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Southern blot is used for what?
DNA
Northern blot is used for what?
RNA
Western blot is used for what?
Protein
What does PCR do?
amplifies DNA or RNA
Which is loose DAN and which is tight DNA?
loose- euchromatin
tight- heretochromatin
What is the deficiency in SCID?
adenosine deaminase deficiency
What is the problem in SCID?
unable to make DNA, affects all rapidly dividing cells, especially bone marrow
What is the current therapy for SCID?
bone marrow transplant
Under normal conditions, what is the only organ to use FFA as energy?
heart
What enzyme in glycolysis is blocked by mercury?
glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase
What enzyme in glycolysis does flouride block?
enolase
What is a clue to flouride poisoning?
extra white teeth and bones
Gluconeogenesis is controlled by what hormone?
epinephrine and glucagon
What is the enzyme defect in galactosuria?
galactokinase def
What are the symptoms of galactosuria?
galactose in urine, polyuria, polydipsia, and UTIs
What is the enzyme defect in galactosemia?
galactose 1 phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency
In galactosemia, what builds up in the blood?
galactose 1 phosphate
In fructosuria, what is the enzyme deficiency?
fructokinase
In fructosemia, what is the enzyme deficiency?
aldolase B
What builds up in fructosemia?
fructose 1 phosphate
Glut 1 & 3 does what?
basal uptake in most cells
What does GLUT 2 do?
storage in liver and the glucose sensor in B-islet cells
What does GLUT-4 do?
uptake into muscle and fat cells
What is hexokinase inhibited by?
it's product, G6P
Where is glucokinase found?
in the liver
When does hexokinase and glucokinase work?
hexokinase- during fed and fast
glucokinase- during fed only
What activates to a great degree glucokinase?
insulin
What is the rate limiting step in glycolysis?
PFK1
What is PFK1 stimulated by?
AMP, F2,6BP, insulin- FIA
What inhibits PFK1?
the GA CAP- glucagon, ATP, citrate, acidosis, PEP
In the fed state, what turns F6P to F2,6BP?
PFK2
What promotes pyruvate kinase?
F1,6P, insulin
What inhibits pyruvate kinase?
GA AAA- glucagon, alanine, cAMP, ATP, acetyl-CoA
What enzyme deficiency causes chronic hemolysis in the RBC?
phosphoglycerate kinase
What happens in chronic hemolysis?
1,3BPG builds up which converts to 2,3BPG and shifts the oxygen curve to the right
What enzyme does aresenate inhibit?
glyceraldehyde3P
What are the 4 irreversible enzymes in gluconeogenesis?
pyruvate carboxylase, PEPCK, F1,6BPase, G6Pase
How can you differentiate between viral hepatitis and alcoholic hepatitis?
viral- AST to ALT is 1:1
alcoholic- AST to ALT is 2:1
What enzyme turns pyruvate to acetyl-CoA?
pyruvate DH
What inhibits pyruvate DH?
ATP, NADH, Acetyl-CoA
What are the 5 cofactors needed by pyruvate DH?
B1, 2, 3, 4, 5
What order are the cofactors for pyruvate DH needed?
B1, 5, 4, 3, 2
What is the pneumonic for the TCA substrates?
Cindy Is King So She Feeds Many Orphans
Citrate synthase is inhibited by?
ATP
Isocitrate DH is inhibited by?
ATP, NADH
What is isocitrate DH stimulated by?
ADP
What inhibits alpha KGDH?
succinyl-CoA, ATP, NADH
What is the major rate limiting step in the TCA?
isocitrate DH
What are the products of the TCA?
2 CO2, 3 NADH, FADH, GTP, CoA
What is the net ATP production from the TCA?
12
What is the only TCA enzyme attached to the mitochondrial wall?
succinate