Five AAs that are both glucogenic and ketogenic   Isolucine, phenylanine, typtophan, tyrosine, threonine (PITTT)  
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Three branched chain AAs   Leucine, Isoleucine and Valine (LIV)  
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Only AA without a chiral carbon? Found in high concentrations of what?   1. Glycine 2. Collagen  
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Which amino acid is a precursor to cholesterol?   Leucine  
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Which amino acid is replaced in sickle cell anemia?   Valine  
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AA that is precursor to seratonin and melatonin?   Tryptophan  
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AA that is precursor to dopamine and thyrosin (catacolamines)   Tryrosine  
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Which AA may turn into fat but not cholesterol?   Lysine  
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Three aromatic AAs.   Phenylanine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine (PTT)  
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A polar AA that is inmportant in active sites of enzymes?   Serine  
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A basic AA also found in active sites of enzymes   Lysine  
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Sulfur containing amnio acid   Cysteine  
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Polar AA that is the principal nitrogen carrier in the body   Glutamine  
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Coenzymes in AA metabolism   Vitamin C, B12 and Follic Acid  
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Cofactor in AA metabolism   Iron, Niacin  
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Nine non polar AAs   Glycine, Alanine, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Methionine, Proline, Phenylanine, Tryptophan (LIV TAG MPP)  
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6 polar AAs   Cystein, Tyrosin, Serine, Threonine, Asparagine, Glutamine (CT STAG)  
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2 acid amino acids   Aspartic acid, glutamic acid  
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3 basic AAs   Histadine, Arginine, Lysine (HAL)  
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Foods that contain all essential AAs are called what?   Complete proteins  
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List of complete proteins   1. Animal products 2. Soy 3. Amaranth 4. Quinoa  
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Corn is deficient in what 2 amina acids?   Lysine and Tryptophan  
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Legumes are deficient in what?   Methionine  
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Rice and wheat are deficient in what AA?   Lysine  
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We need all 20 AAs in order to make protein in the body. Do we need to get all AAs in every mean?   No, but at least every 24 hours  
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Any given time, how many grams of AA in the body (free pool)? Dietary proteins? Endogenous proteins? Cell recycling?   1. 150g 2. 100g 3. 70g 4. 230g  
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Cell is recycled by lysosome if what?   1. Damaged by free radicals 2. Oxidized 3. Misfolded 4. No longer needed  
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In order for an amino acid to be protonated , pH __ PKA   ph has to be SMALLER than PKA  
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PK1 = ? PK2 = ?   1. Carboxyl group 2. Amino group  
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If you have a PKR, then PL = ?   Average of PKR and next closest PK  
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What kind of hormone is glucagon?   Peptide hormone  
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What is the smallest peptide?   Glutathione (3 AAs long)  
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Alpha-helixes and Beta-Pleated sheets are in what structure of protein?   2 degree  
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Structure of protein that are a chain of AAs bound by covalent bonding   1 degree  
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Why are globular proteins more soluble in water than smaller chains?   Because a hydrophilic shell folds around a hydrophobic core allowing it to move through H2O easier  
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Are fibrous proteins soluble in H2O? Why?   No, fibrous proteins are long strans without hydrophilic shell  
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Which molecule is triple helical in shape that is virtually insoluble in H2O? Elastin, Collagen, Hemoglobin, Myoglobin?   Collagen  
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What structures of proteins are affected by denaturing? Which are not?   1. 2, 3, 4 degree 2. 1 degree  
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What effects does protein unfolding have?   1. Decreases solubility 2. Loss of activity 2. Increased digestion 4. Increases viscosity  
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If you weigh 100 lbs, how much protein do you need?   36g  
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Precursor to seratonin and melatonin?   Trytophan  
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Precursor to thyroid hormones   Thyrosine  
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Precursor to histamine   Histidine  
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Precursor to catecholamines such as dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine   Tyrosine  
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What will an allosteric regulator do to an enzyme?   Reduces the eficiency of it  
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Prealbumin is a biomarker for what?   Kwashiorkor  
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What is kwashiorkor?   Protein malnutrition  
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Which one of the following AA is found in the interior of globular proteins? 1. Glutamine2. Serine3. Valine4, TyrosineWhy?   Valine because it is non polar! All nonpolar AA do not like H20  
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Legumes are incomplete because they lack what essential AA?   Methionine  
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Only three aromatic AAs   Phenalynine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine  
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IL-1 is an ___ that is produced by active foam cells that does what?   1. Inflammatory cytokine 2. Inhibits collagen synthesis  
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Three inflammatory cytokines   1. IL-1 2. IL-6 3. TNF-alpha  
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What do MMPs do? What does this enzyme need to function?   1. Digests collagen which thins the fibrous cap 2. Zinc and calcium  
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Frying or grilling meat at high temperatures produce what that may be cancerous?   Heterocyclic amines  
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Does a high protein diet cause kidney disease?   Hell no! But it will make the kidneys work a little harder  
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T or F: Someone with kidney disease should eat a diet high in protein?   False  
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Phosphorylated tau proteins cause what realted to alzheimers?   Tangles  
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What do beat-amyloid plaques do?   Creates more ACh esterase which reduce the amount of ACh  
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Beta-amyloid palque does not produce extra what?   Choline  
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C-reactive proteins is a marker for what?   Accute inflammation  
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Higher levels of C-Reactive proteins means higher levels of what?   Inflammation  
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What can reduce C-Reactive proteins and IL-6 by 30%?   Exercise and weight loss  
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IL-6 and C-reactive proteins are highly concentrated in what?   Atrial plaque  
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What can increase levels of CRP and IL-6   Diet high in protein  
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RDA says ___ g of protein per kg of body weight. Athletes should get ___ g of proteins.   1. 0.8 g 2. 1.2 to 1.6g  
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