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Pantothenic acid is used to form a part of |
CoA |
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Pantothenic acid = ______ acid + _______ |
Pantoic, beta-alanine |
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Digestion of Pantothenic acid is found in food in ____ and ___ forms |
Free and bound |
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CoA form _____ in GI tract lumen to free form |
hydrolyzed |
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High concentration of PTA use what transport |
Passive diffusion |
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Low concentrations of PTA use what transport |
Na+ dependent multivitamin transporter |
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Flow of transport of PTA |
Intestinal cells --> portal blood __> liver |
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Where is PTA absorbed |
Jejunum |
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Synthesis of CoA requires which 3 things |
PTA, cysteine, ATP |
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Syn of CoA starts with rate limiting phosphorylation of PTA by what and where? |
Pantothenic kinase in the cytosol |
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The function of CoA is for ____ of: |
Acetylation of proteins, sugars, drugs... |
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Addition of acyl group 2-13C long |
Acylation |
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Pantothenic acid is transported in its free form within |
RBCs |
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Acetyl CoA formation requries which 4 things? |
PTA, thiamin, niacin and riboflavin |
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Acetylation of DNA is an _____ mark that regulates gene expression |
Epigenetic |
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Where is PTA excreted? |
In urine, and small in feces. Most is absorbed so small excretion |
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ADI for PTA |
Adults: 5mg Pregnant: 6mg Lactation: 7mg |
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Syndrome associated with PTA deficiency Most occurs with malnutrition |
Burning Feet Syndrome |
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Discovery of Biotin was related to excessive consumption of what? |
Raw eggs |
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Found substance in liver that prevented hair loss from egg white |
Szent-Gyorgyi |
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Anti-vitamin to bition found in egg whites which binds to biotin preventing absorption |
Avidin |
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Digestion of Biotin is bound to? |
Protein
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Digestion of Biotin is aided by proteolytic enzymes like |
Pepsin, SI Proteases/peptidases, Biotinidase |
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Found in the brush border, pancreatic, and intestinal juices that hydrolyzes biocytin |
Biotinidase |
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From food Biotin is absorbed as |
Free biotin in the jejunum, then illeum |
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From bacteria Biotin is absorbed in |
proximal and midtransverse colon |
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With pharmacologic doses Biotin is absorbed by what transport |
Passive diffusion |
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Biotin shares PTA transporter called |
SMVT |
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Biotin is involved w/ the gene expression of over _____ human genes |
2,000 |
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Biotin is important in the oxidation of propionyl CoA to |
methylmaloynl-CoA |
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The precursor to Oxaloacetate is |
Pyruvate |
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Biocytin = biotin + ___ |
lysine |
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Biotin can be recycled by binding to ___ and then freed by ___ |
lysine, biotinidase |
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Intake for Biotin is |
30ug |
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Deficiency of Biotin may be caused by |
genetic mutation of biotinidase |
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Biotin may be absorbed as |
biocytin |