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general term for molecules with the same formula but different structure
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isomers
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isomers that differ in order of attachements of atoms
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constitutional isomers
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isomers that are connected in the same order but differ in spatial arrangement
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stereoisomers
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2 kinds of stereoisomers
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enantiomers (mirror images)
diastereomers (not mirror) |
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two kinds of diastereomers and difference between them
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epimers- differ at one of several asymmetric carbon atoms
anomers- differ at a new asymmetrical carbon atom formed on ring closure |
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smallest monosaccharides
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glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone
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Acyclic compounds drawn so that vertical bonds represent bonds pointing back and horizontal bonds are bonds pointing forward.
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Fischer projection
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Isomer of glyceraldehyde that rotates plane polarized light clockwise.
What's special about it? |
D-glyceraldehyde isomer (enantiomer)
all natural sugars derived from this- usable by animals (unlike L form) |
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To determine the D- or L- configuration of a carbohydrate
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look at carbon furthest from aldehyde or ketone
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how anomers are differentiated
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alpha or beta
differ at the carbon that carries the aldehyde or ketone (rapidly changing) alpha: -OH goes below sugar ring Beta: -OH goes above sugar ring |
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anomeric carbon for aldoses
ketoses? |
C1
C2 |
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Sugars with both carbonyl and carboxylic acid functional groups.
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uronic acids
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join the anomeric carbon of a carbohydrate to other molecules, including carbohydrates.
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glycosidic bonds
O, N, S- glycosidic bonds if it's bound to another group via Oxygen, Nitrogen, or Sulfur ion espectively |
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Highly branched polymer of glucose found in plants. Soluble in water.
how is it linked? branched? |
amylopectin
Glucose units linked in a linear manner with α-1,4-glycosidic bonds. Branching via α-1,6-glycosidic bonds every 24 to 30 glucose units |
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Non-branching polymer of glucose linked mainly with α-1,4-glycosidic bonds. Can be several thousand units of glucose in length.
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amylose
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how glucose differs from amylopectin
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same composition but more extensive branching (every 8-12 glucose units)
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Branched homopolysaccharide made of many glucose molecules joined into chains of varying lengths.
Straight chains consists of α-1,6-glycosidic between glucose molecules, whereas branches are α-1,3-glycosidic bonds. Rotates plane polarized light to right |
Dextran
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how dextran is synthesized and where it's found
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synthesized from glucose moiety of sucrose by bacteria and yeast
dental plaque |
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how levan is synthesized
where is it found |
synthesized from fructose moiety of sucrose by made by a few species of bacteria found in dental plaque including Strep. sanguis, Strep. salivarius and Actinomyces naeslundii but not by Strep. mutans.
in dental plaque |
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lipopolysaccharide complex of the outer membrane of the cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria.
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endotoxin
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a heavily glycosylated glycoprotein
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proteoglycan
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functions of glycoproteins
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lubricants, adhesion of extracellular matrix, factor binding, impart structure to connective tissue.
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Polysaccharide chains consisting of a repeating disaccharide unit attached to protein to form a proteoglycan.
what do they contain? and what are they an important part of? |
glycosaminoglycan
contain an amino sugar- amino group in place of hydroxyl important in cartilage |
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sucrose is made up of
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glucose and fructose
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belief that the fermentation of sugars to alcohols was inextricably tied to living cells
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vitalistic dogma- Pasteur 1860
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what Hans and Eduard Buchner discovered in 1897 and what it meant
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cell-free yeast extracts that fermentation could take place outside the cell
metabolism became chemistry |
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Gustav Embden, Otto Meyerhof, Carl Neuberg, Jacob Parnas, Otto Warburg, Gerty Cori and Carl Cori > 1940 discovered what
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many of the reactions of lactic acid fermentation were shared with alcoholic fermentation
underlying unity in biochemistry |
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products of glycolysis
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break down of glucose to two pyruvate, four ATP and two NADH molecules
Net gain of 2 ATP and 2 NADH |
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3 basic stages of glycolysis
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1: glucose undergoes 2 phosphorylations
2: F-1,6 BP is split to DHAP and GAP and isomerized to all GAP 3: Energy is harvested gaining a net 2 ATP. Pyruvate is end product |
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why is glucose phosphorylated in the first step? What enzyme does it?
