Shikimate Pathway Flashcards

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Building block of shikimate pathway

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C6C3 phenylpropane unit

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Central intermediate in shikimate pathway

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Shikimic acid

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2
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Building block for alkaloidal structures

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L-Trp

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3
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Precursors of L-DOPA and DOPAchrome

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L-Phe and L-Tyr

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4
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Precursor of catecholamines

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L-dopa

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5
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Precursor of melanin

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Dopachrome

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6
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Precursor of tannins

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Gallic acid

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7
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Plant polyphenols which has the ability to precipitate proteins

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Tannins

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8
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Botanical origin of witch hazel leaves

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Hamamelis virginiana

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9
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Botanical origin of nutgall

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Rhus chinensis

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10
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Botanical origin of mangrove

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Rhizophora mangle

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Color formed upon rxn with ferric salts

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Dark blue (H) to greenish black (NH)

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12
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Color formed upon rxn with potassium ferricyanide and ammonia

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Deep red

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13
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Types of tannins

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Hydrolyzable and non-hydrolyzable

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14
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Other name for hydrolyzable tannins

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Pyrogallotannins

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15
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Intermediate where pyrogallotannins are derived

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Dehydroshikimic acid

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16
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Classes of hydrolyzable tannins

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Gallotannins and ellagitannins

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17
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Esters of gallic acid with polyalcohol typically glucose

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Gallotannins

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18
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Hexahydroxydiphenic acid esters by oxidative coupling of neighboring gallic units attached to D-glucose

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Ellagitannins

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Gallotannins arise from ?

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Quinic acid

20
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Other names for non-hydrolyzable tannins

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Condensed tannins, proanthocyanidins, pycnogenols, leucoanthocyanidins

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Non-hydrolyzable are derived from ?

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Flavonoid precursors

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Product of polymerization of nonhydrolyzable tannins

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Phlobaphenes

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Test for total tannin analysis

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Goldbeater’s skin test/Heme analysis

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Color of spot of tannins in short UV light

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Dark purple

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Color formed upon rxn with Folin-Ciocalteu reagents

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Blue spots

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Color formed upon reaction of tannins with NH3 vapor

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Blue to gray spot

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Uses of tannins

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Leather industry, antidote for alkaloidal poisoning, astringent, ink industry

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Most permanent black ink made by mixing iron salt with gallic acid and tannin in water to form ferous tannate

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Iron-gall ink

29
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Formed when little ferrous tannate ink dries

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Black insoluble ferric tannate

30
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Other names for folic acid

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Folacin, pteroylglutamic acid, vit B9

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Conjugate of pteridine deriv, PABA, and glutamic acid

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Folic acid

32
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Folic acid deficiency

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Megaloblastic anemia

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Functions via a series of folate coenzymes as a carrier of one-carbon groups which are involved in amino acid and nucleotide metab

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Tetrahydrofolic acid

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Folic acid inhibitors

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Sulfanilamide and other antibacterial sulpha drugs, trimethoprim, pyrimethamine, methotrexate

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Inhibit dihydropteroate synthase

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Sulfanilamide and other antibacterial sulpha drugs

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Enzyme incorporating PABA

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Dihydropteroate synthase

37
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Antibacterial; Inhibit dihydrofolate reductase

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Trimethoprim

38
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Antimalarial; inhibit dihydrofolate reductase

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Pyrimethamine

39
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Blocks or prevents DNA methylation; blocks pyrimidine biosynthesis

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Methotrexate

40
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Counteract folate-antagonist action of anticancer agent

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N5-formyl-tetrahydrofolic acid or folinic acid or leucovorin

41
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Isolated from Streptomyces venezuelae; one of first broad spectrum antibiotics; can cause blood disorders

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Chloramphenicol

42
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Enzyme that catalyzes peptide bond formation

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Peptidyl transferase

43
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Shikimic acid is synthesis blah blah of antiviral what

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Oseltamivir

44
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Inhibitor of EPSP synthase

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Glyphosate

45
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MOA of chloramphenicol

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Block peptidyl transferase