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A client with iron deficiency anemia despite eating meat and green leafy vegetables. What other nutrient is needed to properly absorb iron.

Vitamin C

Name 3 factors that can increase the likelihood of getting iron deficiency anemia

  1. Copper deficiency
  2. Celiac's disease
  3. Heavy menstruation

Why is it important to differentiate iron deficiency anemia from Thalassemia?

Blood transfusions in Thalassemia can lead to iron overload (and iron is oxidative)

Sickle cell anemia is cause by a point mutation leading to structural instability of the RBC. what (3) conditions can increase stress leading to increased deoxyhemoglobin in sickle cell crisis?

  1. High altitude
  2. decreased pH (acidity)
  3. Increased 2,3-Bisphosphoglycerate (binds with greater affinity to deoxygenated hemoglobin due to configuration- related to hyperthyroidism, Iron Def anemia and hypoxia/resp disease)

Anemia of chronic disease can be caused from prolonged inflammation (IL-6, cytokines, infection), which increases level of ____________ to sequester iron in the tissue so that germs can't use the iron to reproduce.

Hepicidin

Synthesized by the liver and controls homeostasis

Glucose-6-dehydrogenase is the enzyme that reduces ____1_____ to _____2_____ as part of the hexose monophosphate shunt (ie pentose phosphate pathway). G6PDH deficiency can lead to RBC hemolysis from oxidative stress because ___2____ is no longer available to recycle glutathione.

  1. NADP+
  2. NADPH

Which transporter assists in uptake of iron from the intestines?

Divalent Metal Transporter (DMT1)

Increased levels of deoxyhemoglobin from altitudes can precipitate a Sickle Cell Crisis. The "T" form of hemoglobin (ie deoxyhemoglobin) is more predominant in peripheral body tissue with (in terms of pH and respiration):

Decreased pH & Increased CO2

What nutrient binds to intrinsic factor to be properly absorbed? Where is it absorbed in the GI?

Vit B12

Ileum

Elevations of FIGLU in the urine may indicate:

Functional deficiency of folic acid

Folate trap occurs when there is deficient amounts of Vit B12 and folate gets "trapped" in the form of _____________.

5-Methy-THF

Folic acid is composed of (3 parts):

  • Pterin
  • PABA
  • glutamic acid

Which of the following amino transferases plays a role in the malate-aspartate shuttle and has subcellular isoenzymes located in the mitochondria and cytosol?



  • Alanine Amnitransferase (ALT)
  • Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
  • Gamma glutamyl cyclotransferase

Aspartate amniotransferase (AST)

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) converts alpha-ketogluterate into glutamine, and alanine into _________.

Pyruvate

Glutathione is composed of (3 parts):

Gamma-glutamyl, cysteinyl, and glycine

How many ATP are utilized in the Gamma-glutamyl cycle to resynthesize glutathione?

3 ATP

What 4 factors interfere with the Iodide uptake and utilization by the thyroid?

  1. Goitrogenic foods
  2. low ATP
  3. competing halogens like Br and Cl
  4. low TSH

What minerals are selectively symported into the thyroid follicular cell from the bloodstream for the creation of thyroid hormones?

Iodide and Sodium

Iodothyronine Deiodinase 2 converts T4-T3. what cofactor is needed for proper function?

Selenium

Thyroperoxidase (TPO) is responsible for catalyzing what reaction?

Oxidization of Iodide to Iodine

Insulin's effects on target tissue include all the following EXCEPT:



  1. Increased cell uptake of glucose
  2. increased glycogen synthesis
  3. Increased protein degredation
  4. Increased potassium uptake
  5. Increased FA synthasis

Insulin does not increase protein degradation

Protein degradation is decreased with increased food consumption/insulin while protein synthases with increase.

Intra-abdominal (visceral) fat is more dangerous than subcutaneous fat because (3 points):

  1. Increases inflammatory cytokines
  2. Increases insulin resistance and ER stress
  3. Increases free-FA

Obesity and chronic overnutrition (excess fed state) in which way and how?



