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rate limiting enzyme of glycolysis

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phosphofructokinase-1

    • inhibited by ATP, citrate
    • stimulated by AMP and fruc-2,6-BP
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rate limiting enzyme of gluconeogenesis

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fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase

  • -stimulate by ATP, AcetylCoA
    • inhibited by AMP, fruc-2,6-BP
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rate limiting enzyme of TCA cycle

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isocitrate dehydrogenase

  • stimulated by ADP
  • inhibited by ATP, NADH
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rate limiting enzyme of glycogenesis

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glycogen synthase
+ G6P, insulin, cortisol
- epi, glucagon

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rate limiting enzyme of glycogenolysis

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glycogen phosphorylase
+ epi, glucagon, AMP
- G6P, insulin, ATP

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rate limiting enzyme of HMP shunt

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G6PD
+ NADP+
- NADPH

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rate limiting enzyme of cholesterol synthesis

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HMG-CoA reductase
+ insulin, thyroxine
- glucagon, cholesterol

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electron transport inhibitors

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rotenone, cyanide, antimycin A, CO

– directly inhibit electron transport, causing a decreased proton gradient and block of ATP synthesis

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ATP synthase inhibitors

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oligomycin
– directly inhibits mitochondrial ATP synthase, causing increased H+ gradient. No ATP is produced because electron transport stops

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uncoupling agents

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2,4-dinitrophenol, aspirin, thermogenin in brown fat
– increase permeability of mito membrane, causing decreased H+ gradient and increased O2 consumption. electron transport continues without ATP synthesis, produces heat.

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Von Gierke Disease (type I)

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glycogen storage disease with severe fasting hypoglycemia, increased glycogen in liver, increased blood lactate and hepatomegaly

    • G6Phosphatase deficient
    • treat with frequent oral glucose/cornstarch, avoid fructose and galactose
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Pompe Disease (type II)

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glycogen storage disease with cardiomyopathy and systemic findings leading to early death

    • lysosomal alpha 1,4 glucosidase (acid maltase) deficient
    • Pompe trashes the Pump (heart liver muscle)
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Cori disease (type III)

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milder form of type I (Von Gierke) glycogen storage disease with normal blood lactate levels

    • debranching enzyme (1,6 glucosidase) deficient
    • gluconeogenesis is inact
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McArdle disease (Type V)

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glycogen storage disease with increased glycogen in muscle, but cannot break it down, leading to painful muscle cramps, myoglobinuria after exercise, and arrthythmias 2/2 electrolyte abnormalities

    • skeletal muscle glycogen phosphorylase deficiency
    • McArdle = Muscle
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Fabry disease

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    • alpha galactosidase A deficiency
    • ceramide trihexoside builds up
    • X linked inheritance
    • peripheral neuropathy, angiokeratomas, CV/renal disease
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Gaucher disease

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    • most common lysosomal storage disease
    • glucocerebrosidase deficiency –> glucocerebroside buildup
    • hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, aseptic necrosis of the femur, bone crises, Gaucher cells (lipid laden resembling crumpled tissue paper)
    • treat with recombinant enzyme
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Neimann-Pick Disease

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    • sphingomyelinase deficiency leads to buildup of sphingomyelin
    • progressive neurodegeneration, HSmegaly, cherry red spots on macula, foam cells (lipid-laden macrophages)
    • “No man picks his nose with his sphinger (sphingomyelinase)”
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Tay-Sachs Disease

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    • hexosaminidase A deficiency –> buildup of GM2 ganglioside
    • progressive neurodegeneration, developmental delay, “cherry-red” spots on macula, lysosomes with onion skin, no HSmegaly
  • -Tay SaX (heXosamindase)
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Krabbe disease

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    • galactocerebrosidase deficiency –> buildup of galactocerebroside and psychosine
    • peripheral neuropathy, developmental delay, optic atrophy, globoid cells
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Metachromatic leukodystrophy

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    • arylsulfatase A deficiency –> buildup of cerebroside sulfate
    • central and peripheral demyelination with ataxia, dementia
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Hurler Syndrome

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    • alpha-L-iduronidase deficiency leading to heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate buildup
  • Dont give Hurler Harry a cookie - developmental delay, gargoylism, Hurler, HSmegaly, airway obstruction, corneal clouding
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Hunter syndrome

