Maple syrup urine disease is caused by the body’s decreased ability to metabolize the branched chain amino acids (leucine, isoleucine and valine) which results in urine that smells like burnt sugar and the infant’s failure to thrive. (D.8)

Which of the following enzymes is responsible for the conjugation of bilirubin?  (I.13)

Match the enzyme with its clinical significance. USE EACH ANSWER ONLY ONCE. (F.16)

Haptoglobin (an α2-globulin) (D.24)

Which one of the following is NOT a method for determining total protein in a sample? (D.18)

Regarding this densitometry pattern of serum protein electrophoresis showing a monoclonal increase, which serum protein group is elevated?  Where is this abnormal protein produced? (D.28) ___________________________________

Dietary proteins are digested in the small intestines when the enzymes trypsin, chymotrypsin, and carboxypeptidase cleave proteins. (D.5)

What are leukemia and gout associated with?  (G.7)

A protein hormone that increases in patients with congested heart failure _______________. (D.31)

Which protein structure refers to the specific order of amino acids in a protein? (D.2)