Exam 7: Energy Metabolism

What percentage of the energy stored in dietary fatty acids is required to transform them into stored triglycerides?

How does transamination differ from deamination?

People who have kidney disease must monitor and control their consumption of protein to prevent urea from accumulating in the blood

An infant with PKU is fed a special formula containing minimal amounts of _____ and adequate amounts of _____

During the fasting state, the body uses _____ to produce glucose

Urea is removed from the blood by the _____

Catabolic pathways require energy to construct complex molecules from simpler ones

Β-oxidation takes place in all cells except brain and _____ cells

Lipolysis is catalyzed by a hormone-sensitive enzyme called _____

Fermentation requires _____

Glucose catabolism begins with:

Your body needs additional glucose and is catabolizing glycogen This process is called:

Describe/summarize the four major stages of catabolism

NAD+, FAD and NADP+ are all examples of:

What metabolic pathway predominates when excess glucose is present in the body and glycogen stores are filled?

Which metabolic process synthesizes glucose from noncarbohydrate sources?

The enzyme _______________ is found mostly in the liver and metabolizes ethanol to acetaldehyde

Which of the following formulas represents the chemical structure of alcohol?

Coenzymes assist enzymes by transferring _____ to form molecules

Jane, a 20-year-old college student, is 5'6" and weighs 100 lbs She has lost 40 lbs in the last 4 months and recently admitted to being anorexic What nutritional state is she generally in?