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chemistry amino acid

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What is prealbumin?   Migrates ahead of albumin, transports with throid hormones and retinal.  
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Albumin   Highest concentration 40-60%. Responsible for oncotic pressure. Strong negative charge.  
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cotic pressure   Force that confines fluids within the vascular compartment.  
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Analbumemina   Total absence of albumin  
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Globulins   Alpha 1,2, Beta and gamma globulins  
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Antitrypsin   Main function to inhibit lysosomal elastase and chymotrypsin  
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AAT   Antitrypsin  
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Fetoprotein   AFP/ glycoprotein normally present in low concentrations. Peaks in fetus 13 weeks and recedes by 34th week.Diagnosis for neural tube defects, fetal blood loss.  
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Decreased amount of AFP   associated with down syndrome  
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Glycoproteins   mucoprotein composed of five carbs attached to peptide chaininhibits phagocytic activity and platelet aggregation  
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AGP   Glycoproteins  
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Haptoglobin   HP  
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Primary function to bind free hemoglobin   Haptoglobin (HP)  
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Cerloplasmin   Cer  
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Cerloplasmin   copper oxidase enzyem, single polypeptide, regulate iron transport and utilization  
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Macroglogulin   Largest plasma protein, functions as a protease inhibitor by blocking the active site on enzymes such as plasmin, thrombin  
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A2M   Macroglogulin  
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What are the Beta Globulins   Transferrin, Beta 2 Macroglobulins, Fibrinogen, complement, c-reactive protein  
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transferrin   major function is to transport oxidized ions of iron. Major component of beta globulins in body.  
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Alpha 2 Macroglogulin   largest plasma protein,protease inhibitor by blocking the active site on enzymes such as plasmin  
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What beta globulin is useful in assessing renal function   Macroglobins  
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What Beta 2 globulin is useful in monitoring multiple myloma and b cell tumors?   Macroglobulin  
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Fibrinogen   Beta globulin activated by thrombin to form fibrin by cleaving fibrinopeptides from the fibringens chain to form a fibrin clot.  
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Complement   Beta Globulins, 25 proteins sequential manner.  
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Causes lysis, opsonize cellular debris prior to phagocytosis mediate inflammatory response   Complement  
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What protein has the highest concentration in complement?   C3  
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C-reactive   Beta globulins, bind c-polysaccaride on the cell wall of s.pneumonia  
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what is the major function of C-reactive protein?   C-reactive form complexes with microorganism to faciliate activation of classical pathway.  
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What beta globulin initiates opsonization, phagocytosis and lysis of foreighn cell in complemant pathway   C-reactive (CRP)  
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Immunoglobulins   synthesized by plasma cells stimulated by immune response to foreighn particle  
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what are the 5 major groups of immunoglubulins   IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE,IgD  
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What is a Kappa and Lambda?   light chain  
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The differences in a heavy chain are called?   Idiotypes  
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Monoclonal immunoglobulin   a molecule or immunoglobulin that is derived from the proliferation of one plasm cell  
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IgG   most abundant75% long term physiological protection neatralizing bacter or viral antigens  
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IgA   two subtypes dimeric secretory  
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IgM   first antibody to appear due to antigenic stimulation, largest in size, surface of b-cells  
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IgD   surface of b lymphs, function unknown  
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IgE   lowest conc, associated with allergic reactions, rapidly attach to mast cells  
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Myoglobulin   heme protein found in striated skeletal and cardiac muscles  
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What can reversible bind oxygen   myoglobulin  
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If myologlubin is elimated what does is cause?   kidney damage  
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troponin   regulate muscle contractions  
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Used to assess the risk of patients with acute myocardial ischemia   Tropinin T  
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Fibronectin   identical subunits, cell adhesion, tissue differentiation, growth and wound healing  
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used as a predictor of preterm labor   fibronectin  
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Inborn errors of metabolism, rare   amino acidopathies  
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Phenylketouria   Amino acidopathies, PKU, absence of PKA, buildup of phenylpyruvate, heel prick  
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disorder of tyrosine transaminase   Tyrosinemia(amino acidopathies) buildup of of Tyrosine  
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Urine darkening upon standing   Amino acidopathies/ Alkaptonuria/first error discovered/  
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Homocystinuria   Amino aciopathies/formation of cystine, impaired enzyme, def.folic acid, vita b6 and b12  
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specimens use dfor amino acid testing   urine and blood  
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composed of carbon, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen   proteins  
