Alanine formation Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is a glucogenic amino acid? correct answers - amino acids that are catabolized to pyruvate or an intermediate of the TCA cycle - can be used for glucose synthesis What is a ketogenic amino acid? correct answers - amino acids that are catabolized to acetyl CoA or acetoacetate - cannot give rise to the net synthesis of glucose but rather lead to the formation of fatty acids, ketone bodies, or their precursors Which amino acids are exclusively ketogenic? correct answers - leucine - ly...

NBME PHYSIOLOGY UPDATED EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2023/2024 Prostglandin - CORRECT ANSWER-From mast cells, macrophages, EC, and platelets Vasodilation, pain Rate controlling step in Insulin secretion - CORRECT ANSWER-Phosphorylation of glucose by glucokinase Glucokinase mutation - CORRECT ANSWER-Autosomal dominant form of early onset type 2 diabetes GLUT 2 - CORRECT ANSWER-low affinity high capacity glucose transporter. Uptake by beta cells Insulin release - CORRECT ANSWER-Bloo...

NBME PHYSIOLOGY UPDATED EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2023/2024 Prostglandin - CORRECT ANSWER-From mast cells, macrophages, EC, and platelets Vasodilation, pain Rate controlling step in Insulin secretion - CORRECT ANSWER-Phosphorylation of glucose by glucokinase Glucokinase mutation - CORRECT ANSWER-Autosomal dominant form of early onset type 2 diabetes GLUT 2 - CORRECT ANSWER-low affinity high capacity glucose transporter. Uptake by beta cells Insulin release - CORRECT ANSWER-Bloo...

Glycine Glycine is the most simple amino acid - its best to just memorize that this important amino acid has a functional group that only contains a hydrogen! Alanine Alanine has a really simple functional group (just a simple methyl group) that some of the other AA functional groups build on. You can remember the name because the alphabet builds on the letter A and other functional groups build on the simple Alanine R group. What about the other A amino acids? well Alanine has the shor...

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has received a liver transplant and has a prescription to transition from cyclosporine to tacrolimus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? A. Take both the medications together for 72hr and then stop taking the cyclosporine B. Stop taking the cyclosporine for 24hr and then begin taking the tacrolimus C. Alternate taking the medications for 48hr and then take only the tacrolimus D. If adverse reactions to ...

RNAS C Practice Test Review 437 Questions with Verified Answers A capacitor and resisitor in parallel - CORRECT ANSWER will have same voltage across since in parallel. if in series, voltage drops would occur they can be treated together If the absolute pressure of a gas is increased from 3 atm to 4 atm at constant volume, then the absolute temperature of the gas will increase by: A. 25%. B. 33%. C. 67%. D. 75% - CORRECT ANSWER B. Assuming the validity of the Ideal-Gas law, PV = n...

Patho NR 283 Exam 1 Questions And Answers 100% Pass In terms of chromosomal mutation, nondisjunction is referred to as what? Failure of homologous chromosomes to separate properly during cell division What is an instance of an autosomal-dominant disease? Huntington's disease What is an illustration of an autosomal-recessive disease? Cystic fibrosis What is an example of an X-linked condition? Red-green color blindness What is an instance of multifactorial inheritance? Pyloric...

ATI PN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM A nurse is administering subcutaneous heparin to a client who is at risk for deep vein thrombosis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 1. Administer the medication into the client's abdomen. 2. Inject the medication into a muscle. 3. Massage the site after administering the medication. 4. Use a 22-gauge needle to administer the medication. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a urinary tract infection and new ...

Light dependent ATP synthesis is called ______. Correct Answer-Photophosphorylation Catabolism of ______ results in the formation of β-alanine or β-aminoisobutyrate. Correct Answer-pyrimidines The effect of epinephrine upon the liver is most similar to which of the following hormones? Correct Answer-Glucagon What organelle is found in much higher amounts in brown adipose tissue than white adipose tissue? Correct Answer-Mitochondria Under anaerobic conditions, _____ is produced in t...

UNE Medical Biochemistry Midterm Review Already Graded A A family presents for genetic counseling. The couple has two female children who are alive and well; however, their infant son recently died in the nursery with severe hemolysis (lysis of red blood cells) and jaundice. The wife recalls she lost a brother in infancy with severe hemolysis, induced after a viral infection. The physician suspects a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, this would result in a deficiency in which of the...