Which of the following is NOT an effect of folate deficiency?

Q: Can alanine, glycine, and serine be used to treat hypoglycemia induced by starvation? Explain.

A: Hypoglycemia: Hypoglycemia occurs when the blood glucose level falls below the usual range. Glucose…

Q: Of the two vitamins A and C, one is hydrophilic and water-soluble while the other is hydrophobic and…

A: Water-soluble and hydrophilic vitamins are those that dissolve in water as well as quickly in the…

Q: List two ways in which glutathione functions in red blood cells.

A: Glutathione is a tripeptide which means it is composed of three amino acids, namely- glycine,…

Q: A sensitive indicator of laboratory examination for the early diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency…

A: Vitamin D deficiency rickets is a bone development disorder which causes weakening and softening of…

Q: What is the role of counter-regulatory hormones in the regulation of blood glucose?   Question 8…

A: A counter regulatory hormone is a hormone that opposes the action of another. The counter regulatory…

Q: Why is it that intravenous infusion of glucose is given to a patient?

A: The administration of medication is an essential activity for the recovery from the illness. The…

Q: What would be the physiological consequence of adisease that destroyed the beta cells of the…

A: The pancreas secretes a number of hormones that regulate the concentration of blood glucose. These…

Q: Why are the protein-digesting enzymes trypsin and chymotrypsin secreted as the zymogen…

A: The pancreas is made of pancreatic exocrine cells. The ducts are arranged in clusters, these cells…

Q: People with lactose intolerance cannot digest the common dairy sugar lactose. Besides being careful…

A: Lactose intolerance is a digestive disorder caused by the inability to digest lactose, the main…

Q: What is thiamine? How much thiamine do humans need and where can they obtain it? What are some…

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Q: What is the difference between the two diabetes.

A: Diabetes is term used to define medical condition in which the blood glucose or sugar levels are…

Q: What is the consequence of ingesting large quantities of water-soluble vitamins? Fat-soluble…

A: Introduction  Vitamins are the organic micronutrients which are needed in small quantities by our…

Q: Can the intake of alanine, glycine, and serine relieve hypoglycemia caused by starvation? Explain.

A: Hypoglycemia- When the blood glucose level is less than normal level of glucose the condition result…

Q: Bodybuilders have been known to inject insulin to increase muscle mass because it stimulates protein…

A: Insulin is a pancreatic peptide hormone used to lower blood glucose levels in diabetic patients. It…

Q: How does insulin resistance lead to failure of the pancreatic β cells that results in type 2…

A: Insulin resistance in the body is the resistance from the chemical insulin, bringing about expanding…

Q: It is noticed that when a strain of mice exercises, their blood glucose drops to very low levels.…

A: Insulin and glucagon are the two type of hormones secreted by pancreatic cells. These two hormones…

Q: What level of protein structure is hexameric insulin?

A: The pancreas has a very important role in the body. It can function as endocrine as well as…

Q: What is the type of this protein is used to regulate / maintain the calcium level of the blood?

A: Calcium in addition to building bones and keeping them healthy, calcium enables our blood to clot,…

Q: What is role of insulin in human body?

A: Introduction Glucose is the main source of energy and the simplest carbohydrate which is present in…

Q: Write the name of different types of glycogen storage disorder and their enzyme deficiency.

A: Glycogen storage disorder occur due to defective catabolism of glycogen that lead to to accumulation…

Q: Name the genetically engineered human Insulin?

A: The process of artificial modification, manipulation, and recombination of DNA or other nucleic acid…

Q: Why are nerve cells particularly sensitive to changes in bloodglucose concentration?

A: Ans: The glucose is transported to different parts of the body by diverse mechanisms or by receptors…

Q: Hydrocortisone (a synthetic preparation of the steroid hormone cortisol) is often prescribed to…

A: The pancreas serves 2 functions, exocrine and endocrine. The exocrine system pr parts of the…

Q: For each of the following vitamins, indicate its principal function and the effect(s) of deficiency:…

A: Step 1 Vitamins - They are complex organic compounds of diversified chemical nature. It may be…

Q: Please name the functions of the following vitamins: niacin, B1, B2 and B6.

A: Vitamin B is water soluble vitamin  Vitamin B complex include 8 vitamins.  Detailed solution in step…

Q: Why are leptin injections less helpful for most overweight people than for mice with the obese gene?

A: Leptin hormone is mainly produced by adipose cells and is protein in nature. The main function of…

Q: Suggest another mutation in glucose metabolism that causes symptoms similar to those of von Gierke…

A: Glycogen storage disease 1 is caused due to the absence of the glucose-6-phosphatase enzyme which…

Q: How does the amino acid substitution and amino acid chain in protamine zinc insulin help control the…

A: Biotechnology is the use of our understanding of biological processes to develop useful applications…

Q: What is the raw material used for human insulin produced using E.coli? What is the stoichiometric…

A: The hormone is the chemical messenger found in living things. It is directly poured into the blood…

Q: Type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus both result in hyperglycemia, but the etiologies are distinct.…

A: Hyperglycemia:- It means the level of sugar in blood is too high this happen when our body has too…

Q: Low insulin to glucagonratio is seen in all of these except :-  A) glycogen synthesis  B) glycogen…

A: Low insulin to glucagon ratio implies a catabolic state ( usage of body stores to form energy ) .

Q: Sources of vitamin b12 include

A: VITAMIN B12 It is helpful in making DNA. IT helps in keeping the body nerve and blood cells healthy.…

Q: What aspect of β cell function ultimately fails as a result of overnutrition, causing the transition…

A: Glucose is the preferred source of energy in all living organisms. Glucose metabolism is dependent…

Q: Why is daily ingestion of vitamin C more critical than daily ingestion of vitamin A?

A: Vitamin A : It is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in many foods. Vitamin A is…

Q: Why is amyloid toxic to cellsand how does it contribute toneurodegenerative diseases such…

A: Pathogenic amyloids formation takes place, when healthy proteins lose their normal structure…

Q: The formation of the acyl-enzyme complex in chymotrypsin is through a ------------- reaction between

A: Enzymes are known as biological catalysts that help to catalyze the different biochemical reactions…

Q: Suggest an explanation for the fact that the amount of glycogen in type I glycogen-storage disease…

A: Glycogen storage disease type 1 or von Gierke disease is an inherited disorder of liver caused by…

Q: What is the difference between Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Syndrome (HHNS)?

A: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome (HHNS) are the two…

Q: Define insulin (in′sŭ-lin)

A: The body's ductless glands function to synthesize and secrete molecules that function as chemical…

Q: hat is the antagonistic effect of Colestipol in the lowering of the cholesterol level in the bod

A: Cholesterol: This is a waxy substance. This is found in the blood. The 0body needs this substance to…

Q: Which amino acids are exclusively ketogenic?

A: Introduction During amino acid catabolism, ketogenic amino acids are broken down to Acetyl CoA or…