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ketogenic aa?
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isoleucine and leucine; produces acetylCoA and acetoacetylCoA
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glucogenic aa can be degraded to?
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pyruvate and other intermediates in citric acid cycle
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cofactor in conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine?
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BH4 (tetrajydrobiopterin)
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difference between PKU and "malignant" PKU?
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PKU-phenylalanine dehydroxylase def.
malignant- dihydrobiopterin reductase |
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albinism is def. in what?
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tyrosinase
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alkaptonuria is def. in what?
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homogentisate oxidase
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maple syrup urine disease is def. in what?
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alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase
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degradation product of dopamine? norepi and epi?
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HVA and VMA respectively; measured in urine to screen for pheo or neuroblastoma excreting excess catecholamines
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acute intermittent porphyria is def. in what?
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uroporphyrinogen I synthase
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porphyria cutanea tarda is def. in what?
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uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase def.; skin photosensitivity
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tryptophan is a precursor to what three things?
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serotonin, melatonin, and niacin
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hydroxyurea MOA?
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inhibit ribonucleotide reductase, dec. conversion of ribonucleotide to deoxynucleotide
used in CML and sickle cell |
