My Science Flashcards

1
Q

What is the name of the primal pineal hormone?

A

Melatonin

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2
Q

2 sorts of psychedelics

A

Phenetylamine, tryptamine

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3
Q

American dermatologist… discovered melatonin in …

A

Aaron Lerner … 1958

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4
Q

Melatonin possesses powerful … effects

A

Anti-reproductive

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5
Q

Melatonin’s full name is …

A

N-acetyl-5-methoxy -tryptamine

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6
Q

The neurotransmitters noradrenaline and adrenaline turn on …. In the pineal

A

Melatonin synthesis

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7
Q

Administering high doses of … before bedtime seems to induce vivid dreams

A

Melatonin

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8
Q

„…, attach a
methyl group—that is, one carbon and three hydrogens—onto other molecules, thus methylating them.“

Auszug aus DMT - The Spirit Molecule
D. Strassmann
https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewBook?id=0

A

methyltransferases (Enzymes)

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9
Q

„Simply methylate tryptamine …, and
we have di-methyl-tryptamine, or DMT.“

Auszug aus
DMT - The Spirit Molecule
D. Strassmann
https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewBook?id=0
Dieses Material ist möglicherweise urheberrechtlich geschützt.

A

twice

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10
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… inhibit the breakdown of DMT by the body’s MONOAMINE OXIDASE (MAO)

A

Beta-carbolines

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11
Q

MAO means …

A

monoamine oxidase ( which breaks down DMT)

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12
Q

Melatonin, the … of darkness versus DMT, the chemical of inner light

A

hormone

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