  1. High ATP ________
  2. High pyruvate and Acetyl CoA ________
  3. Excess glucose _________
  4. High NADH ____________

All 4 answers are correct:



  1. High ATP reduces glycolysis and TCA cycle
  2. High pyruvate and Acetyl CoA increase FA production
  3. Excess glucose converts to glycogen (storage)
  4. High NADH reduces creation of Acetyl CoA and TCA cycle

Glucogon rises in fasting state and controls metabolism by (3 mechanism):

  1. Blocking glycolytic enzymes
  2. Increases PEP-carboxylase (gluconeogensis)
  3. Inhibiting glycogen synthase (glycogenesis)

Genetic mutations that deactivate leptin or its receptors lead to _____________.

hyperphagia and massive obesity

High levels of ATP in the cell indicate high levels of energy reserves. Therefore high levels of ATP will:

Shut down activity of phosphofructokinase and pyruvate kinase (glycolysis step 3 and 10) to slow down ATP production.

Hyperglycemia can lead to glycation (glycosylation) reactions. One such glycation reaction with hemoglobin A leads to HbA1C. What level of HbA1C is indicative of diabetes?

> or = 6.5

One of the maladaptive responses to insulin resistance is dyslipidemia. Increased activity of vascular lipoprotein lipase leads to increased chylomicorn and VLDL release of non-estrified or__________

Free Fatty Acids = non-estrified FA

Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor (PPAR) is important in FA and glucose metabolism. What 5 factors/nutrients can assist in activation of these receptors:

  1. Vit E
  2. PUFA and 9-cis-retinoic acid
  3. Zinc and magnesium
  4. Exercise

Metabolic syndrome (syndrome X) is a combination of changes that include (5 points):

  1. HTN
  2. Insulin resistance/elevated fasting BS/HgA1C
  3. Elevated TG
  4. Decline in HDL
  5. elevated waist to hip ratio/trunkal/visceral obesity

Activation of thrifty gene in maternal under- or over-nutrition may lead to under- or over- weight babies. this can cause increased risk of (3 chronic diseases):

  1. DM
  2. CVD
  3. Obesity

Insulin resistance leads to increased cardiovascular disease risk through which of the following:



  1. Increased PAI-1
  2. Increased inflammation through peroxidation
  3. Increased TG, VLDL, and LDL

All responses are correct

Lead can inhibit certain enzymes of heme biosynthesis pathway causing increase in ALA and decline of protoporphyrin IX (elevation of coproporphyrin III). Which 3 enzymes are inhibited by lead in this pathway?

  1. Delta-ALA Dehydrgenase
  2. Corproporphyrinogen oxidase
  3. Ferrochelatase

Obstruction of the bile duct from gallstones (extrahepatic cholestasis) can cause symptoms of pale clay colored stool and dark urine upon standing. This occurs because:

The liver regurgitates conjugated bilirubin into the blood, and decline of conjugated bilirubin entering the GI

How is porphyrin different from porphyrinogen?

Porphyrins are the oxidized form of porphytinogen.

How can porphyrias arise from low caloric/low glucose diets?

ALA Synthase 1 will be upregulated to push heme biosynthesis.

glucose inhibits ALAS1, therefore unregulated in absence of glucose. That's why glucose is given IV to people with acute porphorias and why these people must avoid crash/low carb diets.

How many ATP are needed to create active ALA synthase (fold it, activate it, and transport it into the mitochondria)?

2 ATP

Acute hemolytic crises found in G6PD deficiency and Sickle Cell anemia can cause hyperbilirubinemia and jaundice due to:

Increase in both unconjugated and conjugated bilirubin.

The first step in heme degradation utilizes heme oxygenase to create biliverden. What reductant is required for this step of the pathway to function?

NADPH

Which enzyme in the heme biosynthesis pathway contains Zinc and is located in the cytosol?

Delta-ALA Dehydrate

What's the abbreviation for Isoleucine?

Ile

List the essential Amino Acids (9):

His

Ile

Leu

Met

Phe

Thr

Lys

Trp

Val

List the large neutral AA (6)

Trp

Tyr

Phe

Leu

Ile

Met

If there's a defect in the SN1-SN2 transporter allowing Gln into the presynaptic nerve terminal, what will happen to the Glu levels within the presynaptic nerve terminal?

Glu levels will decline unless the EEAC1 receptor can compensate.

GFAT is the rate limiting enzyme in the creation of what?

Glucosamine, Galactosamine, Sialic acid

Periportal heaptic cells respond to increased local acidity by transporting _____1______ through the SN1-SN2 transporter to cleave it into ____2_____, which buffers acidity.


