Pre Vet 2 Biochemistry class

How many acetyl CoA's can you get from a 19C Fatty acid?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

What amino acid is the precursor for Dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine?

• Phenylalanine

• Tyrosine

• Tryptophan

• Glutamate

Which of these molecules id primarily used for energy production in humans?

• Fatty acids

• Amino acids

• Glucose

• Nucleotides

Persons with diabetes would have an overproduction of which of the molecules?

• Acetoacetate

• Fatty acids

• Amino acids

• Acetyl CoA

This describes species that excrete ammonia as urea

This is a ketone body that is used by the brain during starvation conditions

• Acetyl CoA

• Alpha ketoglutarate

• Acetone

• Acetoacetate

This molecule serves as a collecting point for amine groups during Amino acid oxidation

• Glutamine

• Alpha ketoglutarate

• Fumarate

• Ammonia

Amino acids that oxidized to this molecule will go on to produce glucose

• acetyl coA

• oxaloacetate

• glutamate

• ketones

Fatty acids are broken down to molecules that enter what process?

• Gluconeogensis

• Glycolysis

• Kreb's cycle

• Urea cycle

Which of these molecules is NOT produced directly from amino acids?

• Heme

• Creatine

• GABA

• Glucose