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Glutamate Synthesis in astrocyte:

A 
Glutamate
(glutamine synthetase)
Glutamine
(glutaminase)
Glutamate
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dopamine B-hydroxylase (DBH)

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Creates: norepinephrine

Dopamine –> norepinephrine

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amino acid decarboxylase

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Creates: seratonin

5-hydroxytryptophan –> 5-hydroxytryptamine (seratonin)

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4
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choline acetyltransferase

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Combines:
Acetylcoenzyme A + choline =
ACh

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glutamine synthetase

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Creates: glutamine

glutamate –> glutamine

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glutaminase

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Creates: glutamate

glutamine –> glutamate

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Seratonin Synthesis

A 
Tryptophan
(tryptophan hydroxylase)
5-hydroxytryptophan
(amino acid decarboxylase)
5-hydroxytryptamine (seratonin)
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Dopamine, Norepinephrine, Epinephrine Synthesis

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Tyrosine
(tyrosine hydroxylase)
dihyroxyphenylalanine (DOPA)
(DOPA-decarboxylase)
Dopamine
(dopamine B-hydroxylase, DBH)
Norepinephrine
(phenylethanolamine-N-methyl-transferase, PNMT)
Epinephrine
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l-glutanic acid-1 decarboxylase

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Creates: GABA

Glutamate –> GABA

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DOPA-decarboxylase

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Creates: dopamine

DOPA –> dopamine

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Mechanisms terminating NT (5)

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  1. Enzymatic degredation
  2. Reuptake transporters
  3. Autoreceptors
  4. Diffusion
  5. Glial cells
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Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) Synthesis

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glutamate
(l-glutanic acid-1 decarboxylase)
Gamma aminobutyric acid

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tyrosine hydroxylase

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Creates: dihyroxyphenylalanine (DOPA)

Tyrosine –> DOPA

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acetylcholinesterase

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(inhibited by sarin)
Creates: Acetylcoenzyme A + choline
Starts as: ACh

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Criteria for NT (4)

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  1. Synthesized in neuron
  2. Must be present in presynaptic t. and release must exert an action on postsynaptic
  3. Exogenous application must mimic effects
  4. Specific mechanism for removal
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GABA transaminase (GABA-T)

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From: GABA to glutamate

17
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ACh Synthesis:

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Glucose (glycolysis)
Pyruvate
Acetyl group + coenzyme A
Acetylcoenzyme A
Acetylcoenzyme A + choline (choline acetyltransferase)
Acetlycholine
18
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phenylethanolamine-N-methyl-transferase (PNMT)

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Creates: Epinephrine

Norepinephrine –> Epinephrine

19
Q

VAMP (synaptobrevin)
syntaxin
SNAP-25
synaptotagin (p65)

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v-SNARE, cleaved by Botulinum toxin B and tetanus toxin
t-SNARE, cleaved by Botulinum toxin C
t-SNARE, cleaved by Botulinum toxin A
May be V-SNARE, Ca sensor

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tryptophan hydroxylase

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Creates: 5-hydroxytryptophan

tryptophan –> 5-hydroxytryptophan

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