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Biochemistry

B vitamin names

In increasing order: Thiamine (B1) Riboflavin (B2) Niacin (B3) Pyridoxine (B6) Cobalamin (B12)

Essential amino acids

Phe Val Thr Trp Ile Met

Fasting state: branched-chain amino acids used by skeletal muscles

Leucine Isoleucine Valine "Muscles LIVe fast"

Folate deficiency: causes

Alcoholism Folic acid antagonists Oral contraceptives Low dietary intake Infection with Giardia Celiac sprue

Glycogen storage: Anderson's (IV) vs. Cori's (III) enzyme defect

Anderson's=Branching enzyme. Cori's=Debranching enzyme. Otherwise, can't really distinguish clinically. ABCD

Glycogen storage: names of types I through VI

Von Gierke's Pompe's Cori's Anderson's McArdle's Her's