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BIOCHEM 2 test 1
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Chemistry
Post-Graduate
10/17/2015

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Term
Water-insoluble and hydrophobic organic molecules?
Definition
lipids
Term
hydrophobic barrier of cell membranes?
Definition
lipids
Term
role of lipids in the cell?
Definition
major energy source
Term
digestion of lipids start where?
Definition
stomach
Term
What 2 enzymes are used in the stomach to aid in lipid digestion?
Definition
gastric lipase
lingual lipase
Term
Hydrolysis by pancreatic lipases break down TAGs into what?
Definition
2 monoacylglycerols
free fatty acid
Term
Pancreatic lipase is a (endocrine/exocrine) function of the pancreas?
Definition
exocrine
Term
___ is an anti-obesity drug which inhibits gastric and pancreatic lipase?
Definition
orlistat
Term
Polar molecules surround the lipid molecule and protects it as it flows through the polar environment?
Definition
emulsification
Term
Emulsification is aided by the release of __ __ from the gall bladder?
Definition
bile salts
Term
__ formation is used when the lipids have to get through a polar environment?
Definition
micelle
Term
Presence of lipids in the small intestine causes production of a small peptide hormone?
Definition
cholecystokinin (CCK)
Term
CCK causes what three things?
Definition
gall bladder to release bile
pancreas to release digestive enzyme
decrease in gastric motility
Term
from the intestine activates pancreas to buffer the pH of stomach chyme? (enzyme)
Definition
secretin
Term
___ are formed when newly synthesized TAGs and cholesteryl esters must be packaged by polar molecules such as phospholipids, cholesterol, and alipoprotein B-48 to stabilize and increase solubility of the hydrophobic fats and particles on the inside?
Definition
chylomicrons
Term
Breakdown of TAGs in chylomicrons in areas such as skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and adipose tissue? (enzyme)
Definition
lipoprotein lipase
Term
increase lipids in the feces due to lipid malabsorption?
Definition
steatorrhea
Term
Causes of steatorrhea are?
Definition
disturbances in lipid digestion or absorption
conditions such as cystic fibrosis and short bowel syndrome
Term
what deficiency is this?
lack of proteins needed to break down fat molecules?
Definition
familial LPL deficiency
Term
triglyceride levels are elevated because the LPL cannot break them down?
Definition
hypertriacylglycerolemia
Term
excess of chylomicrons in the blood because the LPL cannot break them down further?
Definition
chylomicronemia
Term
hydrophobic, hydrocarbon chain with an amphipathic nature due to ionized terminal carboxyl group.
Definition
fatty acids
Term
____ portion of the chain is predominant in long-chain fatty-acids?
Definition
hydrophobic
Term
Most FAs in humans are what two kinds of fatty acids?
Definition
saturated
unsaturated
Term
T or F: the longer the chain on a fatty acid is the more polar it is?
Definition
false
Term
composed of glycerol (1,2,3-trihydroxypropane) and 3 fatty acids to form a triester?
Definition
TAGs
Term
2 essential fatty acids from plant sources?
Definition
linolenic
linoleic acid
Term
The de novo synthesis of FAs occurs where?
Definition
liver
lactating mammary glands
adipose tissue
Term
Where does acetyl CoA come from in de novo fatty acid synthesis?
Definition
oxidation of pyruvate in the TCA cycle.
When ATP is high acetyl CoA does not continue into the TCA cycle.
Term
Where does NADPH come from in de novo synthesis?
Definition
supplied by the pentose phosphate pathway
Term
What is the rate limiting step of de novo synthesis of fatty acid?
Definition
carboxylation of acetyl CoA to malonyl CoA
Term
What enzyme and co enzyme is used for the carboxylation of acetyl CoA to malonyl CoA in de novo fatty acid synthesis?
Definition
ACC ( acetyl CoA carboxylase)
biotin
Term
ACC and fatty acid synthase is short term activated by?
Definition
citrate and insulin dephosphorylated
Term
ACC and fatty acid synthase is short term inacitvated by?
Definition
AMP-activated protein kinase
epinephrine
glucagon
Term
ACC and fatty acid synthesis is long term activated by?
Definition
increased insulin response
Term
what is the end product of fatty acid synthess?
Definition
palmitate
16 carbon saturated fatty acid
Term
Palmitate is produced in fatty acid synthesis by what molecule giving the 4 carbon saturated fatty acid butyryl-ACP 2 carbons 5 different times?
Definition
malonyl CoA
Term
T or F: In de novo fatty acid synthesis NADPH is necessary?
Definition
true
Term
Where in the body can palmitate be further elongated in using NADPH and malonyl CoA?
Definition
brain
Term
What three things does palmitate use to become unsaturated?
Definition
desaturases
O2
NADH
Term
In TAG synthesis what is the initial acceptor molecule?
Definition
glycerol-3-phosphate
Term
TAG cannot be synthesized de novo when what is low?
