Lipid

enzyme called hexosaminidase A (Hex A), which assists in breaking down GM2 ganglioside lipid. Hexosaminidase A deficiency is a direct result of a defect found in Chromosome 15 which controls the production of the hexosaminidase A enzyme. A healthy person is born with the hexosaminidase A enzyme, which prevents the build up GM2 ganglioside lipid. Without hexosaminidase A, the build up of the GM2 ganglioslide lipid in the brain eventually causes neurological…

with both of these differences. With the diet, alcohol metabolism influences free radical activity also promoting absorption of iron, which is a catalyst of free radical production. Certain foods containing polyunsaturated fats can provide excess lipids that provide peroxidation by free radicals (p.…

It is also called anabolism or biogenesis. It is a enzyme-catalyzed method in which substrates are transformed into complex products. In this process simple compounds change or convert into other compounds or they join together to form macromolecules. Example: In this process gluneogenesis is responsible for the production of glucose from non carbohydrate originator. Actually biosynthesis is an enzyme-catalyzed process in which substrates are converted into complex compounds. 1. Biosynthesis…

Insulin is a hormone produced and secreted by beta cells in the islets of the pancreas. Insulin is largely involved in metabolism by aiding cells through the body absorb glucose and consume it for energy (Stumvoll and Haeften, 2005). It acts as a “key” by opening up the cells and allowing glucose to be accessible. Generally, normoglycemia, the normal concentration of glucose in the blood, is maintained by the balanced interaction between insulin action and insulin secretion. Essentially, the…

coA is formed. This fatty acyl coA is subsequently hydrolyzed into palmitate. After esterification reaction, this palmitate molecule is converted to triacylglyceride. Triacylglyceride is the main constituent stored in the lipid droplet of adipose tissue. The biogenesis of lipid droplet can happen gradually through direct diffusion of fatty acids, endocytosis of sterols or by fusion of smaller droplet containing…

Americans are constantly bombarded with the guilt of having high cholesterol, without really understanding what cholesterol even is. Cholesterol is actually incredibly important in keeping the body functioning. In fact, studies have shown that too-low cholesterol levels can cause anxiety and depression, among other issues, in both men and women. (1) High cholesterol is potentially very dangerous and can even be life-threatening. Luckily, lowering blood cholesterol levels is not as hard as one…

risk factors. Materials and Methods: The study included 64 diabetic children with T1DM and 41 control subjects. They were subjected to: history taking anthropometric measurements and laboratory parameters included fasting glucose, serum creatinine, lipid profile, HbA1cand evaluation of GST T1 and M1 genetic polymorphisms using polymerase chain reaction (PCR).Results: There were significantly higher fasting glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin and cholesterol in the diabetic than the control…

following tests, body mass index blood pressure, HbA1, and lipids. Refer the patient as to the appropriate services for advice on smoking cessation, alcohol problems, nutrition advice and exercise. Specialist referral by the GP may be required for aspects of metabolic control and diabetic complications. On the other hand, protocol for annual review include, arranging the following tests: body mass index, blood pressure ,urine microalbumin,HbA1 ,lipids, and LFT's if on a glitazone. We also…

1. Glycolysis a. Indicate at what stage the compound is officially no longer a sugar, and why? The compound is no longer a sugar is at stage five. This is because the fructose 1,6 bisphosphate in stage four, breaks down from a six carbon sugar to two, three carbon molecules. The first one being dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) and the other being glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P). b. Indicate how the glucose enters the cell The glucose enters the cell through facilitated diffusion because…

glands and then further broken down by trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase and carboxypeptidases. Carbohydrates are hydrolysed by amylases and membrane bound enzymes convert sugars to monosaccharides. Lipids are emulsified in the stomach and then further emulsified in the duodenum by pancreatic lipases, small lipid molecules are absorbed by…