ANFS475 In Class Assignments

In the process of transamination that transfers an amino group from an amino
acid to aspartate, _______________ is recycled

Alpha-ketoglutarate

The urea cycle uses a total of _______________ high energy phosphate bonds

Four

If an individual has deficient tyrosine levels, the production of _______________
will be negatively impacted.

L-DOPA
Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Epinephrine

_______________ is the primary fuel for the brain

Glucose

Glut2 and Glut4 primarily allow transport of _______________

Glucose

In the fasted state, hormones secreted by the pancreas affect the
_______________.

Both adipose tissue and liver

If you are hungry, your body secretes_____

Both neuropeptide Y and ghrelin

In fatty acid biosynthesis ____ is an electron donor

NADPH

An example of an essential amino acid is

Threonine

If asparagine and aspartate are deficient, production of ____ is negatively affected in the TCA cycle.

Both oxaloacetate and citrate

Pyrimidines include

Cytosine, Uracil, and Thymine

A nucleoside is made up of the following:

Base and sugar

Purines are derived from:

Aspartate, Glycine, Formate, Glutamine, Bicarbonate

Production of IMP and R5P requires

7 high energy bonds

During starvation, the body makes metabolic changes to maintain blood___ levels

Glucose

Type 2 diabetes involves ____

insensitivity to the presence of insulin

Thermogenesis helps balance ___ with energy intake.

Energy expenditure

____ release in response to glucose promotes fuel uptake and storage

Insulin

Glucagon functions in the

Adipose tissue and liver

Glucokinase____

Only functions in the liver

Pyrimidines are derives from:

Glutamine, Aspartate, Bicarbonate

Production of UMP from Glutamine requires____

4 high energy bonds

The major breakdown product resulting from purine catabolism is___

uric acid

The major breakdown product resulting from pyrimidine catabolism is

Malonyl-CoA

Gout is caused by an excess of

Uric Acid

CTP is produced from

UTP

The purine nucleotide cycle uses a total of ___ high energy bonds

One

____ does not provide feedback inhibition for animal pyrimidine biosynthesis

CTP

CTP production from UTP requires____

Glutamine

PRPP plays a role in ____

Both purine and Pyrimidine biosynthesis