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Biochem:

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1. Identify if the following enzymes in the liver are active,inactive or unaffected during fasting

a. Branching Enzyme -

b. Debranching Enzyme -

c. Glycogen Synthase -

d. Glycogen Phosphorylase -

e. Glucokinase -

2. Explain the outcomes of each of the following GlycogenStorage Diseases

a. Lack of Debranching Enzyme -

b. Lack of Muscle Glycogen –

c. Lack of Glut-2 transporters -

d. Lack of Branching Enzyme –

e. Lack of Liver Glycogen Synthase -

f. Lack of Glucose-6-Phosphatase -

g. Lack of Liver Glycogen –

3. Explain why Branching Enzyme and Debranching Enzyme areneeded in glycogen metabolism.

4. Suppose a mutation occurs in Phosphoglucomutase which doesnot allow the enzyme to catalyze the movement of the phosphategroup from the 6 position of glucose to the 1 position. What wouldbe the effects of this mutation in Glycogen metabolism?

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4. Suppose a mutation occurs in Phosphoglucomutase which doesnot allow the enzyme to catalyze the movement of the phosphategroup from the 6 position of glucose to the 1 position. What wouldbe the effects of this mutation in Glycogen metabolism?

5. Liver glycogen is used in fasting to provide glucose for useby other tissues including the brain. Muscle glycogen is not. Whatis the explanation for this?

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4. Suppose a mutation occurs in Phosphoglucomutase which doesnot allow the enzyme to catalyze the movement of the phosphategroup from the 6 position of glucose to the 1 position. What wouldbe the effects of this mutation in Glycogen metabolism?

5. Liver glycogen is used in fasting to provide glucose for useby other tissues including the brain. Muscle glycogen is not. Whatis the explanation for this?

6. Which of the following statements about the control ofglycogen synthase are correct? Select all that apply.

a) Glycogen synthase is inactivated by a proteinphosphatase.

b) Glycogen synthase is activated in the presence ofinsulin.

c) PKA and glycogen synthase kinase 3 phosphorylate glycogensynthase at different sites.

d) The phosphorylation by glycogen synthase kinase 3 isinhibited by insulin.

e) Insulin activates protein kinase B which phosphorylatesglycogen synthase.

Answer: 1.C
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Answer: B
Answer: 1.D

Does anyone know Biochem Please help!!!Some questions may have more than on answer...............

2a A liver cell with high cellular ATP and low cytosolic glucose is exporting glucose in response to stimulation by glucagon. CHOOSE ALL(this means more than one answer may be selected) of the following that are consistent with these cellular conditions.

a. glycogen phosphorylase breaks a(1,4) glycosidic bond of glucose residues on the non-reducing ends of glycogen

b. the rate of glycogen synthase is inibited

c. the rate of glycolysis is inhibited

d.the caalytic rate of phosphofructokinase is inhibited by ATP

e the rate of glycogen phosphorylase by ATP

2b..In a muscle or a liver cell, stimulation by hormone adrenaline, leads to________. CHOOSE ALL(that means more than one) of the following that are consistent with these cellular conditions.

a. an increase in the glycogen phosphorylase a form of the enzyme

b. an increase in glycogen synthase a form of enzyme

c. increase in phosphorylation of glycogen phosphorylase

d. increase in phosphorylation of glycogen synthase

2c.In exercising muscle cells the cellular AMP concentration is high the cell is stimulated by adrenaline. CHOOSE ALL(that means more than one) of the following that are consistent with these cellular conditions.

a. Glycogen phosphorylase is in the form of phosphorylase b

b. Glycogen synthase is in the form of synrhaseb

c The glycolysis rate is stimulated

d. Net glycogen breakdown takes place

e. AMP stimulates the rate of glucose export

f. AMP stimulate the catalytic rate of phosphofructofinase

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Answer: B. a-ketoglutarate aspartate asparagine methionine lysine

Can someone please check my answers?

1. The amide nitrogen of glutamine:

A. represents a nontoxic transport form of ammonia.

B. is a major source of ammonia for urinary excretion.

C. is used in the synthesis of asparagine, purines, and pynimidines.

D. can be recovered as ammonia by the action of glutaminase.

E. all of the above are correct.

2- Which of the following statements about glutamate is NOT true:

a It can be synthesized in the transaminase reaction using alanine as a substrate

b It can be synthesized in an aminotransferase reaction using aspartate as a substrate

c It can be synthesized by the glutamate dehydrogenase reaction using alpha-ketoglutarate and free ammonium ion as substrates

d It can transfer it's amino group to oxaloacetate in a one step reaction

e It can transfer it's amino group to citrulline in a one step reaction

3. The products of the catabolism of cysteine are:

a) Serine and phosphate

b) Serine and HCl

c) Pyruvate and sulfate

d) Serine and sulfate

e) Alanine and sulfate

4. The catabolic products of isoleucine, methionine, and valine all enter into the TCA cycle or glycolysis as

A Pyruvate

B Oxaloacetate

C Succinyl CoA

D Acetyl CoA

E Fumarate

5-What is the name of the cofactor for AST, ALT, or any other transamination reaction?

