BIOL/CHEM 3362 - BIOCHEMISTRY II EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE University of Texas, DallasBIO 3362Biochem 2 exam 1 review ( CONTAINS 40 QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS ) BEST STUDY GUIDE <PURCHASE TO SCORE A+>+

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BIOL/CHEM 3362 - BIOCHEMISTRY II EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE 1. How do nitrifying bacteria obtain their chemical energy? 2. What is the sequence of electron flow/transport in nitrate reductase? 3. How ... is the activity of nitrogenase controlled? 4. What is the overall stoichiometry of nitrogen fixation process? 5. Which organism can convert N2 gas to NH3 ? 6. Which organisms can reduce ammonia? 7. What are the general requirements of all nitrogen-fixing systems? 8. Which enzymes are involved in the conversion of NH3 to organic nitrogen-containing compound? 9. How is glutamine synthetase in E. coli regulated? 10. Which metabolic intermediates/compounds can activate glutamine synthetase? 11. What reaction does glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) catalyze? 12. What is the coenzyme for transamination reactions? 13. Know the urea cycle intermediates, their formation and interconversion, and ATP utilization. 14. What is the function of tetrahydrofolate (THF)? Where is it utilized in amino acid metabolism and nucleotide metabolism? 15. How is the oxidation number of folates determined? 16. Which amino acid carries NH4+ to the liver for conversion into urea? 17. What are the glucogenic and ketogenic amino acids? 18. Which amino acids are derived from oxaloacetate as a precursor? 19. What is a manifestation of folate deficiency that can be diagnosed from serum analysis? 20. What is SAM/S-adenosylmethionine, and its biochemical function? 21. How is aspartate formed? 22. Where is chorismate formed? 23. What is the biological function of the shikimate pathway? 24. What is alkaptonuria? 25. What is albinism? 27. What is an important aspect of serine to glycine conversion? 28. How is carbohydrate metabolism linked to biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids? 29. Which metabolic pathway supports the biogenesis of nicotinamide adenine nucleotide? 30. How is cysteine synthesized? 31. What is the precursor for serotonin and melatonin synthesis? 32. What is the biochemical characterization of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome? 33. What is the function of SAICAR as a metabolic regulator? 34. What is the function of BAIBA as a metabolic regulator? 35. How is dUTP prevented from incorporation in DNA? 36. What is the precursor to AMP and GTP? 37. Why is AMP deaminase critically important for skeletal muscle? 38. How is uric acid formed? 39. How is the purine nucleoside cycle linked to TCA cycle? 40. How are the deoxyribonucleotides formed? [Show More]

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