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What is the most common extracellular buffer?

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Bicarbonate

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What is the isoelectric point?

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The pH at which there is no net charge

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What is the rate-limiting enzyme in Glycolysis?

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Phosphofrutokinase-1 (PFK-1)

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What is the rate-limiting enzyme in Gluconeogenesis?

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Fructose-1,6-Bisphosphatase

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What is the rate-limiting enzyme in the HMP shunt?

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Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G-6-PD)

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What is the rate limiting enzyme in glycogenesis?

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Glycogen Synthase. Occurs in the Cytolasm of Liver and Muscle

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What is the rate-limiting enzyme in Glycogenolysis?

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Glycogen Phosphorylase. Occurs in the Cytoplasm of Liver and Muscle

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What is the rate-limiting enzyme in FA synthesis?

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Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase (ACC)

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What is the rate-limiting enzyme in Beta-Oxidation?

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Carnitine ACyltransferase-1 (CAT-1)

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What is the rate-limiting enzyme in Cholesterol synthesis?

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HMG CoA Reductase

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What is the rate-limiting enzyme in Ketogenesis?

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HMG CoA Synthase

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What is the rate-limiting in Purine Synthesis?

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Glutamine - phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) Amidotransferase

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What is the rate-limiting enzyme in Pyrimidine synthesis?

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Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase - 2 (CPS - 2)

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What is the rate-limiting enzyme in TCA cycle?

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Isocitrate dehydrogenase

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What is the rate-limiting enzyme in Urea cycle?

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Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase - 1 (CPS-1)

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What is the rate-limiting enzyme in Heme synthesis?

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delta-ALA Synthase

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What are the catabolic pathways that create energy? (Occur in the Mitochondria)

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Acetyl-CoA production, Beta-Oxidation, citric acid cycle, Ketogenesis, Oxidative Phosphorylation (ETC)

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What are the anabloic pathways that store energy? (Occur in the Cytoplasm)

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Fatty acid synthesis, Glycolysis, HMP Shunt, translation

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What are the anabolic + catabolic pathways? (occurs in both cytoplasm and mitochondria)

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HUG - Heme synthesis, Urea Cycle, Gluconeogenesis

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What does an Isomerase do?

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Creates an isomer

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What does an Epimerase do?

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Creates an epimer, which differs around one chiral carbon

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What does a Mutase do?

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Relocates a functional group within a molecule (intrachain)

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What does a Transferase do?

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Relocates a functional group from one molecule to another (interchain)

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What does a Kinase do?

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Adds Phosphate group to substrate using ATP

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What does a phosphorylase do?
Adds inorganic phosphate to substrate. No ATP used
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What does a Carboxylase do?
Transfers CO2 groups with the help of Biotin (B7)
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What does a synthase do?
Consumers two substrates
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What does a Synthetase do?
Comsumes two substrates, uses ATP
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What does a phosphatase do?
Removes phosphate from substrate
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What does a hydroxylase do?
Adds-Oh group onto substrate
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What does a lyase do?
Cuts C-C bonds with ATP
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What does a dehydrogenase do?
Catalyzes oxidation-reduction reactions (gaining or losing an electron)
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What does thio do?
Breaks S bonds
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What is diffusion?
From high to low concentration. No ATP used
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What is Active Transport?
Goes against concentration gradient. Requires ATP
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What is zero-order kinetics?
Metabolism independent of concentration (rate of elimination is constant)
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What is 1st-order kinetics?
Constant drug percentage metabolism over time depends on drug concentration (rate of elimination is directly proportional to drug concentration)
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What is efficacy?
Vmax
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What is potency?
Amount of drug needed to produce effect (lower w/ comp antagonist)
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What affects potency?
Km (EC50)
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What is Kd?
Concentration of drug that binds 50% of receptors
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What is the Ec50?
Concentration of drug that produces 50% of maximal response.
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What is competitive inhibition?
Fights for active site, no change in Vmax, potency decreases
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What is Non-competitive inhibition?
Binds a regulatory site, no change in Km, Efficacy decreases, decreased Vmax
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What is the Peak level?
4 hours after does (too high - decrease dose_
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What is the Trough level?
2 hours before next dose (too high - give less often)
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What is the T1/2?
Half-life, the time it takes the body to use half of the drug ingested.
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What is von Gierke?
G-6 Phosphatase deficiency, severe fasting hypoglycemia, hepatomegaly, increasd lactase and uric acid levels
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What is Pompe's?
Lysosomal alpha-1,4-glucosidase deficiency. Usually die early/young due to heart failure. Think Pump with Pompe's
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What is Cori's?
Debranching, alpha-1,6-glucosidase enzyme deficiency, short branches of glycogen, milder form of von Gierke with normal lactate levels, limit-dextrin's accumulate
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What is Anderson's?
Branching enzyme deficiency, long chains of glycogen
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What is McArdle's?
Myophosphorylase deficiency, (skeletal muscle Glycogen Phosphorylase), muscle cramps with exercise, increased Glycogen in muscle only, blood glucose NL, second wind phenomenon
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What is essential fructosuria?
Fructokinase deficiency, excrete fructose in blood/urine (still have hexokinase)
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What is Fructosemia?
"Fructose intolerance" (Aldolase B deficiency) Kidney and liver damage, occurs in infants after introduction of fruits, honey and juices
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What does a Galactokinase deficiency cause?
Cataracts
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What does Galactosemia cause?
Cataracts, mental retardation, liver damage
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What does the Citrate shuttle do?
FA transport out of the mitochondria
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What lysosomal diseases have a cherry-red macula?
Tay-Sachs, Niemann-Pick

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