Purine Synthesis Flashcards

1
Q

What type of nucleotides often act as second messengers?

A

Purines: cAMP and cGMP

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2
Q

What is made first DNA or RNA?

A

RNA as RNA is then coverted to DNA through removal of an OH group

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3
Q

Where does nitrogen come from?

A

Amino acids

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4
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What is the first step of purine synthesis?

A

Ribose 5-phosphate is converted into PRPP by PRPP synthetase

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5
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What nucleotide is made from PRPP?

A

IMP (this is then converted into AMP and GMP)

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6
Q

What base makes up Inosine monophosphate (IMP)?

A

Hypoxanthine

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7
Q

How many Carbons and double bonds do purines have?

A

2 rings

  • 6 carbon ring with 3 double bonds
  • 5 carbon ring with 2 double bonds
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8
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What is the rate limiting enzyme that converts PRPP to IMP?

A

Glutamine-PRPP amidotransferase

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9
Q

What inhibits Glutamine-PRPP amidotransferase?

This enzyme converts PRPP to IMP

A

IMP/AMP/GMP

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10
Q

What converts ADP and GDP to dADP and dGDP?

A

Ribonucleotide Reductase

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11
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What blocks the conversion of IMP to GMP?

A

Ribavirin (antiviral) and Mycophenolate (immunosuppressant)

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12
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What is purine salvage?

A

When bases Adenine, Guanine and Hypoxanthine are converted back into AMP, GMP and IMP (requires PRPP)

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13
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What enzyme converts Hypoxanthine (+PRPP) and Guanine (+PRPP) into IMP and GMP?

A

HGPRT

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14
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What converts Adenine (+PRPP) into AMP?

A

APRT

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15
Q

What does 6-MP (and its prodrug azathioprine) mimic?

A

Hypoxanthine/Guanine (creates a mutant nucleotide) and causes decreased purine nucleotides

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16
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What are Hypoxanthine and Guanine broken down into?

A

Xanthine and subsequently Uric acid

17
Q

What is Hypoxanthine converted into Xanthine by?

A

Xanthine Oxidase

18
Q

What is Guanine broken down into Xanthine by?

19
Q

WHat is Xanthine converted into Uric acid by?

A

Xanthine Oxidase

20
Q

What base is adenosine converted into in order to break it down?

A

Hypoxanthine

21
Q

What are the steps involved in Adenosine breakdown/ excretion?

A
  • Adenine -> AMP (through APRT)
  • AMP -> Adenosine
  • Adenosine -> Inosine (thru Adenosine deaminase)
  • Inosine -> Hypoxanthine (thru Purine nucleoside phosphorylase)
22
Q

What is the difference between AMP and Adenine?

A

AMP has a phosphate and a sugar (ribose)

23
Q

What converts Adenosine into Inosine?

A

Adenosine deaminse (amine group removed)

24
Q

Difference between AMP and Adenosine?

A

Adenosine-MP has a Phosphate group

25
What enzyme is effected in Severe combines immunodifficiency syndrome?
Adenosine deaminase (Adenosine into Inosine)
26
What converts Inosine into Hypoxanthine?
Purine nucleoside phosphorylase
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What does Xanthine Oxidase convert 6-MP into?
Thiouric acid (inactive)
28
Why does Allopurinol increase the effects of 6-Mp?
Inhibits Xanthine Oxidase thus inhibiting the breakdown of 6-MP into Thiouric acid
29
What converts Uric acid into Allantoin?
Urate oxidase (rasburicase)