Metabolism — Flashcards

G proteins have _____ subunits (number of subunits)

Conjugated (direct) bilirubin is excreted in bile and metabolized by bacterial flora, producing _____

What is the charge of the amino acid histidine at body pH?_____

_____ (inactive) is activated to carboxypeptidase (active) via trypsin

In the plasma, Fe2+ in oxidized to Fe3+ by _____ enzymes (e.g. *hephaestin, ceruloplasmin)

Buffers are most effective within _____ pH unit of the pK of the buffer

_____ disease presents with vomiting, poor feeding, and urine that smells like maple syrup/burnt sugar

Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency is characterized by _____ serum alanine starting at infancy

Unconjugated bilirubin travels in the blood bound to _____

Which second messenger is released upon binding of secretin to its receptor?_____