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17 Cards in this Set
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nitrogenase
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converts N2 to ammonia
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glutamine synthase
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adds NH4 to glutamate to make glutamine
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glutamate dehydrogenase
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adds NH4 to alpha-ketoglutarate to make glutamate
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name 2 ways glutamine synthetase is regulated
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covalent modification (adenylation)
feedback inhibition by end products |
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vitamin B6
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pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)
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cofactor for aminotransferases
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vitamin B6 (pyridoxal phosphate)
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intermediate in PLP catalyzed reactions
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Schiff Base
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2 amino acids that transport ammonia to the liver
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alanine and glutamine
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cloning vectors
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an additional piece of DNA that facilitates transfer back into a living organism
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Another name for riboflavin?
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Vitamin B2
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anomeric carbon
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another name for carbonyl carbon
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reducing end
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end of polysaccharide with free anomeric carbon
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lectins
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proteins that read the sugar code
bind carbs with high affinity and specificity |
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gangliosides
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eukaryotic membrane lipids
has polar head group of complex oligosaccharide with sialic acid |
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synthase
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catalyze condensations without ATP
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synthetase
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catalyze condensations with ATP
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glycogen phosphorylase
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removes glucose repetitively from nonreducing ends of glycogen, up to 4 glucoses away from an alpha 1,6 branch point
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