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Yon Biotech Test 2
Biotech test 1
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Pharmacology
Graduate
04/30/2011

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Term
Pepsin
found where?
what does it do?
Definition
gastric fluid
cleaves aromatic amino acids
Term
Chymotrypsin
found where?
what does it do?
Definition
intestinal
cleaves aromatic amino acids
Term
what does gastric acid do?
Definition
denatures globular proteins
Term
what do endopeptidases do and what are the 4 types?
Definition
cleave internal peptide bonds
pepsin, chymotrypsin, trypsin, elastase
Term
what do exopeptidases do and what are the 2 types
Definition
cleave terminal peptide bonds
carboxy- and aminopeptidases
Term
what does trypsin do and where is it found?
Definition
cleaves cationic amino acids
intestine
Term
what does elastase do and where is it found?
Definition
cleaves small neutral amino acids
intestine
Term
what are aprotinin, bacitracin, and EDTA
Definition
enzyme inhibitors to decrease enzyme degradation
Term
what are enkephalins and LHRH
Definition
prodrugs
Term
describe regular insulin
Definition
solution
short acting (6-8 h)
Term
describe NPH insulin
Definition
suspension
protamine
intermediate acting (18-24 h)
Term
describe lente insulin
Definition
suspension
Zn
intermediate acting (18-24 h)
Term
describe ultralente insulin
Definition
suspension
Zn
long acting (24-28 h)
Term
what kind of pump is ALZET implantable minipump?
Definition
osmotic pump
Term
what kind of membrane do self-regulating systems have?
Definition
semi-permeable
Term
least permeable epithelial tissue?
Definition
skin (transdermal)
Term
most permeable epithelial tissue?
Definition
intestinal
Term
tissue with highest proteolytic activity?
Definition
intestinal
Term
tissue with lowest proteolytic activity?
Definition
skin
Term
major mechanism of protein absorption?
Definition
endocytosis
Term
3 processes of chemical instability of proteins
Definition
hydrolysis
oxidation
photolysis
Term
4 processes of physical instability of proteins
Definition
denaturation
aggregation
precipitation
adsorption
Term
how does temperature affect protein stability
Definition
high: accelerates protein degradation/denaturation
low: increases instability (coacervation)
Term
2 drugs that are light sensitive
Definition
DNase and TPA
Term
property of protein/container which reduces potency of protein
Definition
adhesion
Term
2 amino acids which undergo side chain deamidation?
Definition
GLN and ASN
Term
2 types of hydrolysis
Definition
side chain deamidation and peptide bond cleavage
Term
4 proteins that undergo side chain deamidation
Definition
Growth Hormone, Insulin, ACTH, prolactin
Term
at high pH's, which amino acids undergo peptide bond cleavage?
Definition
Asp and Glu
Term
at low pH, which 2 amino acids undergo peptide bond cleavage?
Definition
ASN and GLN
Term
what are hot spots?
Definition
certain amino acids susceptible to hydrolysis
Term
which 2 amino acid side chains undergo oxidation
Definition
MEt and Cys
Term
which proteins undergo sulfide oxidation
Definition
parathyroid hormone, corticotropin, corticotropin releasing factor
Term
what is the loss of globular structure
Definition
denaturation
Term
what is adsorption?
Definition
sticking to containers
Term
which 2 proteins self-aggregate?
Definition
hGH, IFN-gamma
Term
exaple of prtoein that precips
Definition
insulin
Term
what is site-directed mutagenesis
Definition
modifying the hot spots
Term
what is "lyophylized"
Definition
freeze-dried
Term
how does freeze drying happen
Definition
removes water by sublimation (under reduced pressure)
Term
what are dextran and albumin?
Definition
cake forming agents-increases Tg (glass transition temperature)///lyoprotectant
Term
how are lyophilized powders admin'd?
Definition
reconstituted with water and given as inj
Term
ascorbic acid:
Definition
antioxidant
Term
phosphate/citrate:
Definition
buffering agent
Term
albumin:
Definition
anti-adhesion agent
Term
benzyl alcohol, phenol, paraben:
Definition
preservative
Term
surfactants, lysine, arginine:
Definition
solubilizer
Term
mannitol, glycine
Definition
bulking agent
Term
NaCl, dextrose
Definition
osmotic agent
Term
what does HSA do?
Definition
minimizes adhesion
Term
what protects DNase from light
Definition
Dornase-alpha
Term
what protects TPA from light?
Definition
Alteplase
Term
what are pyrogens
Definition
cause fever/sepsis: endotoxins shed from gram negative bacteria
Term
how can endotoxins be removed?
Definition
ion exchange chromatography
Term
what does IL-2 do
Definition
infiltration of T cells (specific) and NK cells into tumor
Term
What does TNF-alpha do
Definition
activates T cells and reduces tumor growth
Term
what does INF-gamma do?
