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02/27/2012

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Term
Maltose
Lactose
Sucrose
Definition
maltose- 2 glucose
lactose- glucose + galactose
sucrose- glucose + fructose
Term
The most common poysaccharide in animal tissue is
Definition
glycogen
Term
Glycogen structure
Definition
string of glucose molecules with alpha 1-4 linkages
when it is broken down it is used for energy in fight or fright
stored in the liver
Term
amylose
amylopectin
Definition
amylose- linear 1-4
amylopectin- branched 1-6 and linear 1-4
Term
When fructose enters glycolysis it ends up as
Definition
pyruvate
Term
when galactose enters glycolysis
Definition
it enters during the building or breakdown of glucose
Term
-________ is produced from glucose in anaerobic conditions and is converted into _______.
Definition
Lactose pyruvate
Term
glycogenesis only occurs mainly in the___
Definition
liver, it is used as an instant source of energy.
Term
The entrance and exit of glucose is controlled by
Definition
glucokinase which is induced by insulin.
It adds a phosphate to glucose which traps it in the cell
Term
Glycolysis occurs in the
Definition
cytoplasm of liver cells
Term
The purpose of glycolysis is to
Definition
convert 6 carbon sugar to two molecules of pyruvate - 3 carbon
Term
If oxygen is present glycolysis will go through the _______
if there is no oxygen ______ builds up in the muscles
Definition
Krebs cycle- oxygen
lactose builds up due to broken down pyruvate
Term
Glycolysis uses _______ and produces _____ for a net gain of _____.
Definition
2 ATP
4 ATP
net of 2

Also produces 2 NADH
Term
for galactose to be used in the krebs cycle it can be broken down into
Definition
glucose- 1- phosphate
Term
for fructose to be used in krebs cycle
Definition
high concentration of fructose- fructokinase convert to glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone
Term
what is a regulator of glycolysis
Definition
phosphofructokinase is down regulated by ATP, citrate and glucagon. and up regulated by AMP and ADP
Term
Hexose-monophosphate shunt or the pentose phosphate pathway is a way to generate_____
Definition
five carbon sugars- pentoses that are used in nucleic acid synthesis
Term
Two types of hexose monophosphate shunt
Definition
oxidative- 1 pentose and 2 NADPH
non oxidative- 2 pentose
Term
To use pyruvate for energy, it must get from the _______ to the ________ and to do this it uses ________/
Definition
pyruvate must to the cytoplasm to the mitochonidria by using a protein transport
Term
This happens to pyruvate when it enters the mitochondria before it enters the krebs cycle
Definition
it gets decarboxylated and dehydrogenated to produce acetyl CoA. - The enzyme in this reaction is pyuvate dehydrogenase complex.
Term
if a cell lacks a mitochondria then the pyruvate goes through_____and creates _____ ATP
Definition
erythrocytes do not have a mitochondria, they use glycolysis to get 2 ATP per glucose
Term
What are the main purposes of the krebs cycle
Definition
to create energy and create intermediates that are involved with making fats, proteins and carbs

Captures the energy in the H bonds of co-substrates NAD and FAD
Term
what are the products of the krebs cycle
Definition
3 NADH, 1 FADH2 and one GTP- per acetyl co a!
Term
Electron Transport Chain
Definition
It serves to produce ATP via oxidative phosphorylation. It produces energy as heat and H2O
Term
NADH and FADH2 from the krebs cycle are sent to _________ to produce______
Definition
ETC, to produce ATP by removing Hs and electrons that are used to create the high energy bonds of ATP
Term
How many ATP are produce by NADH,.... FADH2
Definition
3 ATP / NADH
2 ATP / FADH2
Term
the total amount of ATP formed per glucose molecule in the glycolysis and krebs cycle combined in aerobic conditions
Definition
38 ATP
Term
if the krebs cycle stops working
Definition
go into ketosis--- build up of acetyl coA
Term
Other things that can be broken down and used as intermediates inthe krebs cycle
Definition
amino acids- converted to 4C
Term
the limiting factor for the running of the krebs cycle is
Definition
oxaloacetate
-combines 1 to 1 with acetyl CoA to produce citrate at the top of the cycle
Term
the Anaplerotic reaction
Definition
the filling up reaction
-pyruvate caboxylase converts pyruvate to oxaloacetate
Term
Pyruvate carboxylase is used in
Definition
the mitochondria to convert pyruvate to oxalocetate
Term
Fat has to burn in a carb flame
Definition
you have to have some glucose to form pyruvate to fuel the krebs cycle and burn fat.
