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Basic Concepts
True or false water is dipole,
Describe how water has a partial ...,
The dipole characteristic of wate...
46  cards
Amino Acids and Protein Structure
L alpha aa is a ___ acid with an ...,
What is the role of the hydrogen ...,
Almost all aas are ___ aas
69  cards
Extracellular Matrix & Connective Tissue
The following describes the struc...,
Proteoglycans interact with prote...,
Proteoglycans consist of a ___ pr...
68  cards
Enzyme Catalysis
Enzymes are biological catalysts ...,
A catalyst decreases activation e...,
Does an enzyme effect the free en...
44  cards
Enzyme Kinetics
The velocity v of a simple reacti...,
Give the velocity equation for a ...,
Give the velocity equation for a ...
19  cards
Membrane Composition and Structure
Membranes are composed of lipids ...,
Compounds soluble in organic solv...,
True or false the relative amount...
36  cards
Complex Lipid Metabolism
Free fatty acids are a major comp...,
Fatty acids are ___ ___ acids,
Describe aliphatic carboxylic acids
64  cards
Biochemistry of Cellular Receptors
For each signaling system give it...,
The eicosanoids prostaglandins th...,
Almost every cell in the body pro...
45  cards
Intro to Metabolism
What is the difference between ca...,
What do fats polysaccharides and ...,
____ is an important intermediate...
42  cards
Reversible Enzyme Inhibition
In this type of inhibition the in...,
True or false a competitive inhib...,
What does a competitive inhibitor...
25  cards
Allosteric Enzymes
Allosteric enzymes usually displa...,
In regards to allosteric enzymes ...,
Allosteric enzyme has more than o...
18  cards
Regulation of Enzymes
In regards to synthesis and degra...,
By keeping enzymes cofactors and ...,
Many hormones produce second mess...
11  cards
Muscular Dystrophy
The muscular dystrophies are a cl...,
True or false in muscular dystrop...,
_____ is a characteristic of all ...
37  cards
DNA Chemistry and Analysis
What are the 4 components of a nu...,
Methylation is an important modif...,
Transfer rna contains a high perc...
83  cards
DNA Replication and Repair
Replication of dna occurs in a __...,
______ replication of dna is a mo...,
Each new dna molecule consists of...
90  cards
RNA Synthesis and The Genetic Code
Mrna carries the information enco...,
Trnas serve as ___ for aas,
Rrna is a major component of the ...
69  cards
Applied Molecular Biology
Mutations resulting in a change o...,
If rflp occurs as a result of mut...,
What is the molecular basis for s...
51  cards
Protein Synthesis
Protein is synthesized from the _...,
Each ribosome contains a ___ site...,
Processed mrna enters the cytopla...
86  cards
Regulating Gene Expression
In regards to the cdna library pr...,
The first step in creating the cd...,
In the second step of the cdna li...
53  cards
Bioenergetics
This pathway is a series of chemi...,
This pathway is a series of chemi...,
What is the first law of thermody...
20  cards
FA Oxidation and Ketone Bodies
Fa oxidation occurs where,
True or false long chain fas cant...,
Medium chain and short chain fas ...
60  cards
FA Synthesis
In humans the ___ is the main sit...,
The process of fa synthesis occur...,
Fas are synthesized from 2 carbon...
44  cards
Eicosanoids
Eicosanoids are important bio act...,
Prostanoids are synthesized by th...,
The leukotrienes and lipoxins are...
36  cards
Glycolysis
Carbohydrates are broken down int...,
When your body intakes carbs and ...,
Where does glycolysis occur in th...
27  cards
Oxidation of Pyruvate and TCA Cycle
Oxidation of pyruvate and the tca...,
Pyruvate formed in the cytosol is...,
Inside the mitochondrion pyruvate...
24  cards
Biological Oxidation
The outer membrane of mitochondri...,
The inner membrane of a single li...,
The heart muscle mitochondria con...
37  cards
Omega-3 FAs
_____ gives rise to the n 6 serie...,
Alpha linolenic gives rise to the...,
____ acid gives rise to the n 9 s...
19  cards
Overview of Nutrition
What are the 6 essential nutrients,
In regards to dietary intake stud...,
In regards to dietary intake stud...
33  cards
Nutrition: Vitamins and Minerals
What are the two water soluble vi...,
Water soluble vitamins are excret...,
Metabolic stores labile depletion...
127  cards
Eating Disorders
Amenorrhea gi complications upon ...,
What is the diagnostic criteria f...,
In regards to anorexia weight los...
27  cards
Mechanism of Aging
Define aging,
True or false aging is the most i...,
This is a group of effects which ...
37  cards
Nutrition in Children
Eating habits are formed in the f...,
New foods may have to be introduc...,
True or false children imitate pa...
22  cards
Nutrition in the Elderly
One third of hospitalized patient...,
____ of people are overweight bmi 25,
____ of people are obese bmi 31
32  cards
Alcoholism
Alcohol ___ kcal g,
___ of heavy drinkers daily calor...,
Alcoholism may affect ___ ___ of ...
20  cards
Protein Digestion
Unlike carbs and lipids digestion...,
____ cells secrete hcl,
K h exchanging atpase is specific...
24  cards
Carbohydrate Digestion
True or false monosaccharides can...,
In regards to monosaccharides ___...,
The cyclization of a monosacchari...
32  cards
lipid digestion
Composition of lipids in the huma...,
For the following location list w...,
For the following location list w...
42  cards
Porphyrin Metabolism
The overall synthesis of heme req...,
What are the byproducts of heme s...,
Where is heme synthesis located
31  cards

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