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STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM ONE
1 The two main classification schemes for
alkaloids 2 The difference between primary and
secondary metabolism 3 Amino acid modifications
- pyridoxyl-5-phosphate (P5P) and FAD/FADH2 4
What is a coenzyme - what are its functions 5
Formation of imines 6 Transamination 7
Reductive amination 8 Functions of NADH/NADPH
and NAD/NADP 9 Importance of a-ketoglutaric
acid 10 Amine oxidases 11 S-Adenosylmethionine
(SAM) functions 12 Function of aromatic
hydroxylase enzymes 13 Formation of
methylenedioxy groups 14 Mannich Reaction 15 KOH
fusion 16 Exhaustive Methylation 17 Hofmann
Degradation 18 Kuhn-Roth oxidation 19
Epimerization (what is it?) 20 von Braun
Reaction 21 Curtius reaction 22 Ozonolysis of
aromatic rings 23 Function of Biotin and
Carboxybiotin 24 Function of Coenzyme A
The exam will cover the first 12 lecture slides.
25 Function of thiamine 26 Functions of ATP 27
Significance of AcetylCoA 28 What are polyketides
and acetogenins 29 What is the significance of
the mevalonic acid pathway (IPP and DMAPP) 30
What are terpenes - how are they recognized?