Compounds Q6 Flashcards
Phenyl butyrate and benzoic acid are treatment for this
Hyperammonemia
Niacin in large doses can be used to treat this
Hyperlipidemia
Sulfa drugs competitively inhibit steps in purine synthesis in bacteria that require this
Folate
Methotrexate inhibits this enzyme
Dihydrofolate reductase
Trimethoprim inhibits this
Dihydrofolate reductase
Vanillyl mandelic acid is an excreted product of these
Catecholamines
This is measured to determine activity of adrenal production of catecholamines
Vanillyl mandelic acid
Tyramine is normally degraded by this enzyme
Monoamine oxidase (MOA)
Amine which displaces norepinephrine from storage vesicles
Made from tyrosine in the decarboxylation of wines and cheeses
Tyramine
Antidepressants may inhibit this enzyme
Makes patients sensitive to tyramine rich foods
Monoamine oxidase
Allopurinol inhibits this enzyme
Xanthine oxidase
Febuxostat inhibits this enzyme
Xanthine oxidase
Allopurinol and Febuxostate inhibit xanthine oxidase, thus blocking the production of this
Uric acid
Probenecid increases excretion of this
Uric acid
Molecule missing in humans that degrades uric acid to soluble allantoin
Uricase