  1. Glutamine (Gln)
  2. Glutamate (Glu) + NH3

NH3 is ___1____ and acts to help buffer ___2____ environments.


  1. mildly basic
  2. acidic

In the urea cycle, Arginase requires what cofactor to convert Arg -> Orn + urea?

Mn++

In the urea cycle, Citrulline combines with Aspartate to form __________ via the enzyme ASS (argininosuccinate synthase).

Argininosuccinate

In the urea cycle, Ornathine + Carbamoyl phosphate -> PO4 + Citrulline is catalyzed by what enzyme?



  1. Arginase
  2. Mtochondrial ornathine trancarboxylase (OTC)
  3. Argininosuccinate Synthase
  4. Mitochondrial Carbomyl phosphate Synthase 1 (CPS)

2. Mitochondrial Ornathine Tricaboxylase (OTC)

A defect in the ura cycle enzyme argininosuccinate lyase, will lead to the accumulation of what substrate?

Argininosuccinate

Arganine conversion into Agmatine via the enzyme arganine decarboxylase requires what cofactor?

P5P AKA B6

T/F: ADMA (asymetric dimethylarginine) activates nitric oxide synthesis and angiogenesis.

False

BCAA are converted to alpha-ketoacids via BCAA Transaminase. This enzyme requires the cofactor:

P5P AKA B6

Branched Chain ketoacid Dehydrogenase Complex (BCKDC) attaches Coenzyme A to alpha-ketoacids. the nutrients utilized in this reaction (either substrates or cofactors) are: (list 5)

B1

B2

B3

B5

Lipoic Acid

The following reaction requires what two enzymes?


Threonine -1-> alpha-ketobutryate +NH3 -2-> propionyl CoA



  • Thronine Aldolase, Threonine DH
  • Threonine Aldolase, BCKDC
  • Threonine Dehydrotase, Threonine Aldolase
  • Threnine Dehydrotase, BCKDC


  1. Threonine Dehydrotase
  2. Branched Chain alpha-Ketoacid Dehydrogenase Complex (BCKDC)

Histidine is converted to histamine via Histidine Decarboxylase- What cofactor is required?

P5P AKA B6

Histamine can either be degraded through hepatic Diamine Oxidase and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase


OR through extra-hepatic pathways via Histamine -N-methytransferase. What's the nutrient requirement?



  1. N-methyltransferase is Copper-dependent
  2. N-Methyltansferase is a flavenoprotein
  3. Diamine Oxidase is a flavoprotein
  4. Diamine Oxidase is copper-dependent

4. Diamine Oxidase is copper-dependent

Lysine does NOT undergo initial transamination requiring B6, but downstream, conversion of alpha-aminoadipic acid (a-AAA) to alpha-Ketoadipate DOES require B6.




What nutrient is required for the initial conversion of Lys --> Saccharopine?

B3 AKA Niacin

Conversion of Lys to Carnitine is important because carnitine is needed to shuttle FA is not the mitochondria for beta-Oxidation. Along with Lys, what nutrients would improve enzymatic function of this pathway? (5)

SAMe, a-KG, B3, FE++, Vit C

Phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) requires what nutrients for conversion of Phe --> Tyr

Iron, B3, BH4

What 2 nutrients are required by both tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH)?

Fe, BH4

Conversion of norepinephrine -> epinephrine via the enzyme Catechol-O-Methytransferase (COMT) utilizes what nutrient in this reaction?

SAMe

Tryptophane monooxygenase (ie tryptophan hydroxylase) like tyrosine hydroxylase and phenylalanine hydroxylase require what cofactor for proper function?

Fe, BH4

Degradation of serotonin -> 5HIAA via monoamine oxidase (MAO) requires what two minerals for functionality?

Cu, Fe

Alpha-amino-N-butyric acid (AANB) may be elevated in alcoholism. What may be deficient when AANB is elevated?

B6

What enzyme requiring B6 converts Glutamate -> Gamma-amino-N-butyric acid (GABA)?

Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)

Methionine adenosyltransferase converts Met -> to _________ with the assistance of ATP and H2O.

SAMe

Both Methionine Synthase (MS) and Betaine Homocycteine Methyltransferase (BHMT) can convert homocycteine to methionine with the assistance of what mineral?

Zn++

Heme iron, B6, betaine and SAMe assist Cystathionine Beta-Synthase (CBS) in activating the transulfuration pathway in oxidative stress to convert homocysteine + ________ -> cystathionine.