Term
Alanine can be deaminated to produce___
Definition
pyruvate if there is no glucose- take from protein
Term
Glyconenogensis
Definition
the reverse of glycolysis- to make glucose
Term
There are some steps that are irreversible to synthesize glucose to do this ...
Definition
-glucokinase and phosphofructokinase= use two phosphatase reactions- one for fructose and one for glucose
-pyruvate kinase is bypassed by changing pyruvate to oxylacetate to malate which allows it to pass out of the mitochondira which converts to oxylacetate in the cytoplasm and can enter the glycolytic pathway to make glucose
Term
CORI CYCLE
Definition
muscle and fat cannot produce glucose, but produce lactose- it is transported to the liver and enters the cori cycle to make glucose and brought to the muscle or fat
Term
fructose- why does it matter
Definition
what is its impact on weight gain and metabolic syndroe. a risk factor for heart disease
Term
Fructose
Definition
does not stimulate insulin response , but means it is not regulated by lepitin which is involved in decreasing hunger during a meal.
Term
Fructose breakdown
Definition
it can produce glyceradehyde and glycerol
- glycerol is the back bone of TAGs and G3P which makes acetyl coa
-has the ability to faciliate the synthesis of fat by producing two precursors
Term
Fructose and metabolism
Definition
avoids the regulatory step in glycolysis- (phosphofructokinase) which means the liver will metabolise any fructose coming to it, regardless of energy status)
Term
HFCS
Definition
same sweetness as sucrose
-cheaper
Mixture of fructose and glucose (isomerization of glucose)
Term
nutrient content claims
two types
Definition
generic
and
comparative
Term
a generic nutrient content claim
Definition
announces that the food has more or less of a desired nutrient level... free, low, lean
Term
a comparative nutrient content claim
Definition
the amount in a food is compared to that in a reference food.... reduce, less, light
Term
Health claims
Definition
link a nutrient or a food with the risk of a disease or health state but not the prevention or treatment
Term
what are the three ways to propose a health claim
Definition
- formal petition
-petition
-qualified health claim
Term
what do you need for a formal health claim
Definition
significant scientific agreement, and many supporting resutls - it gets published
receives a grade A
Term
Petition, what do you need for a health claim
Definition
based on current published statements from federal bodies
Grade A only for food
Term
Qualified health claim
Definition
allo claims with out studies which have disclaimers - based on publically available info, claim grade B-D
Term
Grades of health claims
Definition
A - unqualified statements approved in 1993- high level of comfort
B-good to moderate level of comfort
C- some evidence suggests
D-very low level
Term
Types of studies used for level A health claim
Definition
-epi studies
-animal studies
-clinical studies
-clinical trials
Term
EPI studies
Definition
cross sectional
observational
Case control
Term
Cross sectional study
Definition
data collected at one timepoint -compare subjects who has a disease to those who do not
-Epi study
Term
Observational study
Definition
-large groups and is selected and followed for a period of time.
-Epi Study
Term
Case control Stidy
Definition
less people than observational
find a group of people with a disease then match them up with controls. can move forward in time or collect past data.