Definition
glucose
Term
Enzyme used to bind fatty acid to CoA for TAG synthesis?
Definition
fatty acyl CoA synthetase
Term
Where are most of the TAGs stored for later mobilization?
Definition
white adipose tissue (WAT)
Term
What two enzymes hydrolyze TAGs for mobilization purposes?
Definition
adipose triglyceride lipase
hormone sensitive lipase
Term
Hormone sensitive lipase converts diacyglycerol to what?
Definition
monoacylglycerol
Term
High insulin does what to hormone sensitive lipase?
Definition
dephosphorylates it and inactivates it
Term
HSL is activated by phosphorylation through a -___ ____ after catecholamine binding to cell receptors?
Definition
cAMP cascade
Term
T or F: glucagon activates HSL.
Definition
true
Term
T or F: glycerol is shuttled to the pancreas for phosphorylation?
Definition
false (liver)
Term
Fatty acids bind to __ ___ and transported to the tissues for oxidation in the mitochondria?
Definition
plasma albumin
Term
Beat oxidation of FAs occurs where?
Definition
mitochondria
Term
The rate limiting step of the carnitine shuttle is with what enzyme?
Definition
carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 (CPT-1)
Term
High levels of what associated with fatty acid synthesis inhibits CPT-1?
Definition
malonyl CoA
Term
CPt-1 is used to connect ___ ___ ___ to the carnitine therefore it can go through the inner mitochondrial membrane into the mitochondrial matrix.
Definition
fatty acyl CoA
Term
With the action of CPT-1 what gets cleaved off from fatty acyl CoA?
Definition
the CoA group
Term
Carnitine shuttle produces what three things?
Definition
acetyl CoA
NADH
FADH2
Term
T or F: medium chain fatty acids are water soluble?
Definition
true
Term
Very long fatty acid chains over 22 carbons, undergo preliminary oxidation where before associating with carnitine?
Definition
peroxisomes
Term
T or F: fatty acids with an odd number of carbons cannot be oxidized?
Definition
false
Term
Ketogensis occurs where?
Definition
liver mitochondria
Term
Why does ketogenesis occur?
Definition
important sources of energy for the peripheral tissues, especially during fasting
Term
Rate limting step of ketogenesis involves what enzyme?
Definition
HMG CoA synthase
Term
HMG CoA synthase is used to produce what in ketogenesis?
Definition
acetoacetate
Term
T or F: Acetoacetate cannot be used to form other ketone bodies?
Definition
false
Term
With diabetic ketoacidosis increased __ production gives an odor to the breath?
Definition
acetone
Term
What activates ketogenesis?
Definition
insulin
Term
what inactiavtes ketogenesis?
Definition
epinephrine
glucagon
Term
With cholesterol synthesis HMG CoA synthase is used to form ___ ___ from acetly CoA?
Definition
HMG CoA
Term
With cholesterol synthesis what enzyme is the major control point?
Definition
HMG CoA reductase
Term
What inactivates HMG CoA reductase?
Definition
Amp activated protein kinase
glucagon
sterol levels
stating drugs (competitive inhibitor)
Term
What activates HMG CoA reductase?
Definition
insulin
Term
After cholsterol synthesis some cholesterol can be converted into __ ___?
Definition
bile salts
Term
T or F: humans can digest cholesterol?
Definition
false (has to be converted into bile salts)
Term
With cholesterol synthesis what is used as an emulsifying agent in the intestine due to their polar and nonpolar faces?
Definition
bile salts
Term
Where are bile salts synthesized?
Definition
liver
Term
(gallstones) may be due to excess cholesterol compared to what can be solubilized by the bile salts?
Definition
cholelithiasis
Term
Complexes of lipids and apolipoproteins?
Definition
chylomicrons
Term
what is the least dense, largest size, and highest percentage of TAGs?
Definition
chylomicrons
Term
Smallest and most dense TAGs?
Definition
high density lipoproteins
Term
Gradual deposition of lipoprtoeins in tissue contributes to __?
Definition
atherosclerosis
Term
Synthesized and secreted by adrenal cortex, ovaries, placenta, and testes?
Definition
corticosteroids
sex hormones
Term
Corticosteroids and sex hormones are transported by?
Definition
plasma proteins in the blood
Term
release in response to severe stress through hypothalamic control?
Definition
cortisol
Term
What hormone increase GNG, inflammatory/immune response?
Definition
adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH
Term
released due to changes in plasma Na+/K+ ratio and angiotensin II hormone?
Definition
aldosterone
Term
What hormone stimulates sodium and water uptake in the kidney tubules to increase blood pressure?
Definition
aldosterone
Term
What stimulates spermatogenesis and promotes development of male secondary sex characteristics?
Definition
testosteron
Term
What hormone controls menstrual cycle, promote female secondary sex characteristics?
Definition
estrogen
Term
What hormone is responsible for secretory phase of uterus and mammary glands, implantation and maturation of fertilized ovum?
