Detoxification Reactions and Conjugation Quiz
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What type of process is involved when steroid hormones are conjugated with glucuronic and sulphuric acids for inactivation?

  • Deamination
  • Oxidation
  • Acetylation
  • Conjugation (correct)
  • Which enzyme is responsible for the enzymatic oxidation of catecholamines in liver pathology?

  • Amylase
  • Lipase
  • Phosphatase
  • Amino oxidase (correct)
  • Which hormone is primarily bound by transcortin, a transport protein, in the blood?

  • Insulin
  • Catecholamines
  • Glucocorticoids (correct)
  • Estrogen
  • What effect does liver damage have on the levels of insulin, thyroxine, androgens, and estrogens in the blood?

    <p>Rise in concentration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following processes can aggravate clinical manifestations of allergies in liver pathology?

    <p>Reduction of deamination of biologically active substances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of metabolism is violated in liver pathology according to the text?

    <p>Vitamin metabolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following substances can be oxidatively deaminated in the liver?

    <p>Catecholamines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do Kupffer cells play in liver pathology?

    <p>Phagocytosis of microbes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a precursor of thyroid hormones like thyroxine and triiodothyronine?

    <p>Phenylalanine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are steroid hormones inactivated in the liver through conjugation different from deactivation by enzymatic oxidation?

    <p>Conjugation converts to less active forms, oxidation does not</p> Signup and view all the answers

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