C PROGRAMMING QUIZ

A person with phenylketonuria is advised not to consume which of the following products?

Glucose

Aspartame

Fat containing food

Glycine containing foods

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Histidine is degraded to α-ketoglutarate and is described as a

gluco amino acid

keto-gluco amino acid

ketogenic amino acid

glucogenic amino acid

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Tyrosine is degraded to acetoacetyl CoA and fumarate and is described as a

glucogenic amino acid

keto-gluco amino acid

ketogenic amino acid

ketogenic and glucogenic amino acid

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Lysine is degraded to acetoacetyl CoA and is described as a

glucogenic amino acid

none of these

keto-gluco amino acid

ketogenic amino acid

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Which of the following is the best described glucogenic amino acid?

Lysine

Tryptophan

None of these

Valine

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An example of a transamination process is

glutamate = α-ketoglutarate + NH3

aspartate + α ketoglutarate = glutamate + oxaloacetate

glutamate = hexanoic acid + NH3

aspartate + hexanoic acid = glutamate + oxaloacetate

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Oxidative deamination is the conversion of an amino

group from an amino acid to a keto acid

acid to a carboxylic acid plus ammonia

acid to a keto acid plus ammonia

group from an amino acid to a carboxylic acid

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A ketogenic amino acid is one which degrades to

pyruvate or citric acid cycle intermediates

multiple intermediates including pyruvate or citric acid cycle intermediates and acetyl CoA or acetoacetyl CoA

either acetyl CoA or acetoacetyl CoA

keto-sugars

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An example of the oxidative deamination is

aspartate + hexanoic acid = glutamate + Oxaloacetate

aspartate + α-ketoglutarate = glutamate + oxaloacetate

glutamate = α-ketoglutarate + NH3

glutamate = hexanoic acid + NH3

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Transamination is the transfer of an amino

group from an amino acid to a carboxylic acid

acid to a keto acid plus ammonia

group from an amino acid to a keto acid

acid to a carboxylic acid plus ammonia

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