Ch. 21 Amino Acid Metabolism
Ch. 22 Integrated Metabolism
Both the paper presented in class and Fat vs Sugar movie
AT least one of these questions will be on the exam exactly as written below:
1. What is the primary role of the liver under normal homeostatic conditions compared to starvation conditions?
2. How is that an overweight person can be in energy balance and eat less calories per day than a thinner person who is also in energy balance?
3. Amino acids are often used as nutritional supplements. Discuss the most likely fates of the amino acids serine and alanine in each of the two scenarios below.
A. Bod E. Builder consumes the amino acid supplement instead of breakfast, first thing in the morning.
B.Hugh JaPecs consumes the amino acid supplement after his breakfast which consisted of an egg white omelet, sausage, waffle and syrup with a side dish of bacon.
4. What is the biochemical explanation for the high level of ketone bodies in untreated diabetics?
Ch. 21 Amino Acid Metabolism
Ch. 22 Integrated Metabolism
Both the paper presented in class and Fat vs Sugar movie
AT least one of these questions will be on the exam exactly as written below:
1. What is the primary role of the liver under normal homeostatic conditions compared to starvation conditions?
2. How is that an overweight person can be in energy balance and eat less calories per day than a thinner person who is also in energy balance?
3. Amino acids are often used as nutritional supplements. Discuss the most likely fates of the amino acids serine and alanine in each of the two scenarios below.
A. Bod E. Builder consumes the amino acid supplement instead of breakfast, first thing in the morning.
B.Hugh JaPecs consumes the amino acid supplement after his breakfast which consisted of an egg white omelet, sausage, waffle and syrup with a side dish of bacon.
4. What is the biochemical explanation for the high level of ketone bodies in untreated diabetics?
