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The given summary gives a precise and well written overview of acid base balance in the human body. The book consulted for the document isU. Satyanaryana for biochemistry. The document provides in depth analysis of how the body balances the amount of acids and bases and the renal and respiratory compensations for it.

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ACID BASE
BALANCE
DR BILAL KARIM
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
BIOCHEMISTRY

, ACID BASE BALANCE
• Normal pH = 7.35 – 7.45
• Acidosis; pH = Below 7.35
• Alkalosis; pH = Above 7.45

, ACIDS PRODUCED IN THE BODY
1. Carbonic acid – Produced in course of oxidation in cells.
2. Sulphuric acid – Produced during oxidation of sulphur
containing amino acids.
3. Phosphoric acid – Produced by metabolism of
phosphoproteins, nucleoproteins.

, ACIDS PRODUCED IN THE BODY
• Organic acids – Pyruvic acid, lactic acid, acetoacetic acid, β-
OH butyric acid produced during normal metabolic activity.
• Iatrogenic – Certain medicine like NH₄Cl, Mandelic acid.

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U Satyanarayana Biochemistry
Publisher: 2014 ISBN: 9788131237137 Edition: Unknown

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