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1
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Drugs affecting pyrimidine synthesis

A

Leflunomide MTX, TMP, pyrimethanine 5-FU/capecitabine (prodrug)

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Drugs affecting purine synthesis

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6-MP, azathioprine (prodrug) mycophenolate and ribavirin

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3
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Drug that affects both pyrimidine/purine synthesis

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Hydroxyurea inhibits ribonucleotide reductase (UDP to dUDP) build up of UDP

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4
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inhibits dihydroorotate dehydrogenase

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leflunomide no orotic acid (carbamoyl phosphate + aspartate) inhibit pyrimidine

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5
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inhibits dihydrofolate reductase decrease deoxythymidine monophosphate (dTMP) in humans, bacteria, protozoa

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MTX, TMP, pyrimethamine (inhibit pyrimidine) get build up of DHF

  • MTX=eukaryotes
  • TMP=prokaryotes
  • pyrimethamine=protozoa
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6
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  • form 5-FdUMP
  • inhibits thymidylate synthase decrease dTMP increase dUMP
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5-FU and its prodrug capecitabine inhibit pyrimidine

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7
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inhibit de novo purine synthesis

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6-MP and azathioprine (prodrug) no IMP made build up of PRPP

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8
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inhibit inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase

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mycophenolate ribavirin build up of IMP can’t make GMP (inhibit purine)

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9
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pyrimidine base production requires

A

aspartate

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10
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de novo purine synthesis requires

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aspartate glycine glutamine THF

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11
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Start of pyrimidine synthesis

A

glutamine + CO2 + 2 ATP Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase II (CPS2) in cyTWOsol

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12
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Start of purine synthesis

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Ribose-5-P –> PRPP –> IMP

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13
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In orotic acuduria, cannot make

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UMP from orotic acid and PRPP

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14
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one of major causes of AR SCID

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adenosine deaminase deficiency

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15
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adenosine deaminase is required for

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degradation of adenosine and deoxyadenosine decrease ADA cannot make inosine from adenosine increase dATP increase lymphotoxicity = AR SCID

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16
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Disease with defective purine salvage d/t to absent HGPRT

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Lesch-Nyhan syndrome XR

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17
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HGPRT converts

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hypoxanthine to IMP guanine to GMP

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18
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what consequences come from absent HGPRT (Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, XR)

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excess uric acid production and de novo purine synthesis

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19
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presentation of Lesch-Nyhan

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XR -intellectual disability -self-mutiliation -aggression -hyperuricemia, orange “sand” [sodium rate crystals] in diaper -gout -dystonia

20
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How to treat Lesch-Nyhan

A

allopurinol febuxostat (2nd line) inhibit XO decrease uric acid levels

21
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How to Dx Lesch-Nyhan

A

increase uric acid in urine ID gene mutation

22
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Uric acid –> urine is done by

A

Rasburicase

23
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What drug increases uric acid –> urine

A

Probenicid used in gout

24
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What drug inhibits uric acid –> urine

25
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Hypoxanthine –> Xanthine Xanthine –> Uric acid done by

A

xanthine oxidase both inhibited by allopurinol and febuxostat

26
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What purine is this

A

Adenosine

amino group at 12’o clock

27
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What purine is this

28
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What is this molecule when 7 o’ clock amino group is missing

A

hypoxanthine

29
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Pyrimidine with 12 o’ clock amino group

30
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pyrimidine with no 12 o ‘ clock amino group

31
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pyrimidine with 1 o’ clock methyl group added to uracil

32
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Ribose for purine/pyrimidine synthesis made from

33
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What cells have CPS2

A

cytosol of all cells EXCEPT erythrocytes

34
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CPS1 is located where

A

mitochondria

(urea cycle)

35
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carbamoyl phosphate is made in what two places

A

cytosol - de novo pyrimidine synthesis by CPS II

mitochondria - urea cycle by CPS I

36
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what to know about orotic acid

A

it is a pyrimidine precursor

37
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What does thymidylate synthase do

A

adds methyl group from N5N10 methylene THF to dUMP to make dTMP

38
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What does dihydrofolate reductase do

A

reduces DHF and adds methyl group (from serine/glycine) to make THF

39
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What is a big consequence of OTC deficiency from urea cycle

A
  • increase of carbamoyl phosphate in mitochondria that leaks into cytosol
  • carbamoyl phosphate (from mito) can be turned into pyrimidine w/CPS II
  • increase in orotic acid, seen in urine
40
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Increase of orotic acid in urine is a sign of

A

OTC deficiency from urea cycle

or

defective pyrimidine synthesis of orotic acid to UMP

41
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How to distinguish where orotic aciduria is coming from in a kid

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  • if urea cycle problem w/OTC deficiency = elevated ammonia/hyperammonemia, decreased BUN
  • If BUN normal, must be orotic aciduria from pyrimidine synthesis
42
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what is the first step of purine synthesis

A
  • PRPP –> 5-Phosphoribosylamine
  • via PRPP amidotransferase
43
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IMP can make (purine synthesis)

A
  • GMP after getting amino group from glutamate
  • AMP after getting amino group from aspartate
44
Q

IMP, GMP, and AMP are

A

nucleotides

base, (deoxy)ribose, and phosphate

45
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What inhibits PRPP amidotransferase

A

IMP, AMP, GMP

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