BIOCHEMISTRY FLASH CARD

1.GLYCOGEN AND STARCH ------- Alpha (1 -4)glucose (Branched and unbranched)

2.CELLULOSE--------Beta(1-4)glycosidic bond of  glucose (unbranched )

3.Insulin ---------------- 21 and 30 amino acids

4. Chitin ---------------------- N-acetyl glucosamine with alpha (1--4 ) linkage

5. Hemicellulose -------------D galactose

6.ADP ribosylation----------- Arginine

7. Uridylytion -----------------Tyrosine

8. Mg2+ is an inorganic activator of ---------Phosphatase enzyme

9. Zn2+ is an inorganic activator of ---------Carbonic anhydrase

10.Penicillin -------------Block the active site of enzyme that many bacteria used to make cell walls.

11. Phosphofructokinase allosterically regulated ---------------by ATP

12. Phosphorylation and Glycosylation---------Ser residue involved

13.Tyrosine --------------------------------Dopamine

14.Methylation and Acetylation ------------------------------lysine

15.Isocitrate lyase -------------------------------------------Synthesis of glucose from acetate

16.PEP  Carboxylase --------------------------------------Conversion of aminoacid into glucose

17.Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex-------------------Lipoic acid

18.Phosphofructokinase -------------------------------An allosteric enzyme

19.Pyruvate carboxylase ------------------------------Biotin

20.Uronic acid-----------------------------------------Dermatan sulphate ,Chondroitin sulphate ,Heparin sulphate

21.1,1-----Glucoside linkage -----------------------Trehalose

22.Invert sugar --------------------------------------Hydrolytic product of sucrose

23.Hyaluronic acid ---------------------------------Glucurnic acid and N- acetyl D- galactosamine

24.Diasteromers------------------------------------Isoleucine and threonine (Also have 2 chiral centers)

25.Non polar amino acids -----------------------In the core of proteins

26.Arginine--------------------------------------Imidazole group

27.Histidine-----------------------------------Guanidine group

28.Name of test - a. Histidine and tyrosine ----------------------Pauly
                             b.Tryptophan------------------------(glyoxylic acid reaction)Hopkins cole
                             c.Arginine---------------------Milon
                             d.Cysteine--------------------Nitroprusside
29.Spingosine------------------------------------Ceramide ,Cerebrosides,Gangliosides,Spingomyelin

30.Tay-Sachs disease -----------------------------Genetic defect in the metabolism of gangliosides

31.Alpha keratin -----------------------------Mammals and Beta keratin-------Birds and Reptiles

32.Major polysaccharide components of extracellular matrix----------------Glycosaminoglycans

33.Lipids -------------Fatty acid ,spingolipid,glycerophospholipid ,triglecerides,chlesterol

34.Transfatty acids--------------------By fermentation in the rumen of diary animals.

35.The pentose sugar present mainly in the
heart muscle is                                              -------------------------------------- Lyxose

36.Dietary fats are transported as ----------------------------------------------------Chylomicrons

37.Neurotransmitters ----------------------------------------Dopamine, serotonin,GABA,epinephrine 

38.Energy related metabolites-----------------------------Creatine, citrulline ,carnitine 

39.Carboxyglutamate-------------------------------Blood clotting proteins and Ca 2+ binding proteins 

40.Methyllysine--------------------------constituent of  myosin

41.Pyroglutamate---------------------Bacteriorhodopsin

42.Ornithine and Citrulline--------------------Intermediates in biosynthesis of arginine and urea cycle

43.Ketogenic amino acids ---------------------leucine and lysine

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