Final Exam - UNE Medical Biochemistry 1005 Exam with Questions & 100% Correct Answers

What are the direct products of B-Oxidation? - 1) NADH, FADH2 used in ETC --> ATP 2) Acetyl-CoA i) substrate for ketogenesis ii) Allosterically activates pyruvate carboxylase --> gluconeogenesis 3) ATP used in anabolic process in fasted state i) Gluconeogenesis ii) Urea Cycle An 11-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department by her father. He reports she has recently been very thirsty and needing to make frequent trips to the bathroom. At her soccer game today, she complained of lightheadedness and that the symptoms did not resolve even after drinking a power beverage. A rapid dipstick test revealed glucose in her urine and further diagnostics are consistent with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. Evaluation of this girl's liver would reveal an increased rate of which of the following processes? a) Fatty acid synthesis b) Glycogenesis c) Glycolysis d) Ketogenesis e) Protein Synthesis - Ketogenesis