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In the picture you can see the synthesis of both prostacyclins and thromboxanes. Identify the localization of prostacyclin synthesis.
Select one:
a. Platelets
b. Blood vessel walls
c. Red blood cells
b. Blood vessel walls
In the picture you can see the synthesis of both prostacyclins and thromboxanes. Identify the localization of thromboxane synthesis.
a. Platelets
b. Blood vessel walls
c. Red blood cells
d. Leukocytes
a. Platelets
What substrate (S) is used by Cyclooxygenase enzyme in the following reaction?
a. Arachidonic acid
Identify the enzyme (E) that catalyses the conversion of Arachidonate to PGG2.
Select one:
a. Cyclooxygenase
b. Peroxidase
c. Lipoxygenase
d. Dehydrogenase
a. Cyclooxygenase
What product (P) is formed by Thromboxane synthase enzyme in the reaction below?
Select one:
a. TXA2
b. TXB2
c. TXC2
d. TXD2
a. TXA2
What product (P) is formed in the last step of thromboxane synthesis?
Select one:
a. TXA2
b. TXB2
c. TXC2
d. TXD2
b. TXB2
Which enzyme (X) fits in the figure?
Select one:
a. Thromboxane synthase
b. Dehydrogenase
c. Reductase
d. Epimerase
a. Thromboxane synthase
Which enzyme (E) fits in the figure?
Select one:
a. Prostacyclin synthase
b. Lipoxigenase
c. Dehydrogenase
a. Prostacyclin synthase
Which drug can be used to inhibit the Cyclooxygenase enzyme?
Select one:
a. Aspirin
b. Acyclovir
c. Ezetimibe
d. Lovastatin
a. Aspirin
Which drug can be used to inhibit the Thromboxane synthase?
Imidazole
In the picture you can see a synthetic pathway.
Identify the molecules synthetized by this pathway.
a. Leukotrienes
b. Lipoxins
c. Prostaglandins
d. Thromboxanes
a. Leukotrienes
In the picture you can see a synthetic pathway. Identify the molecules synthetized by this pathway.
a. Leukotrienes
b. Lipoxins
c. Prostaglandins
d. Thromboxanes
b. Lipoxins
In the picture you can see the synthesis of leukotrienes and lipoxins. What is the starting material of this synthetic pathway?
Select one:
a. Arachidonic acid
b. Lignoceric acid
c. Behenic acid
d. Stearic acid
a. Arachidonic acid
In the picture you can see the synthesis of leukotrienes and lipoxins. Which cell type does the leukotriene synthesis occur in?
a. Red blood cells
b. Leukocytes
c. Endothelial cells
b. Leukocytes
In the picture you can see the synthesis of leukotrienes and lipoxins. Which cell type does the lipoxin synthesis occur in?
a. Red blood cells
b. Leukocytes
c. Endothelial cells
Leukocytes