Term
animal studies
Definition
allow testing of carcinogous materials, manipulate the diet,
Term
Human Experimental clinical study
Definition
- control for confounding variables
-manipulate diet or drug treatment
-short period of time
-
Term
Prospective clinical trial
Definition
-GOLD STANDARD
-many many people
-placebo controlled
-double blind
-randomized
-followed for years
-multi center
Term
good experimental design
Definition
= placebos
blinding
good measures of dietary intake
compliance checks
run in and wash out periods
clear end points
power estimates, statistical controls
Term
amino acids are made up of what
Definition
-an amino group
-a carboxylic acid group
-an R group
Term
what are the properties of AA
Definition
the side chain can be neutral (alaphatic)
or charged- based on pH
Term
we can produce ___ of the ____ essential AA
Definition
6 of the 9 AA
-Lysine, threonine and histidine cannot be made
Term
anabolism is
Definition
make other proteins
Term
catabolism is
Definition
break down and use the carbon chain for energy, glucose, and harvest the nitrogen
Term
the ___ is the gate keeper for most AA dispersal
Definition
liver, it monitors AA metabolism
Term
most branched AA stay in the blood for muscle
Definition
isoleucine and leucine and valine
Term
Plasma proteins
Definition
- albumin
transport minerals and vitamins.
-lipoprotein
-transport proteins
Term
nitrogen containing bases
Definition
purines and pyrimidines
Term
amino acid catabolism
Definition
start with removal of nitrogen by transaminiation or deaminiation
Term
transaminiation-
Definition
swap amino grouop to another carbon skeleton
Term
deaminiation
Definition
removal of the amino group
Term
The only sulfur containing AA
Definition
methionne - methyl donor
Term
Transaminiation-
Definition
produces alpha keto acids plus another AA
glutamate + alpha keto acid <-> alpha ketoglutarate + alpha AA
Term
Deamination
Definition
reluts ina nitrogen as ammonia that needs disposal by the urea cycle
NH4+ + alpha ketoglutarate <-> glutamate
-need NADPH
Term
urea cycle
Definition
remove amonia
Term
ammonia is created from
Definition
chemical reactions
food we eat
produced by bacteria
deamination
Term
Blood urea nitrogen
Definition
BUN- biomarker for efficiency of kidney disposal of urea produced- shown in blood
Term
combo of TCA cycle and urea cycle
Definition
TCA provides ocaloacetate which reacts with glutamate to form aspartate
- TCA provides the CO2 needed to react with ammonia to form carbonoyl phosphate
Term
The products from deaminiation = carbon skeleton and alpha keto acid can be used for
Definition
-energy: when diet is low in cal
-to produce glucose: through TCA cycle
-to form ketone bodies:leucine and lysine
-fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis
-
Term
catabolism produces ammonia in the muscle cell
Definition
muscle cells have no urea cycle
- use alanine-glucose cycle
Term
alanine -glucose cycle
Definition
ammonia is transferred to glutamc acid- carry to liver
or
the N from branched chain AA can transfer to AKF to make glutamate which can transfer N to pyruvate to form alanine which carries N to liver
Term
protein quality is determined by _____
Definition
essential AA content
Term
transaminiation process
Definition
glutamate + alpha keto acid <-> alpaha keto glutarate and alpha AA
Term
reason of inconsitancies in studies
Definition
-conumption is too low to detect benefit
-incomplete dietary questioaires
-the thing may be a marker for something else that is the real factor
Term
Relative Risk (RR) hoy do you calculate for Q5?
Definition
Q5 cancer rate/ Q1 cancer rate

(# of cases/person years of a group of interest ) / (# of cases / person years in reference group)
Term
how do calculate rates ?
