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1
Q

3 a.a. in GPx?

A

Gly-Cys-Glu

2
Q

what is the 21st amino acid?

A

selenocysteine (SEC), where Se replaces S

3
Q

adding microminerals to soil is referred to as:

A

biofortification

4
Q

things that prevent absorption of selenium

A

other metals, phytate

5
Q

How to make protein containing SEC?

A

enzyme converts seryl-tRNA to SEC-tRNA during translation

6
Q

examples of selenoenzymes?

A

glutathione peroxidase, 5’-deiodinase

7
Q

how is SEC diff from GLA and OHPro?

A

added as a.a. during translation, whereas latter are post-translational changes

8
Q

good food sources of selenium?

A

fish, brazil nuts, soil levels (esp. affect meat amount)

9
Q

RDA fro selenium is ___mcg, and EAR is based on:

A

55; amount needed to maximize synth of GPx

10
Q

In a region of China, this disease is Se deficiency and viral prob causing fibrosis of heart

A

Keshan disease

11
Q

disease involving degeneration of joints, implicating Se deficiency

A

Kashin-Beck

12
Q

high Se protects from high ___

A

arsenic (Bangladesh)

13
Q

UL for Se is ___mcg from ___ sources

A

400; all

14
Q

UL set based on:

A

hair/nail brittleness (selenosis) in area in China with high Se

15
Q

UF is set at __ because symptoms are ___

A

2; irreversible

16
Q

what does IDD stand for?

A

iodine deficiency disorders

17
Q

particular food sources of iodine are referred to as:

A

goitrogens

18
Q

active form of thyroid hormones is ____, transport form is ___

A

T3 (triiodothyronine); T4 (thyroxine)

19
Q

I binds to ring of ____

A

tyrosine

20
Q

where do we store iodide?

A

in thyroid gland

21
Q

how is iodide diff from most microminerals?

A

significant urinary excretion

22
Q

absorption of I is almost ____%, and in ____

A

100; stomach and small intestine

23
Q

why can’t insulin be taken orally?

A

it is a protein so it would be digested

24
Q

steps of thyroid hormone synth?

A

1) I enter thyroid cell by active transport 2) I added to thyroglobin at Tyr (Fe dependent) to make Thg-MIT 3) another I is added to Thg-MIT to make Thg-DIT 4) 2 Thg-DIT make T4, DIT + MIT = T3 5) T3/4 remove from Thg and release to plasma

25
Q

low T3 triggers this hormone:

A

thyroid stimulating hormone (thyrotropin)

26
Q

hyperplasia of thyroid gland because of TSH stim in I-deficiency

A

goitre

27
Q

goitre in western countries is possibly cause by:

A

surgery on nodules, use of radioactive iodide (gamma rays), sometimes cancer

28
Q

T3 is found in these tissues

A

liver, brain, pit., brown adipose

29
Q

T3 influences:

A

transcription, ^ BMR, heat production, ^ O2 consumption–>CNS development, linear growth

30
Q

EAR is set to meet requirement for____

A

uptake by thyroid gland (95mcg)

31
Q

RDA is SD of EAR ____%

A

20

32
Q

the child of mother deficient during pregnancy

A

cretin

33
Q

symptoms of cretinism?

A

mental retardation, neuro defects, growth abnormalities

34
Q

examples of goitrogens?

A

thiocyanate-generators: cabbage and cassava species

35
Q

when these nutrients are low, problem of I deficiency is worse

A

Se, Vit A, Fe

36
Q

people living in ____ regions more likely have IDD prevalence

A

mountainous

37
Q

In Canada, mandatory to add ___mcg I per gram of table salt

A

76

38
Q

goiter is endemic in these regions

A

Andes, Eastern Europe, Nepal, Ethiopia

39
Q

UL for I is ___mcg from __ sources

A

1100; all

40
Q

UL for I is based on____

A

elevated serum TSH and goitre-like symptoms (hyperthyroidism)