Exam 24: Lipid and Amino Acid Metabolism

​ Identify the condition that develops when the renal threshold for ketone bodies is exceeded and ketone bodies are excreted in the urine.

Which of the following is NOT considered a source of amino acids in humans?

The diet of a child vegetarian should not include which of the following?

Amino acids that the body does not synthesize are termed nonessential.

The plasma lipids usually reach a maximum ____ after a meal containing fat is consumed.

The following is an example of the hydrolysis of a wax.

Which of these is a direct fuel for the urea cycle?

Which of the following can cause abnormally high levels of ketone bodies to be present in the blood?

In PKU disease, an enzyme is lacking which converts

Prior to undergoing beta oxidation, a fatty acid must initially be activated by  ____.

What process is summarized by the reaction shown below?

Oxidative deamination of an amino acid produces _____ .

​ Identify the condition in which the pH of blood drops due to elevated levels of ketone bodies.

If there is an excessive intake of fatty acids and\or carbohydrates, the energy is stored as triglycerides for later use.

Pyruvate can furnish an amino group in amino acid biosynthesis.

The biosynthesis of fatty acids occurs in the ____ of the cell.

What is the effect on acetoacetate blood concentration as weeks without food increases?

Pyruvate is converted into alanine by a hydrolase enzyme.

Some amino acids are synthesized from α -keto acids.

While the brain cannot use fatty acids as an energy source due to the blood-brain barrier, red blood cell cannot use fatty acids because they lack mitochondria.