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Science Bowl Question

📅 NSB 2014🎓 HS🔄 Round 17#️⃣ Q10🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice

Bungarotoxin [bung-garoh-TOK-sins] is a fast-acting lethal toxin that is the primary component of venom from the South Asian snake called a krait. It blocks nerve transmission at cholinergic [koh-luh-NUR-jik] synapses by competing with acetylcholine [uh-seet-I-KOH-leen] to bind irreversibly at the acetylcholine receptor. Which of the following would be LEAST LIKELY to also impact nerve transmission at the cholinergic synapses?

W) A drug floods the synapse with a molecule that resembles acetylcholine and is able to bind at the acetylcholine receptor, but cannot be recognized by acetylcholinesterase [uh-seet-l-KOH-leen-STUH-rays]
X) A chemical covalently binds to the acetylcholine receptor and is not easily inactivated
Y) A chemical covalently bonds acetylcholinesterase at the enzyme active site
Z) A drug increases the level of acetylcholinesterase present at the synapse
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