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1) glucose 6-phosphate has negative charge, cannot pass back out through the membrane and leave cell
2) destabilizes glucose for further breakdown Hexokinase- takes 1 ATP |
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enzyme for fructose-6-phosphate conversion to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate that completes the first step of glycolysis
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phosphofructokinase- takes 1 ATP and can be allosterically affected
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splits fructose 1,6-bisphosphate to DHAP and GAP (glyceraldehye 3 phosphate)
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aldolase
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2 steps in 3rd stage of glycolysis that generates ATP
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conversion of 1,3 BPG to 3-PG (by phosphoglycerate kinase)
phosphoenopyruvate to pyruvate (by pyruvate kinase) |
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3 irreversible steps of glycolysis and their enzymes
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1st step: Glucose to G3P by hexokinase
Fructose-6-P to Fructose-1,6-BP by phosphofructokinase Phosphoenolpyruvate to pyruvate by pyruvate kinase |
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3 mechanisms by which glycolysis is regulated
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- allosteric effectors
- covalent modification (e.g. phosphorylation) - modulating level of transcription/expression of enzymes (insulin) |
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activated and inhibitors of phosphofructokinase
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activated by:
AMP, insulin (means you have sugar in your blood you need to breakdown), and Fructose 2,6 BP (a product of F6P) inhibited by: ATP (allosteric inhibitor/ lowers affinity for F6P), citrate of citric acid cycle, H+ ion |
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allosteric affectors of pyruvate kinase
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activated by F-1,6-BP and Insulin
inhibited by Alanine and by being PHOSPHORYLATED by ATP when blood glucose is low active when NOT phosphorylated |
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why entry into glycolysis via fructose 1-phosphate pathway is less regulated
what enters this way? |
it enters after the phosphofructokinase regulation step at the level of DHAP/GAP
fructose from the liver enters here |
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where does galactose enter glycolysis?
where does fructose from fat enter glycolysis? |
G-6P level
F-6P level (next step) |
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why is more fructose converted to fat than enter glycolysis cycle?
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Hexokinase (Stage 1, Step 1) preferentially utilizes glucose, producing glucose 6-phosphate, rather than fructose to yield fructose 6-phosphate.
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what converts galactose to G-6-P and what is caused when this enzyme is working improperly?
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galactose 1-phosphate uridyl transferase
Galactosemia: vomiting and diarrhea after consumption of milk by infants; can eventually lead to mental retardation |
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enzyme missing in those that are lactose intolerant
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lactase
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alternative source of energy under anaerobic conditions, and what it produces
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Cori Cycle
reduces pyruvate to lactic acid and one NAD+ is made (to put into glycolysis) (fermentation) |
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cori cycle enzyme
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lactate dehydrogenase
reduces pyruvate, oxidized NADH to NAD+ |
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how is glycolysis maintained under oxygen debt
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Cori cycle sends lactate to the liver to be converted back to glucose, then sent back to the muscle for more glycolysis
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overall reaction of cori cycle
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Glucose + 2Pi +2ADP --> 2 lactate +2ATP + 2H2O
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can utilize lactate for use in the citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation
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tissues not deprived of oxygen, like cardiac cells. Share metabolic burden
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where gluconeogenesis occurs
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mostly in liver, some in kidney
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sources of precursor molecules for gluconeogenesis
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amino acids (from muscle), lactate (lactic acid), glycerol (from fat)
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where the first step of gluconeogenesis occurs and the enzyme needed
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mitochondria, pyruvate carboxylase (pyruvate to oxaloacetate)
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where the last reaction of gluconeogenesis occurs and the enzyme needed
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membrane bound in the endoplasmic reticulum (Glucose-6-phosphatase)
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oxaloacetate is shuttled across the mitochondrial membranes by turning into
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malate (then oxidized back to oxaloacetate)
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important regulatory steps in gluconeogenesis
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pyruvate carboxylase (pyruvate -->oxaloacetate)
phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase(oxaloacetate -->phosphoenolpyruvate) fructose 1,6 bisphosphatase (F 1,6-BP to F6P) glucose 6-phosphatase (G6P to Glucose) |
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inhibitors and activators of gluconeogenesis
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Acetyl CoA activates pyruvate carboxylase
ADP inhibits it ADP inhibits phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase F,2,6-BP and AMP inhibit fructose 1,6 bisphosphatase and citrate activates it |
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family of transporters that enable glucose to enter and leave cells
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GLUT 1-5
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regulate transport of glucose at a normal basal level
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GLUT 1 & 3
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regulates transport of glucose at a high blood glucose level
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GLUT 2 in liver and pancreas- liver removes excess and pancreas is stimulated to release insulin into blood stream
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non-protein chemical compound that is bound tightly to an enzyme and is required for catalysis. Can be considered "helper molecules/ions" that assist in biochemical transformations
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cofactor : divided into small organic molecules called coenzymes 2)metals
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any of a number of freely diffusing organic compounds that function as cofactors with enzymes in promoting a variety of metabolic reactions. A small organic molecule required for the activity of many enzymes; vitamins are often components of coenzymes.