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functions of proteins   oncontic pressure, tranportation, hormones, buffer  
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hypoproteinemia   protein levle less than reference range, cause by excessive plasma protein loss, decrease in protein intake  
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results of hypoproteinemia   def.in essential amino acids, impaired protein syntheses seen in liver disease inheristed immunodeficiency disorders  
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Hyperproteinemia   protein levels greater than reference range  
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what can cause dehydration   hyperproteinemia  
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multiple myeloma   hyperproduction of IgG, neoplastic cells proliferate in the bone marrow  
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M spike   multiple myeloma  
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waldenstroms macroglobulinemia   monoclonal paraprotein of IgM type  
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symptons of waldenstrom?   fewer bact. infections, less bone pain, thick serum due to IgM  
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what are the five total protein tests   Kjeldahl, refractometery, biuret, dye binding, protein fractionation  
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classic method of total proteins   kjeldahl  
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Tungtstic acid to precipitate proteins   kjeldahl  
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measure the refraction of the serum vs water for total proteins, what is the test?   Refractometry  
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quick method of determining the protein volume   refractometry  
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biuret   cupric ions combining with the peptide bonds in an alkaline pH, forms violet color, measured spectrophotomically at 540nm  
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Total Protein-Dye binding   most proteins have affinity for dyes and will bind  
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Most common dyes used for dye binding   bromphenol blue, ponceau S, Coomassie brillant blue 250  
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What test measures the dye absorption by spectrophotometry as a shift in absorbance at 465-595 nm?   Dye binding  
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total protein fractionation   used wheneleof protein is found, testing for further seperae the 5 fractions is done by electrophoresis  
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what are the the three alpha 1 globulins?   Antitrypsin(AAT), fetoprotein(AFP), Glycoproteins(AGP)  
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What are the Alpha 2 globulins   Haptoglobin(Hp), Ceruloplasmin(Cer), Macroglobulin(A2M0,  
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What are the Beta Globulins?   Transferrin(TRN), Macroglobulins, Fibrinogen  
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Trn   transferrin  
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AFP   Fetoprotein  
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AGP   Glycoproteins  
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Hp   Haptoglobin  
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Cer   Ceruloplasmin  
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A2M   Macroglogulin  
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Salt fractionation   globulins are seperated from albumin by precipitating them out using salt  
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what is the name of the test that allows binding of anionic dye?   Dye binding Albumin  
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What type of dye has a different absorbtion than free dye?   bound dye  
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Direct colorimetric measurement   Globulin test method, glyxylic acid is the presence of cupric ions and an acid medium produce a purple color.  
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How do you determine albumin levels?   subtract total protein levels from total glubulin levels  
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what test is not commonly used for globulin testing?   Direct colorimeric measurement  
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Tumor marker for hepatomas   Fetoprotein  
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Primary clinical use is iron saturation   Transferrin  
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Total iron binding capacity used which beta globulin?   transferrin  
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Name the 5 diseases accociated with amino acidopathies?   Phenylketouria, tyrosemia,alkaptonura,maple syrupe disease and homocystinuria  
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disorder of homogenistic acid oxidase   Alkaptonuria  
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disorder of tyrosine transaminase   tyrosinemia  
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Urine smelss like maple syrup,heriditary   maple syrup disease  
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where does protein synthesis begin   liver  
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how are proteins classified   simple and conjugated  
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total nitrogen   measures all chemically bound nitrogen within samples.  
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what gives a false negative in total nitrogen test   urea and creatine  
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how is total nitrogen measured   chemilluminescence, sample heated in the presence of oxygen, nitric oxide forms/excited nitrogen dioxide molecule (NO2)  
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Kjeldahl   nitrogen converted to ammonium borate which is measured thru titration with HCL  
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Total protein fractionation   used when elevation of total protein is found, testing to further seperate the 5 fractions is done by electrophoresis  
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total protein dye binding   dye absorbtion is measured spectrophotomically as a shift in absorbance at 465 to 595 nm  
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Total protein dye binding   used to stain bands after electrophoresis  
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serum protein electrophoresis   standard method involves sample appplied to the neg.charge in an alkaline buffer of 8.6.  
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Proteins are seperated based on strength of the charge/divides in 5 bands   serum protein electrophoresis  
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protein analysis   high resolution protein electrophoresis,higher voltage conc,buffer  
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capillary electroph    
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