Random Things to Remember Flashcards
1
Q
Start Codons
A
AUG (methionine)
2
Q
Stop Codons
A
UGA
UAA
UAG
3
Q
Arsenic Poisoning
A
- Can inhibit lipoic acid (cofactor needed for pyruvate dehydrogenase)
- Garlic breath, rice water stools, vomiting
- Rx: dimercaperol
4
Q
ETC Uncouplers
A
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)