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Nitrogen Metabolism

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N2 to NH4+ is   nitrogen fixation, nitrogenous  
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NH4 to NO2- is   nitrification, NITRITE reductase  
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NO2- to NO3-   nitrification 2.0, nitrATE reductase  
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NO3- to N2   Denitrification  
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Ammonia assimilation is carried out by _________ & ___________   glutamate synthase, glutamine synthetase  
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glutamate synthase is used in ______ & ______   bacteria and plants  
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glutamine synthetase occurs in ______, ________, and ______   glutamine synthetase  
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a-Ketogluturate + NH4 (using NADPH and ATP) converts to   glutamate  
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Glutamine and glutamate are ___________ carriers   nitrogen  
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________ moves amino groups between compounds   Transaminase  
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Is transamimation reversible   YES  
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Transamination requires ______   PLP (pyridoxal-5-phosphate)  
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What is the purpose of glutamine synthetase within assimilation   To mop up free nitrogen  
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Glutamine synthetase converts _______ to _______   glutamate to glutamine  
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Glutamate synthase converts ________ to ______   glutamine to glutamate  
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The net reaction of nitrogen assimilation is   a-ketoglutarate +NH4(+) +NADPH + ATP ---> glutamate + NADP+ + ADP + Pi  
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PLP is derived from _____   Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)  
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What amino acid does PLP bond with to form the base   Lysine  
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What type of bond does PLP form with Lysine?   a covalent bond  
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What is the end product of this bond?   A schiff base (formed with and enzyme-lysine-PLP) Enzyme-PLP-schiff base  
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The enzyme-lysine-PLP formed would be considered a ______   prosthetic group (due to covalent bond)  
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Purpose of transaminase process   the goal is to transport an amine group from a-ketoglutarate to another a-keto acid  
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The enzyme-PLP-schiff base formed by PLP lysine and the enzyme serve as a ______ to transanimase   a coenzyme (a cofactor), due to the covalent bond, it is a prosthetic group  
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_____________ incorporates amine into a biomolecule   Glutamate synthase  
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_________ incorporates ammonia into a biomolecule   glutamine synthetase  
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Which of the two assimilation enzymes requires triphosphate molecules to work (like ATP, GTP, etc)?   glutamine synthetase  
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Which of the two assimilation enzymes DOES NOT require triphosphate molecules to work (like ATP, GTP, etc)?   glutamate synthase  
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Glutamate is a precursor to which amino acids?   Proline and arginine  
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Serine is a precursor to which amino acids?   glycine and then cysteine  
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______ is a carrier of one carbon units in amino acids and nucleotide during ________   Tetrahydrofolate, this happens during biosynthesis  
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phenylalanine is a precursor to which amino acid?   Tyrosine  
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serine is converted to glycine by what enzyme?   serine hydroxymethyl transferase  
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which enzyme converts phenylalanine to tyrosine   Phe-hydroxylase  
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Which amino acids are glucogenic?   All except Leucine and Lysine  
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Which amino acids are ONLY ketogenic?   Leucine and lysine  
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Which amino acids are BOTH ketogenic and glucogenic?   IPTTT, Isoleucine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine  
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Pyruvate, Oxaloacetate, a-Ketoglutarate, Succinyl CoA and Fumerate are examples of which type of precursors?   Glucogenic precursors  
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Acetyl_CoA and Acetoacetate are examples of what type of precursors?   Ketogenic precursors  
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During catabolism of amino acids, which segments are created?   NH3+ breaks off from the rest of the amino acid (making it a a-keto acid)  
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What happens to the NH3+ broken off during amino acid catabolism?   It is used to make Urea  
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What happens to the rest of the amino acid after catabolism?   It is used to make glucogenic and ketogenic precursors  
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In amino acid catabolism, some amino acids are converted to glucogenic substrates via ______   transanimation  
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Which two amino acids can be converted to pyruvate?   Serine and cysteine, both of which have NH3 removed  
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Where does the urea cycle occur?   in the liver  
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On the cellular level, where does the urea cycle occur?   partly in mitochondria and partly in cytosol of cells  
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What is the main purpose of the urea cycle?   Disposal of nitrogen  
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What percent of nitrogen is disposed/excreted as urea?   80%  
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Which amino acids provide nitrogen for the urea cycle?   glutamate and aspartate (TATE)  
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What supplies carbon to the urea cycle?   Bicarbonate  
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In nucleotide metabolism, purine nucleotide synthesis yields _____ and then _____ and ______   IMP, then yields AMP and GMP  
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What activates glutamine PRPP amidotranferase?   PRPP  
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What inhibits glutamine PRPP amidotransferase?   it is inhibited by IMP, AMP, and GMP  
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A pyrimidine base is made up of what 3 components?   bicarbonate, Aspartate, and glutamine  
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in nucleotide metabolism, pyrimidine nucleotide synthesis yields what energy molecules?   UTP and CTP  
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First step of pyrimidine biosynthesis?    
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