This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A genetic defect diminishing branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase (BCKAD) complex activity ... (Read 98 times)

geodog55

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 530
on: Aug 21, 2018
A genetic defect diminishing branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase (BCKAD) complex activity results in ____.
 A) phenylketonuria
  B) homocystinuria
  C) cystathioninuria
  D) maple syrup urine disease

Question 2

A particular amino acid is very important for several metabolic pathways in enterocytes and so it is often added to nutritional mixtures used for hospitalized patients. The important amino acid is ____.
 A) tryptophan
  B) glutamine
  C) glycine
  D) asparagine


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

tuwy

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 336
Reply #1 on: Aug 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B


geodog55

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 530
Reply #2 on: Aug 21, 2018
Thanks


tuwy

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 336
Reply #3 on: Aug 21, 2018
Welcome :)


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

It is important to read food labels and choose foods with low cholesterol and saturated trans fat. You should limit saturated fat to no higher than 6% of daily calories.

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Did you know?

People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.

Did you know?

Patients who have undergone chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer often complain of a lack of mental focus; memory loss; and a general diminution in abilities such as multitasking, attention span, and general mental agility.

Did you know?

Less than one of every three adults with high LDL cholesterol has the condition under control. Only 48.1% with the condition are being treated for it.

In most ecosystems, sunlight provides the ultimate source of energy to power all biological activity In most ecosystems, sunlight provides the ultimate source of energy to power all biological activity
Oil Refineries Are Large and Complex Facilities Oil Refineries Are Large and Complex Facilities
In 1839 Mary Cragin, at the age of twenty-nine, became a convert to John Humphrey Noyes’s “communism In 1839 Mary Cragin, at the age of twenty-nine, became a convert to John Humphrey Noyes’s “communism
Neurotransmitter reuptake activity. Neurotransmitter reuptake activity.
Hormone Activity Hormone Activity
GENETIC ANALYSIS 15.1 (2 of 5) GENETIC ANALYSIS 15.1 (2 of 5)
Video: Introduction to Eating Disorders

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library