Biochem FA - p72 - 85 Metabolism Flashcards
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What is fomepizole used for?
How does it do that?
antidote For Overdoses of Methanol or Ethylene glycol
blocks alcohol DH
What causes the hangover symptoms of disulfiram?
Acetaldehyde buildup
Disulfiram blocks acetaldehyde dehydrogenase–> ^ acetaldehyde –> ^ hangover symptoms –> discouraging drinking.
What is the limiting reagent in ethanol metabolism?
NAD+
How does alcohol DH in terms of pharmacokenetics?
zero-order kinetics
What does the ^ NADH/NAD+ ratio caused by ethanol metabolism lead to?
Lactic acidosis
Fasting hypoglycemia
Ketoacidosis
Hepatosteatosis
Ethanol metabolism ^ NADH/NAD+ ratio in liver causes lactic acidosis - how?
^ pyruvate conversion to lactate
Ethanol metabolism ^ NADH/NAD+ ratio in liver causes fasting hypoglycemia - how?
low gluconeogenesis due to ^ OAA –> malate
Ethanol metabolism ^ NADH/NAD+ ratio in liver causes ketoacidosis - how?
via diversion of acetyl-CoA into ketogenesis rather than TCA cycle
Ethanol metabolism ^ NADH/NAD+ ratio in liver causes hepatosteatosis - how?
^ conversion of DHAP –> glycerol-3-P; acetyl-CoA diverges into fatty acid synthesis, which combines with glycerol-3-P to synthesize triglycerides
^ NADH/NAD+ ratio disfavors ___ _____ Where does the ^ acetyl-CoA go?
TCA cycle
^ acetyl-CoA used in ketogenesis (–>ketoacidosis), lipogenesis (–> hepatosteatosis)
Sites of metabolism
Mitochondria, cytoplasm
What metabolic processes occur in the mitochondria?
Fatty acid oxidation (β-oxidation)
acetyl-CoA production
TCA cycle
oxidative phosphorylation
ketogenesis
What metabolic processes occur in the cytoplasm?
Glycolysis
HMP shunt
synthesis of cholesterol (SER), proteins (ribosomes, RER), fatty acids, and nucleotides.
What metabolic processes occur in both the mitochondria and the cytoplasm?
Heme synthesis, Urea cycle, Gluconeogenesis
HUGs take two (both)
MC metabolism = UGH (get it mcdonalds ahahaha)
function of kinase + ex
Catalyzes transfer of a phosphate group from a high-energy molecule (usually ATP) to a substrate (eg, phosphofructokinase).
fxn of phosphorylase + ex
adds inorganic phosphate onto substrate without using ATP (eg, glycogen phosphorylase)
fxn of phosphatase + ex
Removes phosphate group from substrate (eg, fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase)
fxn of Dehydrogenase + ex
Catalyzes oxidation-reduction reactions (eg, pyruvate dehydrogenase).
fxn of Hydroxylase + ex
Adds hydroxyl group (−OH) onto substrate (eg, tyrosine hydroxylase).
fxn of Carboxylase + ex
Transfers CO2 groups with the help of biotin (eg, pyruvate carboxylase).
fxn of Mutase + ex
Relocates a functional group within a molecule (eg, vitamin B12–dependent methylmalonyl-CoA mutase
fxn of Synthase/synthetase + ex
Joins two molecules together using a source of energy (eg, ATP, acetyl-CoA, nucleotide sugar)
rate limiting enzyme of Glycolysis
Phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1)
regulators of glycolysis
AMP (+), F-2,6-BisP (+)
ATP (-), citrate (-)


















































