Protein metabolism
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What DOESN'T contribute to the amino acid pool?
Degrading tissue proteins
Making essential amino acids in the body
Proteins from food
Trick question! Everything contributes
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does stomach acid aid protein digestion?
Disrupts ionic bonds so food proteins denature
Hydrolyses peptide bonds to enzymes can "attack" food proteins
Modulates amino acid transporters in the stomach wall
Disrupts ionic bonds to activate enzymes
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which part of an amino acid provides a source of energy?
The whole molecule
The whole molecule EXCEPT the carboxyl group
The whole molecule EXCEPT the amino group
The amino group
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In what form is N transported through blood to the liver?
Ammonium ion
Gluten
An amino acid
Urea
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What makes an amino acid non-essential?
Not metabolised by the body
Not needed to build proteins but can be burnt for energy
Must be provided by the diet
Can be synthesised by the body
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Pyridoxal phosphate can be temporarily converted to pyridoxamine phosphate. What type of reaction is this?
Amination
Deamination
Oxidative deamination
Transamination
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What substrates does the enzyme cysteine transaminase need?
L-cysteine + any amino acid
L-cysteine + L-glutamate
L-cysteine + any α-keto acid
L-cysteine + α-ketoglutarate
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