UNE Biochemistry Final, Final, Final Exam Review UNE medical biochemistry Already Graded A+

UNE Biochemistry Final, Final, Final Exam Review UNE medical biochemistry Already Graded A+ A comatose infant is brought to the ER. In the course of the examination, plasma ammonia was found to be elevated 20-fold over normal values. Urine orotic acid and uracil were both greater than normal. A defect of which of the following enzymes is the most likely diagnosis? Ornithine transcarbamoylase Your patient presents with a deficiency of the enzyme that catalyzes synthesis of N-acetylglutamate (NAGs). Which of the following would be a consequence of this deficiency in the patient? Increased amino acids in the blood The cellular uptake of LDL increases intracellular cholesterol levels. This has which of the following impacts on de novo cholesterol synthesis? Increases degradation of HMG-CoA reductase Dietary cholesterol is primarily transported in the body by which of the following lipoproteins? Chylomicron Secondary bile salts are generated by bacterial modification of primary bile salts in the intestinal lumen. These modifications have which of the following impacts on bile salt solubility?