Allopurinol Is an Analog of ____ That Tightly Binds to ____

question 26

Multiple Choice

Allopurinol is an analog of ____ that tightly binds to ____ and prevents ____ formation.

• A) hypoxanthine; xanthine oxidase; uric acid
• B) guanine; guanine deaminase; xanthine
• C) inosine; xanthine oxidase; xanthine
• D) hypoxanthine; guanine deaminase; xanthine
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Mitosis

A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.

Contractile Ring

A band of protein fibers that forms in the middle of a cell during cytokinesis, leading to cell division.

Actin Filaments

Protein filaments in the cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells, playing a key role in cell movement, shape, and division.

Animal Cells

Eukaryotic cells characterized by the absence of a cell wall, presence of membrane-bound organelles, and the ability to move at some point in their life cycle.