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coenzyme
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the link between glycolysis and the citric acid cycle
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pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
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what is synthesized by the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex?
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2 pyruvate are oxidatively decarboxylated to
2 acetyl CoA irreversible |
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2 potential fates for acetyl CoA
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oxidation to CO2 via citric acid cycle/ ox phor or conversion to fat by lipid biosynthesis
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why can't fat be mobilized for gluconeogenesis to provide the brain with glucose during fasting?
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production of acetyl CoA (fat precursor) is irreversible. Therefore, can't get acetyl CoA or fat back to glucose.
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3 enzymes of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
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pyruvate dehydrogenase component
dihydrolipoyl transacetylase dihydrolipyl dehydrogenase |
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function and prosthetic group of pyruvate dehydrogenase component (PDH complex)
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TPP- oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate
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function and prosthetic group of dihydrolipoyl transacetylase (PDH complex)
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Lipoamide- transfer of acetyl group to CoA
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function and prosthetic group of dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase
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FAD- regeneration of the oxidized form of lipoamide
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role of NAD+ and FAD in pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
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electron acceptors- oxidizing agents
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key means of regulation of PDH complex
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phosphorylation (inactive form)
dephosphorylation (active) |
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how are the phosphatases/kinases of PDH complex regulated
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insulin activates phosphatase, so acetyl CoA can be produced and ged into citric acid cycle
ATP activates Kinases that inactivate it (feedback inhibition keeps it from continuing too long) |
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the energy driving the formation of citrate
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thioester bond of CoA
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multienzyme complex formed by all enzymes in citric acid cycle and what's the point?
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Metabolon- allows product from one reaction to be channeled directly to the next reaction as a substrate- more efficient
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2 key control point of the citric acid cycle
how're they regulated? |
isocitrate dehydrogenase
alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase negatively regulated by ATP and NADH (alpha-keto regulated also by succinyl CoA) isocitrate dehydrogenase activated by ADP |
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dual roles of citric acid cycle
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step in generating energy (NADH, FADH2, GTP), but also source of biosynthetic precursors (fatty acids, amino acids, purines, sterols, glucose)
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TPP is a cofactor for which complexes
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Pyruvate dehydrogenase (complex)
α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (complex) |
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acids found in the citric acid cycle are
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oxaloacetic acid and a-ketoglutaric acid
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the chemiosmotic hypothesis
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Oxidation of NADH and FADH2 used to create a gradient of proton concentration that powers formation of ATP (61- not accepted til 78)
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what causes the proton motive force in oxidative phosphorylation?
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high proton concentration on cytosolic side of mitochondrial membrane pH gradient and transmembrane potential
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where oxidative phosphorylation occurs
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mitochondrial matrix
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in ox phos, the respiratory chain consists of:
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3 proton pumps and one physical link to the citric acid cycle
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in ox phos, the two electron transfers that mediate transfer between pumps
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coenzyme Q and cytochrome C
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component of citric cycle that is in oxidative phosphorylation
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succinate dehydrogenase from TCA (produces FADH2) is part of the succinate Q reductase complex within the mito innermembrane
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reduces coenzyme Q in ox phos
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FADH2
electrons removed by succinate Q reductase |
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component of all the complexes of ox phos and cytochrome c
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Iron
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final electron acceptor of ox phos
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O2 (reduced to H20)
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how the proton gradient in the inner membrane space is used to make energy
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the protons want to come into the matrix and are used by ATP synthase to make ATP (takes 3 protons to make one ATP)
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how does ADP get into the matrix/ ATP get out once made?
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through ATP-ADP translocases (takes 1 proton to use)
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per pair of electrons from NADH, how many protons are pumped into the inner membrane space?