Definition
expression of surface molecules for better recognition of tumor antigens by T cells
Term
What does GM-CSF do?
Definition
stimulates APCs to present tumor antigens to T cells
Term
pro of cytokine gene therapy
Definition
not all cells have to be transfected
Term
what are p53, RB-1, and BRCA-1
Definition
major tumor suppressing genes
Term
what are K-ras and myc?
Definition
oncogenes
Term
what are bcl-2 and c-FLIP
Definition
anti-apoptotic genes
Term
what is HSV-tk?
Definition
Herpes Simplex Virus Thymadine kinase: gene that is intro'd into cancer cells (combo gene therapy) suicide genes
Term
what is ganciclovir?
Definition
prodrug that HSV-tk phosphorylates to turn into cytotoxic product
in suicide gene therapy
Term
risk assoc with retroviral gene therapy
Definition
insertional mutagenesis
Term
risk assoc with adenorival gene therapy
Definition
immunotoxicity
Term
risk assoc with endotoxin gene therapy
Definition
toxic shock
Term
2 specific viral vectors
Definition
Herpes Simplex virus, vaccinia virus
Term
what are lipofectin, lipofectAMINE, and DOTAP
Definition
cationic liposomes (lipid-based vector)
Term
what is a lipoplex
Definition
an electrostatic complex formed with cationic liposome and anionic DNA
Term
what are polylysine, polyethylenimine, and PEI?
Definition
cationic polymers for vectors
Term
what is a polyplex?
Definition
complex made of cationic polymers and DNA
Term
what are transferrin, EGF, IgG, folate, antibody?
Definition
ligands
Term
what is DOPE?
Definition
pH sensitive lipid which destabilizes the endosomal membrane
Term
what is polyethylenimine?
Definition
ph-sensitive polymers
Term
what has the highest target specificity
Definition
ligand/DNA complex
Term
which has the most efficient expression?
Definition
adenovirus
Term
what has the longest duration?
Definition
retrovirus
Term
which is possibly tumorigenic?
Definition
retrovirus
Term
which has no toxicity?
Definition
ligand/DNA complex
Term
which doesn' tneed repeated?
Definition
adenovirus
Term
which virus only infects dividing cells
Definition
retroviruses
Term
which virus is immunogenic?
Definition
adenovirus
Term
antigene:
target
ds vs ss
what does it do
Definition
targets DNA
single stranded
forms triplex and blocks transcription
Term
decoy:
target
ss vs. ds
what does it do
Definition
targets DNA
double stranded
binds to nuclear transcription factor and inhibits transcription
Term
antisense:
target:
ds vs ss:
what does it do
Definition
targets mRNA
single stranded
binds to complimentary mRNA and inhibits translation
Term
siRNA
target
ss vs ds
what does it do
Definition
targets mRNA
ds RNA
binds to complementary mRNA and induces mRNA cleavage
Term
miRNA
target
ss vs ds
what does it do
Definition
targets mRNA
ds RNA
binds to target mRNA and inhibits expression
Term
ribozyme
target
what does it do
Definition
mRNA
RNA molecule that cuts specific RNA substrate
Term
aptamer
target:
ss vs ds
function
Definition
targets protein
ss or ds
binds to proteins and alters function
Term
what does RNase-H do?
Definition
recognizes heteroduplex of DNA:RNA and cleaves RNA
in antisense therapy
Term
what does DICER do? in siRNA therapy
Definition
involved in the process of RNA interference
binds ds RNA and cuts it into duplexes called siRNA
Term
what does RISC do? in siRNA therapy
Definition
binds siRNA. then the RISC-siRNA complex binds the target RNA
Term
what are miRNA's encoded from?
Definition
introns
Term
what does DROSHA do?
Definition
excises primary miRNA to pre-miRNA
Term
what does Dicer do in miRNA therapy?
Definition
cleaves pre-miRNA into mature miRNA
Term
what does RISC do in miRNA therapy?
Definition
engulfs the miRNA and binds to complementary mRNA>>>mRNA cleavage/translational inhibition
Term
what is self-regulating insulin system that is regulated by level of glucose in the body
Definition
G-insulin/Con A system
Term
disadvantage of adeno-associated viruses?
Definition
low titer
Term
3 mechanisms of antisense action:
Definition
block RNA coding sequence
blocking RNA binding site on ribosome
blocking RNA splicing
Term
most effective route of administration of proteins wihtout penetration enhancers?
Definition
pulmonary
Term
most commonly used preservative for proteins?
Definition
benzyl alcohol
Term
most commonly used antioxidant for proteins
Definition
ascorbic acid
Term
shelf-life of protein biopharms in refrig
Definition
2 years
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