Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
4 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What happens in fructose intolerance?
|
No fructose 1 phosphate aldolase. Leads to a buildup of fructose 1 phosphate and a drainage on ATP. Cells become damaged due to inadequate ATP.
|
|
|
What happens in fructosuria?
|
Lack of fructokinase. No deleterious effects.
|
|
|
What happens in galactosemia?
|
galactose 1 phosphate uridyltransferase absent. Therefore get an accumulation of galactose which then goes down an alternate pathway to form galactitol. This causes vomiting and diarrhea, jaundiace, hypertrophic liver.
|
|
|
What tissues have sorbitol dehydrogenase and which ones do not?
|
liver, sperm, ovaries, seminal vesicles do.
eyes, kidneys, lens, nerve cells do not. Therefore get edema in these cells. |
