UNE CHEM 1005- MEDICAL
BIOCHEMISTRY FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Carnitine |palmitoyl |transferase |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |transfers |acyl |groups |from |CoA |to |carnitine |
& |vice |versa
- |inhibited |by |malonyl-CoA
ketone |bodies |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |acetoacetate, |β-hydroxybutyrate, |acetone
- |oxidized |as |fuel |source |in |extreme |fasting
d-3-hydroxybutyrate |dehydrogenase |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-interconversion |of |acetoacetate |and |3-
hydroxybutyrate
acetone |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-yielded |by |spontaneous |decarboxylation |of |acetoacetate; |waste |
product
acetoacetate |and |3-hydroxybutyrate |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |ketone |bodies |produced |during |fasting
- |used |for |energy |in |various |tissues
hyperglycemia |and |ketogenesis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |occurs |in |fasted |state
- |loss |of |insulin |(type |1 |diabetes)
Ketogenesis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |process |by |which |excess |acteyl-CoA |is |converted |into |ketone
|bodies
products |of |B-oxidation |of |fatty |acids |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |NADH
- |FADH2
- |acteyl-CoA
BIOCHEMISTRY FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Carnitine |palmitoyl |transferase |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |transfers |acyl |groups |from |CoA |to |carnitine |
& |vice |versa
- |inhibited |by |malonyl-CoA
ketone |bodies |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |acetoacetate, |β-hydroxybutyrate, |acetone
- |oxidized |as |fuel |source |in |extreme |fasting
d-3-hydroxybutyrate |dehydrogenase |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-interconversion |of |acetoacetate |and |3-
hydroxybutyrate
acetone |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-yielded |by |spontaneous |decarboxylation |of |acetoacetate; |waste |
product
acetoacetate |and |3-hydroxybutyrate |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |ketone |bodies |produced |during |fasting
- |used |for |energy |in |various |tissues
hyperglycemia |and |ketogenesis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |occurs |in |fasted |state
- |loss |of |insulin |(type |1 |diabetes)
Ketogenesis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |process |by |which |excess |acteyl-CoA |is |converted |into |ketone
|bodies
products |of |B-oxidation |of |fatty |acids |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |NADH
- |FADH2
- |acteyl-CoA