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This post includes important one-liners from chapter Metabolism of Nucleotides of Biochemistry. This describes the chapter in short.
This post includes important one-liners from chapter Metabolism of Nucleotides of Biochemistry. This describes the chapter in short.
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The amino acids required for the synthesis of purines and pyrimidines are
Glutamine and aspartate
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The enzyme xanthine oxidase is inhibited by
Allopurinol
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Tophi are mostly made up of
Sodium urate
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Hypouricemia is due to the deficiency of the enzyme
Xanthine oxidase
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The disorder in which the patients have an irresistible urge to bite their fingers and lips is
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
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The cofactor required by the enzyme ribonucleotide reductase is
Thioredoxin
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The ‘parent’ nucleotide synthesized in the biosynthesis of purines is
Inosine monophosphate
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Xanthine oxidase converts allopurinol to
Alloxanthine
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The amino acid that contributes to the synthesis of more than half of the pyrimidine ring
Aspartate
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The regulatory enzyme in the pyrimidine biosynthesis in animals is
Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase II
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Name the enzyme associated with hyperuricemia
PRPP synthetase, HGPRT , Glucose 6-phosphatase
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An enzyme of purine metabolism associated with immunodeficiency disease
Adenosine deaminase
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Orotic aciduria can be treated by a diet rich in
Uridine
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The end product of purine metabolism in humans is
Uric acid
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The nitrogen atoms in the purine ring are obtained from
Glycine , Glutamine , Aspartate
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