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    • XR iduronate sulfase deficiency leading to heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate buildup
    • milder Hurler syndrome +aggressive behavior and NO corneal clouding
    • Hunters see clearly (no corneal clouding) and aim for the X (X-linked recessive)
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arsenic

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inhibits lipoic acid, a cofactor needed for pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
– leads to vomiting, rice-water stools and garlic breath

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G6PD deficiency

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decreased NADPH in RBCs leads to hemolytic anemia after oxidative stress because NADPH cannot keep glutathione reduced, which in turn cannot detoxify free radicals

    • more common in blacks
    • Heinz bodies and bite cells seen
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essential fructosuria
benign condition due to defect in fructokinase | -- fructose appears in the blood and urine
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fructose intolerance
hereditary deficiency in aldolase B leads to F-1P to build up, which results in inhibition of glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis - - hypoglycemia, jaundice, cirrhosis and vomiting following consumption of fruit, juice or honey - - reducing sugar found in urine - - treat with decreased fructose and sucrose
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galactokinase deficiency
hereditary deficiency leads to buildup of galactitol - - relatively mild condition with galactose in blood and urine - - infantile cataracts, lack of tracking, dont develop social smile
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classic galactosemia
absence of galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase leads to buildup of galactitol - - failure to thrive, jaundice, hepatomegaly, infantile cataracts, intellectual disability - - exclude galactose and lactose from diet
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ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency
most common urea cycle disorder - - X-linked recessive - - excess carbamoyl phosphate is converted to orotic acid - - findings: increased orotic acid in blood and urine, decreased BUN, symptoms of hyperammonemia, no megaloblastic anemia
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phenyketonuria
due to decreased phenylalanine hydroxylase or decreased tetrahydrobiopterin cofactor - - tyrosine becomes essential, phenylketones found in urine - - intellectual disability, growth retardation, seizures, fair skin, eczema, musty body odor - - treat with decease phenylalanine and increased tyrosine in diet
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alkaptonuria
congenital deficiency of homogentisate oxidase in the degradative pathway of tyrosine to fumarate - - AR benign disease with dark connective tissue, brown pigmented sclera with urine that turns black when exposed to air - - can have disabling arthralgias
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homocystinuria
3 forms, all resulting in excess homocysteine -- increased homocysteine in urine, intellectual disability, osteoporosis, tall stature, kyphosis, downward lens subluxation, thrombosis and atherosclerosis
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cystinuria
hereditary defect of renal and intestinal AA transporter for cystine, ornithine, lysine, and arginine (COLA) - - excess cystine in the urine can lead to hexagonal cystine stones - - urinary cyanide-nitroprusside test is diagnostic - - treat with urinary alkalinization and good hydration
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maple syrup urine disease
- - blocked degradation of branched AA (isoleucine, leucine and valine) - - increased alpha ketoacids in the blood, esp those of leucine - - severe CNS defects, intellectual disability and death - - treat with restriction of ILV in diet, and thiamine supplementation
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5 cofactors required for alpha-ketoacid dehydrogenase, pyruvate dehydrogenase, and alpha-ketoglutarate dehyrogenase
Tender Loving Care For Nancy - thiamine pyrophosphate - lipoate - coenzyme A - FAD - NAD
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type I hyperchylomicronemia
increased chylomicrons, TG and cholesterol - - AR lipoprotein lipase deficiency or altered apolipoprotein C-11 - causes pancreatitis, HSmegaly, and eruptive/pruritic xanthomas (no increased atherosclerosis)
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type IIa familial hypercholesterolemia
- increased LDL, cholesterol - AD, absent or defective LDL receptors - hetero - 330mg/dL, homo - 700+ - accelerated atherosclerosis, tendon xanthomas, and corneal arcus
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type IV hypertriglyceridemia
- elevated VLDL, TG - AD, hepatic overproduction of VLDL - causes pancreatitis
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orotic aciduria
inability to convert orotic acid to UMP in pyrimidine sythesis - presents with megaloblastic anemia resistant to folate and B12, growth retardation and neuro abnormalities - no hyperammonemia signs like ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (urea cycle d/o) - supplement with uridine
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propionic acidemia
- propionyl CoA caboxylase deficiency that leads to the buildup of propionic acid in the breakdown of branched chain amino acids (valine, isoleucine, threonine, methionine) - presents with poor feeding, lethargy, hypotonia, dehydration and anion gap acidosis during the first few days of life

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