Fall 2018 MCM Final Flashcards
A nucleotide consists of
Heterocyclic nitrogenous base
sugar
phosphate
3 different kinds of nucleotides
Nucleoside mono/di/triphosphate
What is a nucleoside composed of?
Heterocyclic nitrogenous base
Sugar
What are the heterocyclic nitrogenous base of DNA?
Adenine (A) Guanine (G) Cytosine (C) Thymine (T) Uracil (U) Hypoxanthine(I)
The nucleotide bases have corresponding nucleoside names (base + the sugar), what are they?
Adenosine guanosine Cytidine Thymidine Uridine Inosine (this ones base is hypoxanthine)
Add an -INE
Name the 9 Purines
Purine adenine guanine hypoxanthine xanthine theobromine caffeine uric acid isoguanine
Adenosine effect on CNS? What is a popular antagonist of adenosines receptor?
Inhibitory
Caffeine
Adenosine monophosphate is a core element of which coenzymes?
NAD+
FAD
CoA
What does caffeine metabolize into in the liver?
12% Theobromine
4% Theophylline
84% paraxanthine
Theobromine acts as what kind of inhibitor of phosphodiesterase?
Acts on the adenosine receptor how?
competitive nonselective phosphodiesterase inhibitor
nonselective adenosine receptor antagonist
What are the agonist and antagonists of A1, A2a, A2b, A3 adenosine receptors?
Adenosine
Caffeine and Theophylline
A1 adenosine receptor effect?
Decreased heart rate
A2A adenosine receptor effect?
Vasodilation
A3 adenosine receptor effect?
Cardiac muscle relaxation and cardioprotective