Metabolism — Flashcards

A _____ enzyme transfers CO2 groups (usually with the help of biotin)

Crohn disease is associated with calcium oxalate kidney stones due to increased levels of _____

Which amino acid is the precursor to heme? _____

What is the most pathogenic component of gluten (celiac disease)?_____

What acute phase reactant is downregulated during inflammation to conserve amino acids for positive reactants?_____

Inhaled corticosteroids (e.g. asthma therapy) inhibit the synthesis of virtually all _____

Downstream effects of insulin cause protein _____ (phosphorylation/dephosphorylation)

In hereditary fructose intolerance, fructose-1-P accumulates, causing a decrease in available _____

One third of the collagen strand is made of the amino acid _____

In splenic macrophages, biliverdin is reduced to _____