Metabolism — Flashcards

Do disorders of fructose metabolism present with increased risk for cataracts? _____

Congenital adrenal _____ occurs due loss of one of the four enzymes needed for cortisol synthesis

Newly synthesized cGMP (from guanylyl cyclase activity) activates _____, which phosphorylates specific proteins responsible for physiologic actions

What is the only type of carbohydrate that can be absorbed by enterocytes?_____

G6PD deficiency renders RBCs susceptible to _____ stress

Alkaptonuria is associated with bluish-black connective tissue and sclerae, which is termed _____

The passage of electrons in the ETC results in the formation of a _____ gradient across the mitochondrial inner membrane

The protoporphyrin (from heme) within macrophages that have consumed RBCs is broken down into _____

Treatment of maple syrup urine disease includes high-dose _____ supplementation

How many molecules of acetyl CoA are produced from a single ketone body? _____