Mnemonics made easy

5: Alkalosis: Metabolic changes

Remember,
"Al-K-loss and Al-Ca-loss"

So, in alkalotic states,
Loss of K+ Causing, Hypokalemia and
Loss of Ca++ causing Hypocalcemia

6: Anion Gap: Metabolic acidosis causes

Remember "A MUDPILE CAT"

Alcohol
Methanol
Uremia
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Paraldehyde
Iron/Isoniazid
Lactic acidosis
Ethylene glycol
Carbamazepine
Aspirine
Toluene

7: Blotting Methods

For this, you can remember Indian dishes

South Indian dish: Dosa--> Southern blotting for DNA
North Indian dish: Roti--> Nothern blotting for RNA
West Indian dish: Pizza--> Western blotting for Proteins

8: Citric acid cycle steps:

"Oh ! Citric Acid Is Ofcourse A Silly Stupid Funny Molecule"

Oxaloacetate
Citrate
Aconitate
Isocitrate
Oxalosuccinate
Alpha-ketoglutarate
Succinyl-CoA
Succinate
Fumerate
Malate

Here, Silly and Stupid helps to differentiate Succinyl-CoA and Succinate.

9: Enzyme Kinetics: Competitive Vs. Non-Competitive

With Kompetitive inhibition: Km Increases (no change in Vmax.)
With Non-Kompetitive inhibition: No change in Km (Vmax decreases)

There is Cross in the Graph in competitive but not in non-competitive.

"Competition is hard because we have to travel more Kilometers (Kms) with the same velocity" So in competitive inhibitors, velocity remains same but Km increases.


10: Essential Amino acids

"PVT TIM HALL" Always Argues, Never Tires"

Phe, Val, Thr
Trp, Ile, Met
His, Arg, Leu

Here "A" is for always Arginine and "T" is never for Tyrosine.