Serine

Homocycteine is considered the _____________ form of homocystine




  • Reduced
  • Oxidized

Reduced

Supplements with what vitamin raise betaine levels?

folic acid

T/F: Oxidative stress activates the transulfation pathway to divert sulfur-containing amino acids into creation of glutathione, a major antioxidant.

True

Glutathione reductase converts GSSG -> 2 GSH. What nutrients assist this process?

FAD, Cu++

Taurine, utilized in the skelatal muscle and bile, can be created from cycteine with the assistance of what nutrients (4)?

Fe, P5P, FAD, NAD

What AA is a precursor to serine and component of gluathion?

Glycine

While the Glycine Cleavage System utilizes Gly, NAD, and THF in the chain reactions to create 5,10-Methylene THF, it also contains a __________ binding domain and _____________ prosthetic group.

FAD

Lipoic Acid

Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) interconverts serine and glycine with assistance of what nutrients?

5,10-Methylene THF, P5P, Mn++

Sarcosine (aka N-methylglycine) can be a storage of buffer for excess methyl groups that are transferred from ___________ to Glycine to create sarcosine.

SAMe

What nutrients are required for the creation of connective tissue components Hydroxyproline (HPro) and Hyroxylysine (HLys)?

Vit C, Fe

In biochemistry, an enzyme ends with "-ase" like lactase, a sugar ends in "-ose" like lactose, and the ionized form of an organic acid ends in "____"

"-ate" butryate

Proteins require the use of _________ for the conversion of ketoacids in acetyl-CoA. (list 5 cofactors)

B1, B2, B3, B5 and lipoate

Carbohydrates require the use of __________ for the conversion to acetyl-coA and entry into he TCA cycle. (list 5 cofactors)

B1, B2, B3, B5 and lipoate

Citrate, cis-aconitate, Isocitrate are locaed at the begining of the TCA cycle. Elevations of Cis-aconotate can indicate dysfunction of the enzyme aconitase, which requires the mineral _______ and cysteine.

Fe++

Low urinary Citrate levels have been associated with kidney stone formation. What kind of diet may increase the risk of kidney stone formation?

High protein, low carbohydrate

High MMA can inhibit the ________ transporter, leading to elevations of it in the urine. Hence elevations in this TCA cycle intermediate can be from B12 deficiency.

Malate

The conversion of alpha-ketoglutarate (a-KG) to succinyl-CoA via enzyme a-KG-dehydrogenase is similar to other dehydragenase complexes (like BCKDC) in that it also requires the same nutrients for functionality: ______________. (5 cofactors)

B1, B2, B3, B5 and lipoate

Isocitrate dehydrogenase converts isocitrate to a-KG with the assitance of (3 cofactors): ________

Mg++, Mn++, NAD++

Inhibition of CoQ10 synthesis from statin drugs will tpically reveal elevations in urinary ____________.

Hydroxymethylglutarate

High levels of suberate, adipate and ethylmalonae can be reduced with Vitamin _______, which is utilized by the flavoprotein enzyme Fatty Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase,

B2

Elevations in lacate can indicate disruption of carbohydrate metabolism and the body's need to regenerate the vitamin ________ to keep the glycolytic pathway functioning.

B3

high urinary oxalates can occur from which of the following?



  1. high intake of spinach, peanuts, beets, and chocolate
  2. Production from GI bacteria
  3. Absence of Oxalobacter formigenes


All of the above

Elevations in lactate can indicate disruption of carbohydrate metabolism and the body's need to regenerate the vitamin/cofactor _______ to keep the glycolytic pathways functional.

NAD+

Elevations in lactate, pyruvate, and beta-hydroxybuyrate indicate abnormalities in __________ metabolism.

Carbohydrate

It is importan to note that elevations in Xanthurenate indicate that you should NOT supplement with any amino acids till you have first supplemented with Vitamin ______ because transamination function is impaired.

B6

Formiminotransferase utilizes _________ to convert FIGLU to glutamate.

THF

The marker for biotin deficiency is ________

Beta-hydroxyisovalerate

Catabolism of several AA and odd-chain FA eventually yields methymalonyl CoA (MMA). Conversion via enzyme MMA mutase requires the vitamin _________

B12

Elevations of the jynurenin pathway constituent 3-hydroxykynurenin leads to its side conversion into xnathurenate, which spills into the urine and can indicate insufficiency of vitamin _______.