Definition
# of cases/# of years of follow-up at that time (person years)
Term
nutrition label
Carbs get ____ lines for ________
Protein gets _____ lines for_______
and DV is reported for ______
Fat has ______ notations on the label for_______
Definition
carbs get three lines for total carbs, sugars and fiber
protein gets one line for protein, DV is listed for toddlers and for products with nutrient claim
Fat has five notations- total, sat fat, trans, cholesterol, cals from fat
Term
Fatty acids
Definition
straight carbon chains ending in a carboxylic acid
Term
monounsaturated and poly unsaturated
cis and trans
Definition
Mono- one double bond
poly- many double bonds
cis- H on same side
Trans- H on opposite sides
Term
what are the two essential fatty acids
Definition
linoleic and linolenic- both 18 carbons
Term
what is the classification of steric acid
Definition
saturated fat
Term
alpha linolenic acid is abreviated
Linoleic acid is abreviated
Definition
ALA (n-3) -> EPA
LA (n-6)-> AA
EPA and AA both deal with inflammation
Term
triglycerides- 95% of fat
Definition
3 fatty acids attached to glycerol, a triacyl alcohol (bound by an ester bond)
Term
unsaturated FA are _____ at RT
sat fat is )_____ at RT
Definition
unsat- liquid
sat- solid
Term
Sterols - 5% of fat
Definition
is the precursor to cholesterol and other things: bile acids, sex hormones, vit D
Term
Fat is not______ and the blood is a _____ based system, so.....
Definition
fat is not water soluble and the blood is a water based system, so the fat has to be packaged to travel in an aqueous enviornment
Term
for fat to travel it needs-
Definition
long chain FA- get a protein coat, the new particle is called a chylomicron
-Short chain FA- carried by blood albumin through the protal vein
Term
VDLD
Definition
varries triglycerides from the liver to tissue, once they lose the fat they become cholesterol RICH particles LDL
Term
LDLs
Definition
low density lipoprotein which is cholesterol RICH that transports cholesterol to tissues- LDL level controls the number of LDL receptors
Term
HDL
Definition
mainly made by the liver- means to remove cholesterol to bring to the liver to be used as bile- competes with LDL for the same receptor
Term
since ______ can be formed to glucose, diets rich in _____ can increase hapatice triglycerol syntheis and increase production of _____ after a meal
Definition
TAGs, carbs, VLDL
Term
in a highly fed state (fat cell)
Definition
production tilts towards making fat, insulin stimulates the uptake of glucose and FAs
Term
in a fasting state (fat cell)
Definition
insulin disapears, lipolytic activity goes up in adipocyte. FFA bound to albumin go to the liver and are oxidized to acetly co A .
Term
beta oxidation of fatty acids
Definition
- cleavage of 2 carbon units from the carboxyl end of the fatty acid releasing these as acetyl CoA. (generates 5 ATP from NADH and FADH going to ETC)
Term
what are the three types of ketone bodies
Definition
acetoacetate, beta hydroxybutyarate and acetone
Term
ketosis
Definition
when you carbs are low- or blood glucose lis less stabe- the FAs are oxidized producing acetyl coA-
when carbs are low, krebs intermediates are low and acetyl co A builds up and makes ketone bodies
Term
Fatty acids can be made
Definition
are build on acetyl co A which are produced in the mitochondria. FA syntheis occurs in the cytoplasm, need to get acetyl co A into the cytoplasm
Term
Getting acetyl co A into the cytoplasm
Definition
condensing acetyl CoA and oxaloacetate to form citrate
Term
FA synthase system
Definition
uses malonly CoA and acetyl CoA as starters
-extension occurs adding 2 C which uses 2 NADPH
Term
synthesis of cholesterol
Definition
rate limiting step is HMG-CoA reductase:
3 acetyl coA --> mevalonate --->squalene ----> cholesterol
Term
HMG-coA
Definition
is the rate limiting step in synthesis of cholesterol, is produced from leucine
Term
sat fat
Definition
- high intake raises LDL and HDL
Term
cis mono unsat fat
Definition
lower LDL and small lowering effect on HDL
Term
Cis poly unsat fat
Definition
lower both LDL and HDL
Term
goal to decrease LDL and raise HDL
Definition
- reduce sat fat (palmitic) intake: decreases LDL receptor catabolism and raise LDL levels
-reduce poly unsat: n-6 linoleic lowers LDL and HDL
-increase mono (oleic): ; lower LDL
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