BIOCHEM LEC

• PYRUVATE - What is the primary end product of glycolysis?
• HEXOKINASE - Which enzyme catalyzes the conversion of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate in glycolysis?
• NADPH PRODUCTION - What is the primary function of the hexose monophosphate shunt?
• FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS -What is the significance of NADPH produced in the hexose monophosphate shunt?
• ACETYL-COA - Which compound enters the Krebs cycle after being converted from pyruvate?
• MITOCHONDRIAL INNER MEMBRANE - The electron transport chain primarily takes place in which part of the cell?
• TO GENERATE 2,3-BISPHOSPHOGLYCERATE - What is the main purpose of the Luebering-Rapoport pathway?
• LACTIC ACID - Which of the following is a byproduct of glycolysis under anaerobic conditions?
• ACCEPTS ELECTRONS - What is the role of NAD+ in glycolysis?
• GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASES - Which of the following diseases is associated with impaired glycolysis?
• 2 - How many ATP molecules are generated from one molecule of glucose during glycolysis?
• OXALOACETATE - In the Krebs cycle, which intermediate is regenerated to allow the cycle to continue?
• DECREASES OXYGEN AFFINITY - What effect does increased levels of 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate have on hemoglobin
• GLYCOLYSIS - Which metabolic pathway is activated under hypoxic conditions in red blood cells?
• GENERATE ATP USING THE ENERGY FROM ELECTRON TRANSPORT

  - What is the main purpose of oxidative phosphorylation?
• HURLER SYNDROME - Which mucopolysaccharidosis is associated with the accumulation of dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate?
• CONVERTING GLYCOGEN TO GLUCOSE - A patient with glycogen storage disease type I would have difficulty with which of the following?
• GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS - Mucopolysaccharidoses are disorders caused by deficiencies in enzymes responsible for the breakdown of which type of biomolecules?
• KETONE BODY PRODUCTION - What is a key metabolic consequence of untreated diabetes mellitus?
• JAUNDICE - What is a common symptom of untreated galactosemia in infants?

   
• AMINO ACID - What is the basic building block of proteins?
• PEPTIDE BOND - Which type of bond links amino acids together in a protein?
• THE SEQUENCE OF AMINO ACIDS - What is the primary structure of a protein?
• HEMOGLOBIN - Which of the following is a globular protein?
• CYSTEINE - What type of amino acid has a side chain that contains sulfur?
• LEUCINE - Which amino acid is essential for human health
• X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY - Which of the following techniques is used to determine the protein structures?
• D ALL OF THE ABOVE - Which property of proteins is affected by temperature and pH

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• LOSS OF 3D STRUCTURE - What is denaturation in proteins?
• ARACHIDONIC ACID - Which of the following is a precursor of prostaglandins
• HORMONAL - Which type of protein is insulin?
• MULTIPLE POLYPEPTIDE CHAINS - What is the quaternary structure of a protein?
• CATALYZING BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS - Which of the following is a function of enzymes?
• LEUCINE - What type of amino acid has a nonpolar side chain?
• ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY - Which of the following is a characteristic of fibrous proteins?
• ALBUMEN - Which of the following proteins is important in fighting of infections
• LOSS OF FUNCTION - What is a common consequence of a mutation that leads to a misfolded protein?
• ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - Which condition is related to protein misfolding?
• ASPARTATE - Amino acids with acidic side group
• PHENYLALANINE - Amino acid with aromatic group