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HUCM Amino Acids 3
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08/24/2011

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Term
Name the metabolic didseases associated with the urea cycle that are autosomal recessive?
Definition
Carbamoylphosphate Synthetaste 1 deficiency
Term
Name the metabolic diseases associated with the urea cycle that are X-linked?
Definition
Ornithine Transcarbamoylase deficiency
Term
What metabolic diseases associated with the urea cycle have many abnormalities of the central nervous system?
Definition
Arginase deficiency
Term
What is the metabolic disease associated with the reaction of phenylalanine to tyrosine?
Definition
Phenylketonuria
Term
Name the metabolic disease associated with the reaction of tyrosine to homogentisate with tyrosine transaminase as the enzyme
Definition
Tyrosinemia 2
Term
What is the metabolic disease assoc with the reaction of homogentisate to maleylacetoacetate?
Definition
Tyrosinemia 1
Term
Name the metabolites of phenylalanine found in the urine that are diagnostic of PKU. ?, ?, ? melanin, tyrosinyl enzymes, and thyroid hormones.
Definition
dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine
Term
Name the enzyme associated with Parkinson's Disease and the metabolite used as treatment
Definition
Enzyme: Tyrosine Hydroxylase
Metabolite Used: Tetrahydrobiopterin
Term
Name the enzyme deficiency and the metal deficiency both of which can lead to albinism
Definition
Tyrosinase
Cu++
Term
Name the end product of degradation of histidine and the cofactor needed for formation of this product. Name the urinary compound used as a diagnostic in this enzyme
Definition
End product is glutamate and N5-formimino H4folate
FIGLU is the urinary compound used as a diagnostic in this enzyme

Folate is the coenzyme
Term
Name the end product of the degradation of lysine
Definition
Acetoacetyl CoA
Term
In regards to the pathway conversion of propionyl CoA into succinyl CoA what is the result of a biotin deficiency?
Definition
Excretion of propionic Acid
Term
In regards to the pathway conversion of propionyl CoA into succinyl CoA what is the result of a B12 deficiency?
Definition
Excretion of methylmalonic Acid
Term
Serine is the starting material for ? and ?
Definition
Cysteine and Glycine
Term
H4folate or THF or tetrahydrofolate is the cofactor derived from ?
Definition
Vitamin B (Folic Acid)
Term
The reaction of Folate to THF requires what as energy?
Definition
NADPH
Term
THF consists of 3 groups: pteridine, amino benzoate, and ? ?
Definition
glutamate chain
Term
THF carries carbons at ? position or ? position
Definition
N-5 or N-10
Term
SAM also carries Carbon as a methyl group but it is not as versatile as ?
Definition
THF
Term
What is the 21st amino acid?
Definition
Selenocysteine
Term
What is the precursor to selenocysteine?
Definition
Serine
Term
Selenocysteine formed from serine after formation of the ?-?
Definition
Seryl-tRNA
Term
The two steps involved in creation of selenocysteine
1. Serine is phosphorylated by a ?
2. Converted to selenocysteine by a ?
Definition
kinase
synthase
Term
Selenocysteine can only be synthesized when serine is esterified to a tRNA that bears the anticodon ?
Definition
5' UCA 3'
Term
Excessive production of oxalate forms the insoluble calcium oxalase salt which may lead to ? ?
Definition
kidney stone
Term
Glycine is the precursor of ? which can be transaminated back to glycine or oxidized to oxalate.
Definition
glyoxalate
Term
What are the derivatives of Serine: ? , ? , choline, and glycine
Definition
Pyruvate, betaine
Term
Essential Amino Acids ? ? ?, and , histidine, lysine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan
Definition
Threonine, methionine and cysteine
Term
What two amino acids are just gluconeogenic?
Definition
Methionine and Cysteine
Term
What are the two ketogenic amino acids: ? and ?
Definition
Lysine and Leucine
Term
What five amino acids are both Ketogenic and gluconeogenic?
Definition
: P.I.T.T.T.
Phenylalanine
Isoleucine
Threonine
Tryptophan
Tyrosine
Term
Gluconeogenic  intermediates that lead to the formation of ?
Definition
glucose
Term
Ketogenic  intermediates that lead to the formation of
Definition
ketone bodies
Term
The precursor for biopterin is ?
Definition
GTP
Term
Biopterin Rxn is as follows
1. Tryptophan 5 –mono oxygenase (tryptophan) hydroxylase
2. Tyrosine hydroxyl;ase

3. ? ?
Definition
Phenylalanine hydroxylase
Term
Carbons from MET are destined for intermediary metabolism but the sulfur is conserved through transfer to serine to form ?
Definition
cysteine
Term
It is only the sulfur from ? that goes on to make cysteine. The rest of the carbons produce ? which can be further metabolized to propionyl CoA and finally ?.
Definition
homocysteine
alpha-ketobutyrate
Succinyl CoA
Term
Branched chain amino acids are ? , ? , ?
Definition
Valine, Isoleucine, and Leucine
Term
What two types of energy are formed during the metabolism of Valine, Isoleucine, and Leucine?
Definition
NADH and FADH2
Term
Valine, Isoleucine and Leucine (the branched amino acids) produce a lot of energy for?
Definition
muscle
Term
Valine, Isoleucine, and leucine are all oxidized by ?
Definition
Methylacyl CoA dehydrogenase (a.k.a. alpha keto acid dehydrogenase)
Term
Branches chain amino acid aminotransferase products are: ?, ?, beta-hydroxy valeric acid
Definition
Propionyl CoA, Acetyl CoA
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