Metabolism — Flashcards

Melanocytes synthesize melanin using the amino acid _____ as a precursor molecule

What is the molecular formula for oxidized glutathione? _____

How much energy (kcal) can be produced from 1g of protein or carbohydrate (ex. whey)? _____

_____ do not have intrinsic kinase activity, but rather associate non-covalently with proteins that do (e.g. JAK)

Phosphorylation of glycogen phosphorylase causes enzyme _____ (activation/inactivation)

After phosphorylating intracellular proteins, the insulin receptor is _____ and either degraded, stored, or recycled

Wilson disease is characterized by _____ serum ceruloplasmin

~ 2% of urobilinogen is excreted in urine as _____, which gives urine its yellow color

The pK of the H2PO4-/HPO42- buffer pair is _____

Breast milk jaundice is likely caused by the presence of _____ in breast milk