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Biochemistry

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1. What form of amino acids are found in proteins






2. What does arsenic do and What are th results of poisoning






3. What is the TX for PKU






4. What are the complications/signs of familial hypercholesterolemia






5. fibrillin defect leading to connective tissue disorder affecting skeleton - heart - and eyes






6. What is the function of folic acid






7. What is the target of the 3' hydroxyl attack






8. What does the deletion of the dystrophin gene lead to...






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






10. What does the TCA cycle produce per 1 acetyl CoA






11. What are the fetal screening measures for Down






12. What tissues have both enzymes of sorbitol metabolism






13. What is the breakdown product of epi






14. What reaction does adenosine deaminase normally catalyze






15. How does ethanol induce hypoglycemia






16. Formed and degradation of VLDL - delivers TGs and cholesterol to liver where they are degraded to LDL






17. In what cell is collagen synthesis initiated






18. What is the RDE of fatty acid synthesis






19. What is the energy source in the fed state right after a meal






20. What is the hardy weinberg allele prevalence






21. What is the result of vit B5 def






22. What is the activated carrier for Acyl






23. trinucleotide repeat for huntingtons






24. What catacholamine step is SAM required for






25. cardiomegaly - systemic findings leading to early death - dz and enzyme


26. Describe the replication fork






27. What does the ELISA test for






28. What are the glucogenic essential amino acids






29. what disease can cause pellagra






30. Where is EtOH dehydrogenase located






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






32. Where is glucokinase found - What are the Km and Vmax - and what induces it






33. What does cytokeratin stain for






34. How many ATP are created by aerobic metabolism of glucose in the heart and liver via what shuttle






35. What does beta oxidation do and Where does it occur






36. Patients with chronic granulomatous disease are at increased risk of infection From which kind of organisms






37. What collagen type is most frequently affected in ehlers danlos and What are common complications






38. Adenosine deaminase deficiency is an important cause of what immunodeficiency?






39. What is the treatment for cystathionine synthase def






40. When are glycogen reserves depleted






41. Inhibition of thymidilate synthase and and DHFR lead to decrease In what substance






42. What is the activated carrier for methyl groups






43. What is axonemal dynein






44. Mild Hurlurs + aggressive behavior no corneal clouding






45. What enzymes metabolize fatty acids and amino acids






46. In which state is FBPase -2 active






47. cytoskeletal elements in micorvilli - muscle contracting fibers - cytokenesis - adherens jxns






48. How do glucagon/epi lead to glycogenolysis






49. elevated LDL due to defective or absent LDL receptor - heterozygotes have cholesterol ~300 - homozygotes ~700






50. What is made fir rNucleotides or deoxyrNucleotides and what enzyme is necessary to convert one to the next