Metabolism — Flashcards

What is the rate-limiting enzyme of gluconeogenesis? _____

Congenital primary lactase deficiency is _____ (frequency); due to a defective gene

Which universal electron carrier is used in the cytochrome P-450 system of the liver?_____

Which hormones use cGMP as their secondary messenger (3)?_____

What happens to the iron (from heme) within macrophages that have consumed RBCs?_____

Conversion of glucose-6-P into ribulose-5-P (HMP shunt) produces one molecule of CO2 and two molecules of _____

Which vitamin deficiencies (2) are associated with increased risk for thrombosis? _____

The primary way unabsorbed copper is eliminated is by excretion into _____

What is the most common mode of inheritance of pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency? _____

Which liver zone contains the cytochrome P-450 system? _____