Random Things to Remember Flashcards

1
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Start Codons

A

AUG (methionine)

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2
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Stop Codons

A

UGA
UAA
UAG

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3
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Arsenic Poisoning

A
  • Can inhibit lipoic acid (cofactor needed for pyruvate dehydrogenase)
  • Garlic breath, rice water stools, vomiting
  • Rx: dimercaperol
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4
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ETC Uncouplers

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Make inner mt membrane more permeable –> generate heat

  • Thermogenin (brown fat, hibernating animals)
  • High dose aspirin (aspirin OD –> hyperthermia)
  • 2,5-DNP (used illegally for weight loss)
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