Medicine Quiz -5 : Megaloblastic Anemia
Contents
- 1 Cobalamin requires Intrinsic Factor for absorption in ------------ cases
- 2 Cobalamin is synthesized by -
- 3 Cubilin receptors are present in -
- 4 Which of the following is major natural cobalamin?
- 5 Which of the following helps in protection of the acid-sensitive vitamin B12 while it moves through the stomach?
- 6 Bioactive forms of vitamin B12 in mitochondria?
- 7 Which of the following has a cobalt atom at the center of a corrin ring?
- 8 Transcobalamin-1 [Haptocorrin] is derived primarily from -
- 9 Intrinsic Factor for Vitamin -B12 is produced by which cells?
- 10 Methylmalonyl coenzyme A mutase uses -------------- to convert L-methylmalonyl-CoA to succinyl-CoA, an important step in the catabolic breakdown of some amino acids into succinyl-CoA.
Cobalamin requires Intrinsic Factor for absorption in ------------ cases
Cobalamin requires IF for absorption - 99%. Free cobalamin is absorbed passively in the terminal ileum -1%. This why oral replacement with large vitamin is required in pernicious anemia
Cobalamin is synthesized by -
Cobalamin is synthesized solely by microorganisms.
Cubilin receptors are present in -
Cubilin receptors are present in -
- Ileum - helps to absorb Vitamin B12 - IF Complex
- Yolk sac
- Renal proximal tubular epithelium
Which of the following is major natural cobalamin?
Forms of cobalamin -
• Adenosylcobalamin • Cyanocobalamin • Hydroxocobalamin • Methylcobalamin
Which of the following helps in protection of the acid-sensitive vitamin B12 while it moves through the stomach?
Essential function of haptocorrin is protection of the acid-sensitive vitamin B12 while it moves through the stomach
Bioactive forms of vitamin B12 in mitochondria?
Bioactive forms of vitamin B12 -
• Methylcobalamin in cytosol
• Adenosylcobalamin in mitochondria
Which of the following has a cobalt atom at the center of a corrin ring?
Vitamin B12 - has a cobalt atom at the center of a corrin ring.
Transcobalamin-1 [Haptocorrin] is derived primarily from -
Transcobalamin-1 [Haptocorrin] is derived primarily from the specific granules in neutrophils.
Intrinsic Factor for Vitamin -B12 is produced by which cells?
IF is produced in the gastric parietal cells of the fundus and body of the stomach, and its secretion parallels that of hydrochloric acid.
Gastric cells -
Cells found in the gastric glands include -
-Foveolar cells - also called mucous neck cells - produce mucus
-Chief cells - Zymogen cells/ peptic cells - zymogens – pepsinogen (precursor to pepsin) and prorennin [in childhood only ]
-Parietal cells - oxyntic cells -secrets : HCl , castle's intrinsic factor
-G cells - secret : gastrin hormone
-D-cells - secret : somatostatin
-Enterochromaffin- like cells (ECLs) - release serotonin and histamine
Methylmalonyl coenzyme A mutase uses -------------- to convert L-methylmalonyl-CoA to succinyl-CoA, an important step in the catabolic breakdown of some amino acids into succinyl-CoA.
Methylmalonyl coenzyme A mutase (MUT) is an isomerase enzyme which uses the Adenosylcobalamin form to convert L-methylmalonyl-CoA to succinyl-CoA, an important step in the catabolic breakdown of some amino acids into succinyl-CoA, which then enters energy production via the citric acid cycle.
Methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MCM) [mitochondrial] also known as methylmalonyl-CoA isomerase
Methylmalonyl-CoA mutase is a vitamin B12-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the isomerization of methylmalonyl-CoA to succinyl-CoA in humans. This functionality is lost in vitamin B12 deficiency, and can be measured clinically as an increased serum methylmalonic acid (MMA) concentration.