Definition
progesterone
Term
The amino acid pool is supplied by what three things?
Definition
degraded and reutilized endogenous proteins
exogenous (dietary proteins)
nonessential amino acids
Term
The amino acid pool is depleted by?
Definition
body protein synthesis
synthesis of other nitrogen compounds
conversions of AAs to other molecules
Term
Simultaneous synthesis and degradation of protein molecules. In healthy fed adults this should be equal?
Definition
protein turnover
Term
What types ofproteins have the longest half-life?
Definition
structural proteins
Term
What types of protein have the shortest half-life?
Definition
regulatory proteins
Term
What 2 enzymes are used to degrade the protein turnover?
Which one is selective?
Definition
ATP-dependent ubiquitin-proteasome system of the cytosol (selective)
ATP-independent degradative system of the lysosomes
Term
In gastric digestion what is used to denature the proteins?
Definition
HCL
Term
____ is a proenzyme in gastric digestion that is activated to pepsin to release peptides?
Definition
pepsinogen
Term
Peptides enter the small intestine to be cleaved into what two things via endo- and exo- peptidases?
Definition
oligopeptides
amino acids
Term
T or F: In pancreatic digestion of proteins the enzymes are not specific to different R groups.
Definition
false
Term
Deficiency of of pancreatic secretion such as with what disease? lead to incomplete digestion and steatorrhea.
Definition
celiac disease
Term
The concentration of amino acids is higher in __ than the __ __?
Definition
cells
extracellular fluid
Term
T or F: transamination occurs in all cells?
Definition
true
Term
Basic step of transamination?
Definition
APLHA amino group+ ALPHA ketoglutarate-->glutamate
Term
T or F: In transamination the reactions are irreversible?
Definition
false
Term
What are the two enzymes that are aminotransferases?
Definition
alanine aminotransferase
aspartate aminotransferase
Term
Both of the aminotransferase require a coenzyme called what?
Definition
derivative of vitamin B6
Term
T or F: Liver disease will demonstrate a decrease in alanine aminotransferase (forms pyruvate and glutamate) and aspartate aminotransferase (forms aspartate for the urea cycle).
Definition
false (increase)
Term
High levels of what is needed to favor glutamate synthesis?
Definition
ammonia
Term
Basic step of oxidative deamination?
Definition
removes amino groups as free ammonia (NH4+/NH3); produces ALPHA-keto acids
Term
T or F: after a protein rich meal oxidative deamination is favorable?
Definition
true
Term
Glutamate is rapidly deaminated by what enzyme using either NAD+ or NADPH?
Definition
glutamate dehydrogenase
Term
In glutamine synthesis what enzyme is used to produce glutamine?
Definition
glutamine synthetase
Term
With glutamine synthesis what two molecules are combined to form glutamine?
Definition
glutamate and ammonia
Term
After glutamine synthesis glutamine can be transported in the blood to where?
Definition
liver
Term
With the glucose-alanine cycle for transport what is transaminated into alanine so it can be transported in the blood to the liver where it can be converted back?
Definition
pyruvate
Term
The pyruvate transported in the glucose-alanine cycle is used in what cycle?
Definition
GNG
Term
The urea cycle is produced where in the body then transported to where in the body for excretion?
Definition
liver
kidneys
Term
In the urea cycle the formation of carbamoyl phosphate from ammonia and bicarbonate by what enzyme?
Definition
carbamoyl phosphate synthestase
Term
How many ATP does the formation of carbamoyl phosphate in the urea cycle use?
Definition
2 ATP
Term
Basic steps of the urea cycle?
Definition
Ammonia+bicarbonate--> carbamoyl phosphate
Carbamoyl phosphate+ornithine--> citruline
Citruline+Aspartate--> argininosuccinate
Argininosuccinate--> arginine
Arginine--> ornithine
Term
What is produce in the urea cycle?
Definition
in the step of argininosuccinate to arginine forms fumarate
Urea is produced from arginine to ornithine
Term
What is regenerated in the urea cycle?
Definition
Ornithine is regenerated
Term
How many ATP is used in the urea cycle and what steps?
Definition
-2 ATP from ammonia+bicarbonate--> carbamoyl phosphate
-1 ATP from Aspartate--> argininosuccinate
Term
In the ureac cycle where does ammonia come from?
Definition
high protein diets
catabolism of branched-chain amino acids in skeletal muscle to plasma glutamine
Amines from the diet as well as hormones or neurotransmitters
Catabolism of purines and pyrimidines
Term
Higher than normal levels of ammonia in the body?
Definition
hyperammonemia
Term
Compromise to ___ function can cause hyperammonemia?
Definition
liver
Term
What is the acquiree cause of hyperammonemia?
Definition
liver disease such as alcohol-related cirrhosis impairing portal circulation
Term
Congenital cause of hyperammonemia?
Definition
genetic deficiency of 1 or more enzymes of the urea cycle
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