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Proteins subject to this reaction can be measured to find average blood sugar levels. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this non-enzymatic reaction that begins by forming a Schiff base. This reaction forms a namesake family of advanced end-products correlated with aging.
ANSWER: glycation [or word forms of glycate; or Maillard reaction; accept advanced glycation end-products or glycated hemoglobin or glycated albumin; accept glycoxidation; reject “glycosylation”]
[10e] Advanced glycation products can oxidize LDL, which is named for having a low value of this quantity. The so-called “good cholesterol” is named for its high value of this quantity.
ANSWER: density [accept low-density lipoprotein or high-density lipoprotein]
[10h] These receptors were first identified for recognizing oxLDL but can also bind modified lipid PAMPs like LPS. Class A examples of these receptors like MARCO are especially common on macrophages, where they contribute to the formation of foam cells.
ANSWER: scavenger receptors [or SRs]
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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3Total
Arizona StateDuke010010
Berkeley AIllinois010010
Berkeley BHarvard010010
Chicago APurdue010010
Chicago DVanderbilt010010
Columbia BClaremont Colleges010010
Cornell AColumbia A010010
Iowa StateBrown0000
Johns HopkinsToronto A010010
KentuckyChicago C0000
MichiganNorthwestern010010
Minnesota ANorth Carolina A010010
NYUGeorgia Tech010010
North Carolina BMcGill010010
OttawaFlorida010010
PennToronto B010010
South CarolinaMinnesota B010010
TexasChicago B0101020
Truman StateCornell B0000
VirginiaRutgers010010
WUSTL AIndiana10101030
WaterlooStanford1010020
Yale AMaryland010010
Yale BWUSTL B010010

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2024 ACF Nationals04/21/2024Y2410.4288%8%8%