Quizbowl Biological Compounds I

regulates appetite and mood

Serotonin

derived from tryptophan

Serotonin

5-HT

Serotonin

enterochromaffin cells

Serotonin

raphe nuclei

Serotonin

depletes RhoA

Serotonin

D2 receptors

Dopamine

Tyrosine

Dopamine

catecholamine

Dopamine

COMT / nonoamine oxidase

Dopamine

inhibits release of prolactin

Dopamine

ventral tegmentum

Dopamine

trimethylxanthine

Caffeine

theobromine

Caffeine

phosphodiesterase inhbitor

Caffeine

increases epinephrine

Caffeine

added to actomyosin

ATP

Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

ATP

alloestrically inhibits phosphofructokinase

ATP

citrate lyase

ATP

F0/F1 complex

ATP

electrochemical potential slope

ATP

1,3 biphosphoglycerate

Pyruvate

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate

Pyruvate

Tarui’s Disease

Pyruvate

snRNP’s

RNA

spliceosomes

RNA

riboswitch

RNA

piwi-interacting type

RNA

diabetes insipidus produces excess

Urine

assaying __ finds CrCl

Urine

Urea

Ur

Woehler

U

arginase + arginine = __

Urea

BUN level + blood concentration of __

Urea

rose hips

Vitamin C

Kakadu plum

Vitamin C

synthesis of carnitine

Vitamin C

acsorbic acid

Vitamin C

Linus Pauling

Vitamin C

thickens endometrium

Estrogen

mimicked by PCBs and BPA

Estrogen

inhibits FSH and LH

Estrogen

ossification of growth plates

Estrogen

12-C disaccharide

Sucrose

density gradient centrifugation

Sucrose

broken down by invertase and isomaltase

Sucrose

V + VmaxS / Km + S

Enzyme

Kuru epidemic in cannibalists

Prions

“laughing sickness”

Prions

causes fatal insomnia

Prions

Doppel protein

Prions

SOFIA project

Prions

Ure2p protein in yeast

Prions

adrenaline

Epinephrine

adrenocorticotropic hormone

Epinephrine

sympathetic nervous system

Epinephrine

catecholamine** (not dopamine)

Epinephrine

Friedrich Stoltz

Epinephrine

phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase

Epinephrine

groove-binding

DNA

intercalating agents

DNA

LAMP method

DNA

chromosomes

DNA

salivary glands in Drosophila

Chromsomes

“polytene” type

Chromosomes

p and q arms

Chromosomes

g-banding stains

Chromosomes

plants/fungi have B type

Chromosomes

Balbiani rings/puffs

Chromosomes

Scr7 inhibits in CRISPR

DNA Ligase

insufficient in blunt ends

DNA Ligase

T4 phage

DNA Ligase

polymer of glucose

Glycogen

amylopectin in plants

Glycogen

beta-adrenergic receptors

Glycogen

alpha 1-6 linkages

Glycogen

Pompe’s disease

Glycogen

astrocytes

Glycogen

triple-helix

Collagen

most abundant protein in humans

Collagen

Alport Syndrome

Collagen

requires proline

Collagen

precursor to Vitamin D

Cholesterol

HMG-CoA reductase

Cholesterol

compound from acetate

Cholesterol

PCSK9 targets

Cholesterol

precursor of bile acid

Cholesterol

Type II variety

Restriction Enzymes

Golden Gate assembly

Restriction Enzymes

Recognizes polylinker sites

Restriction Enzymes

Domain fused w/ zinc finger

Restriction Enzymes