Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Rate-Determining Enzymes of Biochemistry
First Aid 2012 p101
13
Medical
Graduate
01/11/2013

Additional Medical Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
glycolysis
Definition
phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1)
fructose-6-phosphate --> fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
Term
gluconeogenesis
Definition
fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase
fructose-1,6-phosphate --> fructose-6-phosphate
Term
TCA cycle
Definition
isocitrate dehydrogenase
isocitrate --> alpha-ketoglutarate
Term
glycogen synthesis
Definition
glycogen synthase
adds UDP-glucose to chain
Term
glycogenolysis
Definition
glycogen phophorylase
removeds glucose-1-P from chain
Term
HMP shunt
Definition
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)
glucose-6-phosphate --> 6-phosphogluconolactone
Term
de novo pyrimidine synthesis
Definition
carbamoyl phosphate synthetase II
glutamine --> carbamoyl phosphate
Term
de novo purine synthesis
Definition
glutamine-PRPP amidotransferase
PRPP --> 5-phosphoribosyl
Term
urea cycle
Definition
carbamoyl phophate synthetase I
CO2 + NH4 --> carbamoyl phosphate
Term
fatty acid synthesis
Definition
acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC)
acetyl coA --> malonyl coA
Term
fatty acid oxidation
Definition
carnitine acyltransferase I
brings LCFA-coA into intramitochondrial space and adds carnitine
Term
ketogenesis
Definition
HMG-CoA synthase
acetoacetyl coA --> HMG CoA
Term
cholesterol synthesis
Definition
HMG-CoA reductase
HMG CoA --> mevalonic acid
Supporting users have an ad free experience!