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10
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per pair of electrons from FADH2, how many protons are pumped into the inner membrane space
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6
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3 main components of cellular respiration
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electron motive force of NADH and FADH2
proton motive force in inner membrane space phosphoryl transfer potential in ATP |
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how are electrons from NADH made through glycolysis shuttled into the mitochondria?
where are these located? |
malate-aspartate shuttle- heart and liver only
or glycerol 3 phosphate shuttle -muscle |
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ATP potentials of NADH and FADH2
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2.5 ATP
1.5 ATP |
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total ATP made from glycolysis and citric acid cycle
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32
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how brown adipose tissue generates heat
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by uncoupling oxidative phosphorylation through UCP-1
allows protons to flow into the matrix freely disrupting the proton gradient ~generates heat~ |
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reduces O2 to H20
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cytochrome c oxidase
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enzymes that deactivate reactive oxygen species that can be accidentally made by cytochrome c oxidase
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Superoxide dismutase and catalase
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source of NADH and FADH2 for ox phos
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glycolysis
TCA cycle fatty acid oxidation |
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names of 4 protein complexes in ox phos
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NADH-Q oxido-reductase
sucinate-Q reductase Q-cytochrome c oxidoreductase (or just cytochrome reductase) cytochrome c oxidase |
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drives reaction between oxaloacetate and acetyl CoA
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Aconitase (makes citrate)
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number of electrons sent to oxidative phosphorylation from the TCA cycle
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8
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the anomeric carbon for aldoses
ketoses? |
C1
C2 |
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predominant linkages in glycogen between glucose units
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alpha 1,4
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NADPH is required for
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reductive biosynthesis (such as lipid synthesis)
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ribose 5-phosphate is needed for
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RNA, DNA, ATP, NADH, FAD, coenzyme A
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2 purposes of the nonoxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway
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nucleotide biosynthesis
conversion into intermediates to feed into the glycolytic pathway |
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where pentose pathway occurs
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cytosol
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pathways requiring NADPH
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-fatty acid, cholesterol, neurotransmitter, nucleotide biosynthesis
- reduction of oxidized glutathione - cytochrome p450 monooxygenases |
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basic oxidative phase or pentose pathway and main product
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glucose 6 phosphate --> ribulose 5-phosphate
2 NADPH produced, CO2 by product |
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overall reaction of non-oxidative phase of pentose pathway
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3C5 --> 2C6 + C3
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ribulose 5-phosphate is converted into these 2 products via what enzymes
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ribose 5-phosphate (via isomerase
xylulose 5-phosphate (via epimerase) |
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rate limiting step of oxidative phase
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NADP+ (cofactor for first enzyme- inactive without it)
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action of pentose pathway in mode one
need ribose 5-phosphate more than NADPH |
products of glycolysis feed into:
oxidative path non-oxidative path in reverse |
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action of pentose pathway in mode 2
need both NADPH and ribose 5P |
oxidative portion only
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action of pentose pathway in mode 3
need NADPH more than R5P |
gluconeogenesis forms glucose 6 phosphate to feed into oxidative portion
nonoxidative products feed back into gluconeogenesis |
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action of pentose pathway in mode 4
needs NADPH and ATP |
oxidative and non-oxidative run normally.
nonoxidative products feed into glycolysis to make pyruvate & eventually ATP |
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necessary to reduce oxidized glutathione
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NADPH generated by glucose-6P dehydrogenase (pentose pathway)
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purpose of reduced glutathione
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combat oxidative stress and maintain normal reduced state of cytoplasm
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how does glucose 6-P dehydrogenase deficiency cause hemolytic anemia
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can't clear ROS caused by anti-malarial drug
hemoglobin sulfhydryls aren't reduced, form heinz body aggregates on cell membrane deformity causes cell to undergo lysis |
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principle enzyme in glycogen breakdown
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glycogen phosphorylase
- removes glucose 1 at a time til 4 remain before the 1,6 linkage |
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after initial removal of glucose from a glycogen branch, these 2 enzymes remove the last 4 pieces
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transferase moves all but the last to the main chain
alpha-1,6 Glucosidase removes the last residue of the 1,6 linkage |
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type of glucose removed from glycogen & what converts it to G6P
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glucose 1-phosphate
phosphoglucomutase |
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converts G6P to glucose and where it's located
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glucose 6-phosphatase on interior of the smooth ER membrane (mainly in liver-not in muscles)
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necessary coenzyme for glycogen phosphorylase
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PLP- containing B6
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holds glycogen phosphorylase b in a T state in the muscle
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presence of ATP and glucose-6-phosphate (plenty of supplies, no need to dip into reserves)
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can cause glycogen phosphorylase b to turn to phosphorylase a in the muscle
