Mega-Biochem 1

3. Amino acid with 3 pKa values
4. alpha and beta isomers are possible when glucose exists in which form?
5. pH of a 0.1 M solution of HCl
10. A neurotransmitter derived from tryptophan
11. DNA ______ is a process activated by nuclear receptors
12. second largest plasma lipoproteins after chilomycrons
15. An uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation if administered at a high dose
16. Intermediate whose channeling away from citric acid cycle in diabetes causes build-up of ketone bodies
17. Hormone that plays an important role during fasting and starvation
18. Lung disease related to alpha-antitrypsin deficiency
19. Lipophilic amino acid with a side-chain benzene ring

1. Disease whose symptoms include cataracts and growth retardation
2. First regulatory enzyme of glycolysis
3. An anabolic energy-consuming pathway
6. Charge state of an amino acid at its isoelectric point
7. An important component of fatty acid synthase
8. Conjugated protein with highest affinity towards oxygen
9. Switch enzymes On/Off via covalent catalysis
10. Maximum number of carbons in a monosaccharide produced in the pentose phosphate pathway
13. Methyl carrier in phospholipid biosynthesis
14. a glycosidic bond is non-reducing because it is a(n) ______