B6

Breakdown of serotonin into 5HIAA occurs via he enzyme ____1_____ which requires ____2_____ (2 cofactors).


  1. MAO
  2. Cu++ and Fe++

Homovanillate is the degradation product of ________ catabolism.

Dopamine

COMT utilizes _________ and __________ to degrade the catecholamines dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine.

SAMe and Mg++

High protein diets increase activity of ACMSD (alpha-amino-beta-carboxymuconate-E-semialdehude decarboxylase) which converts 2-amino-3-carboxymuconate into the organic acid ______________ and leads to the upregulation of NO synthase, shifts Tryptophan metabolism away from B3 formation, and leads to the activation of inflammatory chemokines.

Picolinate

Copper deficiency can lead to reduced activity of dpamine beta-monooxygenase (DBM) which converts dopamine to norepinephrine. Hence in copper deficiency you can find elevated urinary ____1____ and reduced urinary ____2____.

1. HVA (OA metabolite of dopamine elevated)

2. VMA (OA metabolite of NE reduced)

The ratio of kynurenate to quinolinate (KYNA:QUIN) is important because?



  1. QUIN block NMDA receptors reducing glutamate excitotoxicity
  2. KYN blocks NMDA receptors reducing glutamate excitoxicity
  3. QUIN activates NMDA receptors reducing glutamate toxicity
  4. KYNA activates NMDA receptors increasing glutamate toxicity

2. KYN blocks NMDA receptors reducing glutamate excitoxicity

Homogentisate (HGA) may be elevated in urine due to excess supplementation of the amino acid _____________.

Tyrosine

_________________ is a metabolite of Tyrosine, cell proliferation marker, and may indicate normal tissue growth or tumor growth.

p-Hydroxyphenyllacetate (HPLA)

When the DNA oxidative damage marker _________ is seen elevated in urin with high QUIN and HPLA, this indicates sustained inflammatory responses and increased cell proliferation rates caused by increased ROS, which lead to DNA damage via oxidation.

8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHDG)

High ammonia levels from urea cycle dysfunction can lead to accumulation of ___1____. Treatment with __2/3___ may help urea cycle function better and decrease urinary ____1___ levels.

  1. Orotate
  2. Arginine
  3. Mg++

High urinary _________, a marker for phase I & II liver detoxification, may indicate exposure to pesticides, petrochemicals, alcohol and drugs.

Glucarate

Elevations in urinary pyroglutamate indicates that supplementation with __________ maybe indicated. (list 5)

NAC, Glycine, GSH, antioxidants, Mg++

Elevations in ___1____ from xylene exposure may warrant supplementation with ____2/3____ to assist cytochrome P450 oxidase enzymes and phase II conjugation reactions.


  1. 2-Methylhippurate
  2. NAC
  3. B3


lpha-hydroxybuterate appears elevated in the urine when there has been a shift from trans-__1____ to trans- ___2____ to increase creation of ___3____.

  1. methylation
  2. sulfuration
  3. GSH

Deficincy of the mineral _______ can lead to decreased incorporation of cystine into protein, allowing sulfate to spill into urine.

Zinc

Poor absorption of the AA ____1____, can lead to the assumulation of the dysbiosis metabolite ___2____.

  1. Tryptophan
  2. Indican

Clostridia species like C. Difficile can lead to elevations in several dysbiosis markers such as:



  1. 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylpropionate
  2. phenylpropionate
  3. p-Cresol

All 3

Bacterial ingestion of dietary polyphenols can lead to the creation of the intestinal dysbiosis markers ___________ (list 4).

Benzoate, Hippurate, Phenylacetate, Phenylpropionate.

Elevations in benzoate and not hippurate indicate:



  1. Need for B5
  2. Need for Glycine
  3. Difficulty with phase II conjugation

All of the responses

High urniary D-lactate may indicate a person:



  1. is ingesting too many carbs
  2. ingesting too much Lactobacillus acidophilus or L. plantarum
  3. has short bowl syndrome

All of the responses

Sugars ingested by yeast and fungi produce the intestinal dysbiosis marker:

D-Arabinitol

When considering toxic exposure, through what barriers and routes of entry can lipophilic toxins be absorbed?



