Anatomy

Bile Pigments And Bile Salts: Formation, Function, And Lab Tests Question 1. Bile pigment formation Answer: Bile pigments are biliverdin & bilirubin They are formed by heme degradation Question 2. What are bile salts? How are they tested in the laboratory? Answer: Bile salts are the sodium & potassium salts of bile acids which are conjugated with … [Read more...] about Bile Pigments And Bile Salts: Formation, Function, And Lab Tests

Phenylalanine Metabolism: From Amino Acid To Tyrosine Name the aromatic amino acids. Describe the metabolism of any one of them. Answer: Aromatic amino acids: Phenylalanine Tyrosine Tryptophan. Metabolism of phenylalanine: Conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine. Phenylalanine is hydroxylated at the para position by phenylalanine hydroxylase to … [Read more...] about Phenylalanine Metabolism: From Amino Acid To Tyrosine

Urea Synthesis And Its Role In Protein Metabolism Question 1. Describe the urea cycle and its disorders/inborn errors. Answer: Urea cycle: It is the first metabolic cycle described by Hans Krebs and Kurt Her select. Thus, it is known as Krebs - Henseliet cycle. Urea is a synthesized liver. It has two amino groups. Derived from ammonia. Second, … [Read more...] about Urea Synthesis And Its Role In Protein Metabolism

Urea Synthesis And Regulation: The First Step In Nitrogen Metabolism Question 1. Describe the synthesis of urea and add a note on its regulation. Answer: Synthesis of Urea Regulation: Carbamoyl phosphate synthase -1. It is involved in the first reaction of the urea cycle. Activated by N-acetylglutamate which is synthesized from glutamate and acetyl CoA by … [Read more...] about Urea Synthesis And Regulation: The First Step In Nitrogen Metabolism

Protein Digestion And Absorption: From Stomach To Small Intestine How are proteins digested? Indicate the specific site at which Proteolytic enzymes act. Add a note on the amino acid pool. Answer: Digestion of Proteins: Proteins are digested in the stomach, pancreas, and small intestine. It doesn't occur in the mouth due to the absence of proteases in saliva. 1. … [Read more...] about Protein Digestion And Absorption: From Stomach To Small Intestine