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BCH4024 11724 OC F24 E3 Q30: When energy status in the liver cell is low, AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is activated. One of the targets of AMPK is HMG-CoA reductase. Which of the following is a TRUE statement?

BCH4024 11724 OC F24 E3 Q48: You see a patient in your clinic who is severely sick and reveals that they have eaten a meal that contained fermented coconut. You remember from your biochemistry days that a toxin, bongkrekic acid (structure below), is produced by a contaminating bacterium in fermented coconut and corn. This toxin specifically inhibits adenine nucleotide translocase. What process is most directly affected by this toxin?

BCH4024 11724 OC F24 E3 Q1: You see a patient in your clinic who complains that they are unable to carry out long, intensive exercise. You have a muscle biopsy performed, and the results indicate a deficiency in the enzyme that catalyzes the following reaction. What is the enzyme, and why does a deficiency of this enzyme lead to rapid muscle fatigue?

BCH4024 11724 OC F24 E3 Q42: During fasting, which process is responsible for maintaining blood glucose levels by generating glucose from non-carbohydrate sources? 

BCH4024 11724 OC F24 E3 Q17: An insulinoma is a type of pancreatic tumor that results in increased insulin production. Which of the following would most likely be seen in an untreated patient with an insulinoma?

BCH4024 11724 OC F24 E3 Q29: A patient has a defective cytosolic beta-ketothiolase enzyme. In this person’s liver cells, which of the following pathways would be immediately affected?

BCH4024 11724 OC F24 E3 Q9: A 3-day-old male infant has poor feeding, decreased muscle tone, and several seizures per day. Lab tests show elevated levels of lactate, massive elevations of fumarate, and decreased levels of malate. You suspect a problem with the citric acid cycle and think he most likely has a deficiency of ____________.

BCH4024 11724 OC F24 E3 Q34: Refer to the pathway below. Repeating reactions 1 through 4 will ultimately yield:

BCH4024 11724 OC F24 E3 Q4: A female patient experiences fatigue and mild jaundice.  Red blood cells from the patient have very low levels of reduced glutathione.  What is the most likely cause of her symptoms based on the test results?

BCH4024 11724 OC F24 E3 Q20: Transport molecules exist for all the following compounds to cross the inner mitochondrial membrane EXCEPT for which two? Citrate