  1. The skin
  2. lymphatics
  3. in utero
  4. through the GI

All of the responces

The insecticide DDT, a chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide, has been banned in the US since the 970's but is still causing toxic effects today because it's:



  1. a presistent toxin
  2. still used overseas
  3. bioaccumulative

all of the responces

Toxins can cause cell injury by interfering with DNA regulatory mechanisms, increasing oxidative stress, and altering enzymatic function. The damage is extensive and cannor be easily repaired, the DNA itself will be damaged as indicated by a rise in ___________.

8-OHDG

Testing toxin load can be compplicated by deposition in different tissues like the extracellular matrix and the need to test for ___________ in the urine.



  1. Metallothienin levels
  2. the corrrect metabolite
  3. one metabolite
  4. multiple metabolites

4. multiple metabolites

Phthalates are found in plastics, cosmetics and many convenience items found in developed countries. Phthalates are considered "steroid hormone disruptors" because:



  1. They impair male reproductive development
  2. have increased estrogenic potency when multiple phthalates are combined
  3. have low estrogenic potency

all the responses

Advanced glycation end-products (AGE) are created when glucose reacts spontaneously with ____1____ on proteins to create ____2_____ products that spontaneously and irreversibly degrade to form AGE's.

1. Amino acids

2. Maillard reaction

Treatments to reduce AGE's and ALE's include:



  1. Activation of lysone degradation
  2. Antioxidants to reduce oxidation
  3. Phase I&II detox to remove RCO's
  4. Normalizing plasma glucose.

All the responses.

ALA + ALA --> porphobilinogen via the enzyme ___1___ which requires (cofactor) ____2____.


  1. Delta-ALA dehydratase
  2. Zinc

Porphyrin accumulation indicates:





  1. Decreased ability to degrade toxins
  2. Decreased ability to oxygenate cells
  3. decreased CYP enzymes

All the responses

Iron deficiency blocks the last step of Heme creation, where iron in inserted into the protoporphyrin IX. Hence there's a rise in:



  1. RBC coproporphyrin and Zn protoporphyrin
  2. RBC pentaporphyrin and Zn prophyrin
  3. RBC protoporphyyrin and Zn protoporphyrin
  4. RBC porphyrin and Zn porphyrin

3. RBC protoporphyrin and Zn protoporphyrin

UROD is blocked by both ___1/2____. The difference between the two heavy metals is that ____3____ causes a high pentacarboxyporphyrin because it slows UROD down, making the last decarboxylation step difficult.



  • Pb
  • As
  • Hg
  1. As
  2. Hg
  3. Hg



Arsenic blocks UROD at the beginning step, while mercury blocks the last step of UROD.

Precoproporphyrin may elevate when _____ blocks the last step of UROD, leading to accumulation of pentacarboxyporphyrinogen, which is converted by CPOX to precoproporphyrin.

Mercury (Hg)

The heavy metal _______ causes preferential elevation in Copro I: Copro III because it blocks the early steps of UROD decarboxylation, leading to the accumulation of uroporphyringen I, which converts to coproporphyringen I.

Arsenic (As)

AST, ALT, CPK, and _____ are all enzymes that can be indicatos of liver damage, which in turn means impaired liver function.

gamma-glutamyl transoeotidase (GGT)

Elevations in total bilirubin levels indicte impaired degredation of heme as seen in Gilbert's syndrome. This indicates impaired ______, a pathway in phase II detoxification.

glucuronidation

Elevations in BUN indicate increased load of ammonia. Check OA profile, you find high orotate levels, which could indicate there is a genetic SNP in the enzyme.

Ornithine transcarboxylase (OTC)

CYP1A2 and CYP2E1 are important to remember because these pathways are activated by:



  1. Alcohol
  2. cortisol
  3. caffeine
  4. estrogen

3. caffeine




Also activate by acetominophen

Alcohol, high protein diets, high brassica diets, saturated fats, steroid hormones, charcoal-broiled meats (AGE's), oranges, exhaust fumes, pesticides, niacin and riboflavin all have the following in common:



  1. induce CYP enzymes
  2. Inactivate CYP enzymes
  3. Increase urea cycle intermediates
  4. decrease urea cycle intermediates

1. induce CYP enzymes

One of the 3 major pathways of the phase I detoxification includes:





  1. Decarboxylation
  2. Acetylation
  3. Hydroxylation
  4. Sulfation

3. Hydroxylation



The other 2 are oxidation and reduction

Clearance of the compound _______ is used to determine activity level of phase I detoxification.

