Hyperammonemia results in excess NH3, which depletes _____, leading to inhibition of the TCA cycle
#2
Most excess nitrogen generated by catabolism of amino acids is excreted as _____, which is made in the liver
#3
Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency presents with _____ serum glutamine
#4
Most disorders of the urea cycle require _____ as an essential amino acid, particularly during episodes of hyperammonemia
#5
What other enzyme deficiency presents identically to carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency? _____
#6
What is the rate-limiting enzyme of the urea cycle? _____
#7
What class of enzymes is used in the transfer of NH3 groups during nitrogen metabolism?_____
#8
Disorders of the urea cycle interfere with the body's ability to eliminate _____
#9
Where does the urea cycle occur?
#10
urea cycle
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Flashcard 1: Hyperammonemia results in excess NH3, which depletes _____, leading to inhibition of the TCA cycle
Answer: -ketoglutarate
Flashcard 2: Most excess nitrogen generated by catabolism of amino acids is excreted as _____, which is made in the liver
Flashcard 4: Most disorders of the urea cycle require _____ as an essential amino acid, particularly during episodes of hyperammonemia
Answer: arginine
Flashcard 5: What other enzyme deficiency presents identically to carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency? _____
Answer: N-acetylglutamate synthase deficiency
Flashcard 6: What is the rate-limiting enzyme of the urea cycle? _____
Answer: Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I
Flashcard 7: What class of enzymes is used in the transfer of NH3 groups during nitrogen metabolism?_____
Answer: Aminotransferases
Flashcard 8: Disorders of the urea cycle interfere with the body's ability to eliminate _____
Answer: ammonia (NH3)
Flashcard 9: Where does the urea cycle occur?
Answer: steps in both the cytoplasm and mitochondria
Flashcard 10: urea cycle
Answer: carbomoyl phosphate synthetase I
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