Biochemistry – Rate Limiting Steps – Flashcards
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            What is the rate limiting step of de novo pyrimidine synthesis
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        Aspartate transcarbamoylase (ATCase)
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            What is the rate limiting step of de novo purine synthesis
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        Glutamine-PRPP amidotransferase
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            What is the rate limiting step of glycolysis
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        Phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1)
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            What is the rate limiting step of gluconeogenesis
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        Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (F-1,6-BP)
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            What is the rate limiting step of the TCA cycle
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        Isocitrate dehydrogenase
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            What is the rate limiting step of glycogen synthesis
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        Glycogen synthase
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            What is the rate limiting step of glycogenolysis
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        Glycogen phosphorylase
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            What is the rate limiting step of the HMP shunt
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        Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)
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            What is the rate limiting step of fatty acid synthesis
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        Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC, sytrate=synthesis, uses citrate shuttle)
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            What is the rate limiting step of fatty acid oxidation
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        Carnitine acyltransferase I (carnage, uses carnitine shuttle)
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            What is the rate limiting step of ketogenesis
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        HMG-CoA synthase
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            What is the rate limiting step of cholesterol synthesis
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        HMG-CoA reductase (inhibited by statins)
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            What is the rate limiting step of Heme synthesis
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        ALA synthase
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            What is the rate limiting step of the urea cycle
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        Carbamoyl phosphate synthase I
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            ATP produced by aerobic metabolism
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        32 (heart and liver, malate-aspartate shuttle) or 30 (muscle, glycerol-3-phosphate shuttle)