Ceffeine

A low rate of caffeine clearance can indicate:





  1. genetic SNPs lowering phase I detox capacity
  2. loss of liver function
  3. low level of toxin exposure

All the responses

Phase II detoxification involves conjugation of water soluble constituent to a functional group on the toxin. These conjugation reactions can occur:



  1. multiple times, creating different metabolites
  2. on carboxyl, hydroxyl or amine groups
  3. along different pathways, depending on substrate concentration

all the responses

Location of the enzyme ___1____ in the ER right next to the cytochrome P450 enzymes enables it to reach the phase I metabolites before other phase II detox enzymes. The isoform ____2___ acts on the highest number of substrates (40%), including bile, morphine, and codeine.

  1. UDP-glucuronyl transferase
  2. UGT2B4 (=2B7)

Immune responses can occur from the creation of _____________, like when acyl groups migrate from C1-acyl glucuronides to another protein, covalently conf this new protein, and create substance that is now considered foreign and antigenic to the body.

haptens

The activated form of glucoronic acid __1____ is used in th glucuronidation reactions and is produced from the oidation of ____2_____.

  1. UDP-glucuronic acid
  2. UDP-glucose

_______ are S-derivatives of N-acetylcysteine synthesized from glutathione.



  1. Mercapturic acids
  2. Eoxides
  3. Electrophiles
  4. Reactive carbonyl compounds

1. Mercapturic acids

There are 2 major types of sulfotransferases. One type is membrane-bound in the golgi apparatus and sulfates GAG's and glycoproteins, while the other is located in the _____ and conjugates steroids, catacholamines, T4, bile acids, and xenobiotics.

Cytosol

Sulfate conjugation requires the activated form of sulfate, _________, which is created using the substrate SO4 +ATP and catalyzed by the enzyme ATP sulfurylase.

3-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate (PAPS)

Amino Acid conjugation requires 2 steps. the first step is activation of the xenobiotic carboxylic acid using the enzyme __1____, which requires ATP and _______.
  1. acyl synthetase
  2. B5

The rate of acetylation is important in detoxification because:

slow acetylators accumulate higher blood concentrations of the active drug

Biomethylation to remove arsenic requires the use of ______ (number) SAMe as a methyl donor.

One

Methylation for single carbon transfer is needed in far greater quantities for ___1____ than for ____2____.



  • telomere protection
  • detoxification
  • catecholamine biosynthasis
  • histamine inactivation
  1. Detoxification
  2. Catecholamine biosynthasis

T/F: Oral challenge with aspirin reveals higher glycine conjugate than glucuronides. This is a normal interpretation.

True

Oral challenge with benzoic acid reveals high benzoate. Supplementation with __1__ and ___2___ will help with conversion of benzoate to hippurate.


  1. glycine
  2. B5

Match the pathways of alcohol degradation with the appropriate enzyme:



  1. ethanol + NAD --> acetaldehyde + NADH
  2. acetaldehyde +NAD --> acetate + NADH
  3. ethenol + NADPH --> acetaldehyde + NADP+
  1. Alcohol dehydrogenase
  2. Aldehyde dehydrogenase
  3. Cytochrome P450 CYP2E1

Alcohol can deplete numerous nutrients. Match the nutrient depletion with the type of symptom/problem than can occur when the nutrient is depleted: a. B1 & B6 b. B6 & B9 c. B1 d. Vit D



  1. neurological symptoms
  2. hematologic symptoms
  3. Wernick-Korsakoff syndrome
  4. Osteoperosis

a. B1& B6 --> 1. neurological symptoms

b. B6 & B9 --> 2. hematologic symptoms

c. B1 --> Wernick-Korsakoff syndrome

d. Vit D --> osteoperosis

Match the appropriate detox function with the specific nutrient: a. vit C b. glycine, sulfate c. Se, Mn, Cu, Zn, NAC d. Met, SAMe e. Ca f. cruciferous



  1. Toxic metal binding/antiox protection
  2. hepatic conjugation
  3. glutathione regeneration
  4. methyl donar
  5. lead protection
  6. stimulation of phase I&II detox
  1. Vit C
  2. glycine, sulfate
  3. Se, Mn, Cu, Zn, NAC
  4. Met and SAMe
  5. Ca
  6. cruciferous