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1
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CHON is called amphoteric because

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Has positive and negative charges

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2
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CHON provide ______ of the total daily body energy requirement

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12-20%

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CHON are _______ of the cell’s dry weight

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50-70%

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4
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Proteins come from greek word

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“proteis”- first rank of importance

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5
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Actual 3-dimensional configuration of protein

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Tertiary structure

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7
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Winding of the polypeptide chain: what structure?

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Secondary structure

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Glucogenic amino acids generate what precursors of glucose?

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Pyruvate and citric avid cycle intermediates

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9
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Linear sequence of the amino acid

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Primary structure

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10
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Balance between anabolism and catabolism

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Nitrogen balance

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11
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Anabolism > catabolism

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Positive Nitrogen Balance

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12
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Catabolism > anabolism

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Negative Nitrogen Balance

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13
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Percent of nitrogen content in serum CHON

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16%

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14
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CHON = _____ x N

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6.25

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15
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Other name of prealbumin

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Transthyretin

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16
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RV of prealbumin

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18-45mg/dl

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17
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General transport CHON

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Albumin

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18
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Folding pattern of protein

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Tertiary structure

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19
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Serves a circulating reservoir of AA

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Albumin

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20
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CHON that binds quinidine

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a1- acid glycoprotein

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21
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Other name for alpha1- acid glycoprotein

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Orosomucoid

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22
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Neutralizes neutrophil elastase that destroy lung alveoli

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Alpha1-antitrypsin

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23
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Major inhibitor of protease activity

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Alpha-1 antitrypsin

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24
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Transport T4T3 and retinol

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Prealbumin

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25
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Maintains osmotic/oncotic pressure

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CHON is synthesized in
Liver
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Lowest level of Albumin is seen in
Nephrotic syndrome
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Maternal serum AFP is done between
15 and 20 weeks of gestation
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As landmark to confirm that the specimen is CSF
Prealbumin
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Useful diagnostic tool in neonates with bacterial infections
Alpha-1 acid glycoprotein
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Half life of prealbumin
2 days
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Major form of PSA found in human sera
Alpha-1 antichymotrypsin
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CHON that is associated with Alzheimer's disease
Alpha-1 antichymotrypsin
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Indicator of nutrition
Albumin
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Sensitive and highly prognostic marker of cystic fibrosis
Albumin
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Prealbumin is rich in
Tryptophan and 0.5% CHO
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Binds heme
Hemopexin
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Ceruloplasmin imparts what color in protein?
Blue
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Increase level of AFP is used to assess ______ of fetus
Neural tube effects
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For diagnosis of early hemolysis
Hemopexin
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Level of ceruloplasmin in Wilson's diease
0.1 g/L
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Copper deposition in cornea of Wilson's disease is what you called?
Kayser-Fleisher rings
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Reference value for Ceruloplasmin
18-45mg/dL
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B2- microglobulin is needed in production of what cells
CD8 cells
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CHON with affinity to vitamin D and actin
Group-specific component globulin
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Alpha-1 antichymotrypsin is a serine proteinase with
Cathepsin G
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Other name of transferrin
Siderophilin
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Light chain component of HLA
B2- microglobulin
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Alpha-2 macroglobulin inhibits
Trypsin, pepsin and plasmin
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Major component of B2- microglobulin
Transferrin
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Early warning test for person at risk of coronary artery disease
CRP
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Marker for long term prognosis of cardiovascular disease
Fibrinogen
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Most abundant complement in serum
C3
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CHON that is important in pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration
C3
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Has greatest affinity to progesterone
Alpha-1 acid glycoprotein
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Gold standard in acute coronary syndrome
Troponin
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General scavenger molecule
CRP
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In extensive coagulation, fibrinogen is
Decrease
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CHON helps in evaluation of Intravascular hemolysis
Haptoglobin
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Ketogenic Amino acids are degraded to
Acetyl CoA

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