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Biochemistry

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1. What is regeneration of methionine depedent on...






2. What happens in the first stage of collagen synthesis - and Where does it happen






3. Where do you find elastin and What does it do






4. developmental delay - gargoylism - airway obstruction - corneal clouding - hepatosplenomegaly






5. What does helicase do






6. How does ouabain work






7. Severe fasting hypoglycemia - inc glycogen storage in liver - inc blood lactate - hepatomegaly - dz and def enzyme






8. Where is fructose 1 -6 bisphosphatase found and What does it do






9. 90% of ADPKD cases are due to a mutation In what gene






10. What produces NADPH






11. Where is glucose 6 phosphatase found and What does it do






12. What form of amino acids are found in proteins






13. ADPKD is associated with What additional conditions






14. What is loss of heterozygosity and give an example






15. Gene imprinting implies that How many alleles are active at a single locus






16. What is variable expression and What is an example






17. Where are the secretory proteins made and N- linked oligosaccharide addtions put on proteins






18. What substances inhibit phosphofructokinase -1






19. What does vit E def cause






20. What fxn does glucokinase serve in the liver






21. Acetyl - CoA carboxylase catalyzes what rxn






22. What occurs to oxaloacetate in starvation and DKA






23. What is a missense mutation






24. What makes up a nucleotide


25. What does apoB48 do






26. What is the activated carrier for aldehyddes






27. benign asymptomatic condition with elevated levels of fructose in urine and blood - dz and enzyme






28. What creates the musty body odor in PKU






29. What is the function and name of vit B6






30. What is RNAi used for






31. What is the activated carrier for electrons






32. How do stable (quiescent) cells grow and regenerate and What are examples






33. A small proportion of Down syndrome is due to What two genetic events






34. What is disulfiram used for






35. What are bite cells and when do you see them






36. What converts DOPA to dopamine






37. What is the defect in fructose intolerance and What does it cause






38. How does OTC def present






39. CF - is AR deletion In what gene On what chromosome resulting in a deletion inf what?






40. What is the defect in I- hyperchylomicronemia






41. What happens in termination of proteins synthesis






42. What is the RER called in neurons and What is made there






43. colon becomes covered witih adenomatous polyps after puberty - progresses to colon cancer unless resected






44. energy malnutrition resulting in tissues and muscle wasting - loss of subQ fat - variable edema






45. what happens in acyl coa dehyrdogenase def






46. What does vit B3 def result in






47. What 3 syndromes are associated with vit B1 def






48. Where does gluconeogenesis primarily happen and What are other sites where the enzymes are located






49. Which kind of osteogenesis imperfecta is fata in utero or in neonatal period






50. What is mosaicism and give an example