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epinephrine activation of PKA--> cascade to activate phosphorylase kinase
Ca2+ released from Sarcoplasmic reticulum |
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shifts glycogen phosphorylase a to T state in the liver
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glucose allosteric inhibition
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type of phosphorylase that isn't affected by glucose
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muscle phosphorylase a
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type of phosphorylase that isn't affected by AMP
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liver phosphorylase b
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activates cascade of activation of phosphorylase b in the LIVER
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glucagon
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how epinephrine or glucagon (in liver) activates cascade of events in glycogen metabolism
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bind to 7TM receptor, activates adenylate cyclase to get cyclic AMP--> activate PKA -->activate phosphorylase kinase--> phosphorylates phosphorylase B to A
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different jobs of muscle and liver for glucose homeostasis
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Muscle consumes glucoses
ATP/AMP regulates phosphorylase activity and glycogen breakdown in the muscle Liver maintains glucose homeostasis for whole body |
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catalyzes transfer of glucose from UDP to a growing chain of glycogen (glycogenesis)
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glycogen synthase
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1st step of glycogenesis
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glucose 1-phosphate activated by addition to UDP (PPi kicked off) - after being isomerized from G6P
makes UTP-glucose |
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3 jobs of protein phosphatase 1
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shuts down glycogen phosphorylase (from A to B) and phosphorylase kinase
activates glycogen synthase to A form removes phosphoryl groups from ALL |
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how does insulin affect glycogen synthesis
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stimulates it- wants to remove glucose from blood stream and store it.
Insulin causes insulin receptor substrates to be phosphorylated which will inhibits glycogen synthase kinase that would normally inactive it. |
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common theme to all glycogen storage diseases
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excess amount of glycogen in liver- unable to get to glucose
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how triglyceride melting point is affected by lengthening chain
increasing double bonds? |
melting point is increased with length
melting point is decreased with more double bonds |
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components of a phospholipid
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choline +phosphate glycerol make up head
linked to hydrocarbon tail |
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steroidal lipid and its purpose
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cholesterol- help membrane fluidity
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energy produced from 1 gram of fatty acids
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9 kcal
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2 reasons fat stores more energy
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hydrocarbons in fat are more reduced than in carbs and protein
carbs and proteins are hydrated/water bound. less energy per unit weight. fat stores are a purely lipid environment |
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requires aqueous solution for activity and what enables this solvation
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lipases
bile salts made by liver promote solvation of triglycerides for hydrolysis to free fatty acids and monoacylglycerol. |
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lipases breakdown triacylglycerides to
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monoacylglycerides and free fatty acids
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carry triacylglycerides to lymph system and eventually blood
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chylomicrons
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regulates triacylglycerol lipase
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cAMP dependent PKA
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Utilization of triacylglycerides from adipose tissue requires these three stages of processing
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1. hydrolysis by cAMP regulated kinases
2. Fatty acid activation and transport into mitochondria 3. Rounds of oxidation of fatty acids to acetyl CoA |
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products of triacylglycerol hydrolysis
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glycerol (absorbed by liver, made into glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate)
free fatty acids |
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free fatty acids are bound to _____ to travel to other tissues for oxidation
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albumin
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catalyses fatty acid activation and what are the products
energy used? |
Acyl CoA Synthetase
fatty acid --> acyl adenylate --> Acyl CoA equivalent of 2 ATP used |
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needed to transfer acyl CoA into mitochondrial matrix
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carnitine bound to the acyl CoA
goes through translocase |
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4 steps of beta oxidation and where does it occur
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1. oxidation (FAD)
2. hydration 3. oxidation (NAD) 4. thiolysis on B carbon of Acyl CoA -->forms acetyl CoA |
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net ATP from palmitate fatty acid
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106 ATP
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in addition to the mitochondrial matrix, fatty acids are also oxidized here
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peroxisomes
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oxidizing fatty acids with double bonds at odd numbered carbons requires an
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isomerase
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oxidizing polyunsaturated fats with even double bonds requires
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reduction, then isomerization
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final thiolysis product of odd numbered carbon acyl CoA
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acetyl CoA and propionyl (converted to succinyl CoA)
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ketone bodies are caused by
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Acetyl CoA build up in the liver due to no available oxaloacetate (being used in gluconeogenesis)
conversion of acetyl CoA to ketone bodies |
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can be converted to acetyl CoA in muscle and renal cortex
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acetoacetate (ketone body)
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3 pathophysiological states associated with ketone bodies
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ketosis
ketouria acidosis |