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| Characteristics of a catabolic rxn |
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Definition
| An oxidative rxn, is exergonic, forms ATP & NADPH and has small products |
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| Characteristics of an anabolic rxn |
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Definition
| A reductive rxn, is endergonic, uses ATP & NADPH and has large products |
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Term
| Advantages of an enzyme complex |
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Definition
| Because one enzyme is passed directly to the next, there is no dilution or loss of the product in the pathway |
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Term
| Three pathways that are exclusive to the liver |
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Definition
| bile acid synthesis, the urea cycle and synthesis of keytone bodies are 3 exclusive rxns of the liver |
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Term
| RBCs are realing this product into the blood at all times |
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Definition
| Lactic acid is continually being released into the blood by these cells |
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Term
| RBCs can never use these two molecules as metabolites |
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Definition
| They can never use fatty acids and keytone bodies as metabolites |
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Term
| The two pathways present in RBCs |
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Definition
| Glycolysis and the Pentose-P pathway |
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Term
| Purpose of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway |
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Definition
| This pathway fnxs to generate NADPH and keep glucothione in a reduced form |
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