A NAD+

B Acetyl CoA

C Pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)

D FADH2

E NADPH

6. Valine and isoleucine give rise to propionyl CoA, a precursor succinyl CoA. A disease related to a defect in this conversion methylmalonic aciduria. Some patients respond to megadoses of vitamin B Which of the following statements about the conversion of propionyl CoA to succinyl CoA is/are correct?

A. The first step in the conversion is a biotin-dependent carboxylation.

B. Some methylmalonic aciduria patients respond to B12 because the defect in the mutase converting malonyl CoA to succinyl CoA is poor binding of the cofactor.

C. The same pathway of propionyl CoA to succinyl CoA is part oa the metabolism of odd-chain fatty acids.

D. All of the above are correct.

E. None of the above is correct.

7. All of the following are true about the branched-chain amino acids EXCEPT:

A. they are essential in the diet.

B. they differ in that one is glucogenic, one is ketogenic, and one is classified as both.

C. they are catabolized in a manner that bears a resemblance to B-oxidation of fatty acids.

D. they are oxidized by a dehydrogenase complex to branch chain acyl CoAs one carbon shorter than the parent compound.

E. they are metabolized initially in the liver.

8-The most dramatic increases in serum alanine transaminase(SGPT or ALT) levels occur in patients with

A. biliary obstruction.

B. hemolysis.

C. malabsorption of fat-soluble vitamins.

D. inflammatory diseases of the liver.

E. intrahepatic cholestasis.

9. S-Adenosylmethionine:

A. contains a positively charged sulfur (sulfonium) that facilitates the transfer of substituents to suitable acceptors.

B. yields a-ketobutyrate in the reaction in which the methyl is transferred.

C. donates a methyl group in a freely reversible reaction.

D. generates H2S by transsulfuration.

E. provides the carbons for the formation of cysteine.

10-Which of the following compounds serves as a coenzyme for transaminase reactions?

A. pyridoxal phosphate

B. thiamine pyrophosphate

C. nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

D. flavin adenine dinucleotide

E. coenzyme A

11. In transamination, which amino acid is converted into oxaloacetic acid?
A. Lysine
B. Aspartic
C. Glutamic
D. Threonine
E. Methionine

12.The a -keto acid that is produced by transamination of alanine is:

A. oxalic acid

B. pyruvic acid

C. oxaloacetic acid

D. a -keto butyric acid

E. homocysteine

13- The reactions of the urea cycle take place in

a) the cytosol.

b) the mitochondrion.

c) the nucleus.

d) the cytosol and the mitochondrion.

e) the cytosol and the nucleus.

14- Intermediates in the urea cycle include all of the following except

a) lysine.

b) ornithine.

c) arginine.

d) citrulline.

e) carbamoyl phosphate.

15- The nitrogen atoms in urea are derived directly from

a) ammonia and lysine.

b) ammonia and aspartate.

c) glutamine and glutamate.

d) glycine and ammonia.

e) glycine and asparagine.

16. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I:

A. is a flavoprotein.

B. is controlled primarily by feedback inhibition.

C. is unresponsive to changes in arginine.

D. requires N-acetylglutamate as an allosteric effector.

E. requires ATP as an allosteric effector.

17- Which one of the following is synthesized from an essential amino acid?

A. Alanine

B. Glutamate

C. Proline

D. Tyrosine

E. Aspartate

18. The step in porphyrin biosynthesis which is excessively stimulated in the acute porphyrias is the step catalyzed by

A. delta-amino levulinic acid synthase

B. uroporphyrinogen III cosynthase

C. porphobilinogen deaminase

D. coproporphyrinogen III oxidase

E. ferrochelatase

19.In jaundice that accompanies neonatal isoimmune hemolysis the substance most likely to be elevated in serum is

A. beta-glucuronidase.

B. bilirubin diglucuronide.

C. biliverdin.

D. unconjugated bilirubin.

E. deoxycholic acid.

20. Increased excretion of urobilinogen in the urine is generally the result of

A. acute hemolytic anemia.

B. erythropoetic porphyria.

C. Gilbert’s syndrome.

D. iron deficiency.

E. bile duct obstruction.

Answer: 1.C
Answer: 1.D
Answer: F,E,A,B
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