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Amino acid metabolism

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When does gastrin get secreted   show
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show facilitates secretion of pepsinogen; cause release of HCl from parietal cell  
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show denatures dietary protein; converts pepsinogen to pepsin  
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name the four pancreatic proenzymes   show
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show enteropeptidase  
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where is enteropeptidase found/produced   show
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show trypsin  
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what are the enzymes produced in the intestines for protein digestion   show
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show hydrophobic or acidic amino acid  
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trypsin works on the carboxyl supplied by which type of AA   show
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pepsin works on the carboxyl supplied by which type of AA   show
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show brought in with Na+ ions in a 1:1 ratio  
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show active transport as a K+ is brought into the cell (1 ATP gets used)  
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show transaminases; glutamate dehydrogenase  
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what two classes of compounds are needed for transamination   show
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what common AA/alpha-keto acid pair is often used for transamination   show
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how are aminotransferases named   show
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what coenzyme is needed for transamination   show
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where are aminotransferases normally found   show
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what does the presence of high levels of aminotransferases in the plasma indicate   show
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what two blood transaminases are used diagnostically   show
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other name for alanine aminotransferase   show
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other name for aspartate aminotransferase   show
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show MI  
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show liver disease  
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show oxidative deamination  
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show liver and kidney  
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outline what happens to glutamate after transamination   show
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show excrete as ammonium ions in urine; convert to urea and then exrete urea in urine  
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what are the two paths for getting ammonia to the liver or kidneys   show
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show glutamate is converted to glutamine by the addition of ammonia using ATP. Glutamine is then taken to liver or kidney and broken down to release ammonia.  
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what two enzymes are involved in the glutamine shuttle   show
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what happens to ammonia in the liver and kidney   show
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show brain, muscle, liver  
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show pyruvate from glycolysis in muscles is turned into alanine in muscle and alanine is turned back into pyruvate and then glucose in liver and is then sent back to muscle. way of breaking down muscle protein.  
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where does the urea cycle take place   show
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show 80-90%  
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list the order of metabolites in the urea cycle and where they are made   show
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show carbamoyl phosphate synthetase, ornithine transcarbamoylase, argininosuccinate synthetase, argininosuccinase, arginase  
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how many ATP are used in the urea cycle   show
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where do the nitrogens in urea come from   show
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what two reactants make citrulline   show
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show aspartate and citrulline  
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argininosuccinate is broken down into what two products   show
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how is aspartate regenerated for the urea cycle   show
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what does BUN stand for   show
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what does elevated BUN indicate   show
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what are some things which may lead to high BUN   show
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show glycolysis, TCA cycle intermediates, Lipid metabolism  
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show they are converted to glucose during starvation; converted to glucose and stored as glycogen when excess protein is consumed; AAs that are degraded to TCA cycle intermediates  
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show converted to ketone bodies during starvation;converted to fatty acids and stored as fat when excess protein is consumed; AAs converted to intermediates in lipid metabolism  
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show leucine and lysine  
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show phenylalanine, isoleucine, tyrosine, tryptophan  
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show glutamate  
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what is GABA used for   show
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what AA is the precursor for histamine   show
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tryptophan is used to make what neurotransmitter   show
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show methionine  
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how is methionine activated to create S-adenosylmethionine   show
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show a methyl group  
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show osteoarthritis and depression  
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when a Schiff base is turned into an aldehyde what is added and what is given off   show
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show epinephrine  
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what enzyme is used to convert phenylalanine to tyrosine   show
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what causes PKU   show
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show phenylpyruvic acid (PPA)  
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show tyrosine  
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name the intermediates in the synthesis of norepinephrine from tyrosine   show
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in the melanocytes, tyrosine is converted to dopa and eventually melanin. what enzyme starts the process   show
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show copper  
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what enzyme converts dopa to dopamine   show
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show brain and adrenal medulla  
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show adrenal medulla  
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norepinephrine is inactivated by conversion to what metabolite   show
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what disorder is diagnosed by measuring VMA in the urine   show
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where in the thyroid gland does iodination and coupling of tyrosine residues take place   show
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what hormone stimulates the pinocytosis of Tgb with T3 and T4   show
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show glycine, arginine, and SAM  
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how is creatinine formed   show
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what enzyme converts creatine into creatine phosphate   show
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in what parts of the body is creatine kinase found   show
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show MI  
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show to diagnose kidney function  
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show rate of synthesis of creatinine is constant  
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what does creatinine clearance measure   show
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why is creatinine ideal for measuring glomerular filtration rate   show
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what is the relationship between the GFR and volume of urine excreted   show
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what are the intermediates in the synthesis of heme   show
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how is aminolevulinic acid made   show
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what is the rate controlling step in the synthesis of heme   show
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what is given off when 2 ALAs come together and what is formed   show
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show lose 4 ammonia, lose 6 CO2, oxidations to introduce double bonds, insert metal ion  
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what are porphyrias   show
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show heme  
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what happens if one of the enzymes between porphobilinogen and heme are deficient   show
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show neurological symptoms; skin photosensitivity  
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show in liver, bone marrow, spleen (RE system)  
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show attached to albumin  
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when bilirubin enters the liver it reacts with 2 UDP glucuronic acid to produce what substance   show
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show urobilinogen (UB)  
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show UB can be taken to the kidney for excretion; it can be excreted from the gut after being turned into stercobilin (brown)  
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show liver disease  
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true or false. bilirubin-albumin can be excreted by the kidneys   show
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show bilirubin-albumin complex  
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what happens in prehepatic jaundice   show
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what happens to conc. of UB and bilirubin in urine when one has hemolytic jaundice   show
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in hepatic jaundice what happens to blood levels of BDG and urine levels of UB and bilirubin   show
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show both decrease  
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what AA is used to make NO   show
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when arginine is acted on by NO synthase, what other reactants are present and what is the result   show
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show nerve endings; endothelial cells lining blood vessels  
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what impact does NO have on blood vessels   show
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