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Lactic acidosis and neurologic defecits in an alcoholic |
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Definition
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Def. |
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COPI trafficking?
COPII trafficking? |
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Definition
COPI - retrograde (Golgi→ER)
COPII - anterograde (RER→cis-Golgi) |
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Intermediate Filaments and where they stain
(stains key for marking tumors): |
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Definition
- Vimentin - CT (sarcomas, some carcinomas)
- Desmin - muscle (rhabdomyosarcoma, leiomyosarcoma)
- Cytokeratin - epithelial cells (carcinomas mainly)
- GFAP - neuroglia (ex: astrocytoma, ependymoma)
- Neurofilament - neurons (adrenal neuroblastoma, PNETs)
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Definition
deletion of normally active maternal allele (imprinting)
-on ch 15
Si/Sx: metnal retardation, siezures, ataxia, inappropriate laughter ("happy puppet") |
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Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy |
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Definition
Mitochondrial Inheritance
degeneration of retinal ganglion cells and axons → acute loss of central vision |
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Term
X-linked recessive disorders |
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Definition
Bruton's agammaglobulinemia, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, Fabry's dz, G6PD def., Ocular Albinism, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, Hunter's syndrome, Hemophilia A & B
"Be Wise, Fool's GOLD Heeds Hope"
*assoc. Becker's muscular dystrophy w/ Duchenne's too
*Chronic Granulomatous dz is X-linked recessive in ~70% of cases |
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Edward's (trisomy 18)
vs.
Patau's (trisomy 13) |
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Definition
Both: severe mental retardation, rocker-bottom feet, ocngenital heart dz, death w/i 1 yr of birth
- Edwards: micrognathia, clenched hands, low-set ears, prominent occiput
- Patau's: cleft lip/palate, holoprosencephaly, polydactyly, microcephaly, microphthalmia
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Term
TPP is cofactor for what 4 enzymes?
(Thiamine/Vit B1 → TPP) |
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Definition
- Pyruvate dehydrogenase (glycolysis)
- α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (TCA cycle)
- Transketolase (HMP shunt)
- Branched-chain AA dehydrogenase
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Biotin is a cofactor for what 3 main enzymes? |
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Definition
Carboxylation enzymes (addition of a 1-carbon group):
- Pyruvate carboxylase (pyruvate → oxaloacetate)
- Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (Acetyl-CoA → malonyl-CoA)
- Propionyl-CoA carboxylase (propionyl-CoA → methylmalonyl-CoA)
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Term
Mitochondria metabolic rxns |
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Definition
- Fatty acid oxidation (β-oxidation)
- acetyl-CoA production
- TCA cycle
- oxidative phosphorylation
- ketone synthesis
- CPS I and ornithine transcarbamoylase (OTC) of urea cycle
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Term
Cytoplasmic metabolic rxns |
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Definition
- glycolysis
- fatty acid synthesis
- HMP shunt
- protein syn (RER)
- steroid syn (SER)
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Term
2 purely ketogenic aa's and their use? |
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Definition
Lysine and Leucine
Used to Tx Pyruvate Dehydrogenase def.
(diet of high fat content also used in Tx of PDH def.) |
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Term
Uncoupling agents (of oxidative phosphorylation) |
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Definition
2,4-DNP
aspirin (fevers occur after aspirin OD)
thermogenin (aka UCP1, in brown fat) |
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Definition
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Electron Transport Inhibitors
(by complex) |
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Definition
- I - amytal, rotenone, MPP
- III - antimycin A
- IV - H2S, CO, CN-, Azide (N3-) - "4 -ides for IV"
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Term
Si/Sx of Ammonia intox.
Tx of hyperammonemia |
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Definition
Si/Sx: tremor (asterixis), slurring of speech, somnolence, vomiting, cerebral edema, blurring of vision
Tx:
if due to liver dz = lactulose
if due to urea cycle enzyme deficiencies = benzoate or phenylbutyrate
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Term
Phenylalanine derivatives: |
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Definition
phenylalanine→tyrosine→Dopa→Dopamine→NE→Epi
*tyrosine→thyroxine
*Dopa→melanin |
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Term
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Definition
tryptophan→ niacin (→NAD/NADP)
*requires B6
tryptophan → serotonin (→melatonin)
*requires BH4
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Definition
histidine → histamine
*requires B6
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Definition
glycine → porphyrin (→heme)
*requires B6
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Definition
creatine
urea
nitric oxide (NO) |
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Definition
glutmate → GABA
*via glutamate decarboxylase - requires B6
glutamate → glutathione
*no B6 → no GABA → seizures/convulsion
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Term
Catecholamine Synthesis
(main 3 enzymes) |
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Definition
- phenylalanine → tyrosine (phenylalanine hydroxylase)
- tyrosine → dopa (tyrosine hydroxylase - rate limiting)
- dopa → dopamine (dopa decarboxylase - *requires B6; inhibited by carbidopa)
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Term
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Definition
hypoketotic hypoglycemia, weakness, and hypotonia
-due to inability to transport LCFAs into mitochondria → toxic accumulation
*sidenote: Malonyl-CoA inhibits the carnitine shuttle |
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Term
Which monosaccharide has the highest rate of metabolism in the glycolytic pathway? |
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Definition
Fructose
*b/c can bypass rate limiting PFK-1
(via fructokinase to F-1-P and then via aldolase B to DHAP and G3P)
*glucose, mannose, and galactose all must all be metabolized by PFK-1 |
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