Question

This compound’s ability to inhibit NADH dehydrogenase in Fusarium suggests that it initially evolved as a fungal growth inhibitor. This is the most common injected compound used to induce c-Fos and pERK expression in primary sensory neurons. This compound is the primary analgesic found in Qutenza patches. (-5[1])Vanillotoxin triggers the same chemical response as exposure to this compound (10[1])because both bind to the calcium channel TRPV1 (10[2])(“trip-V-one”). This antagonist of substance (10[1])P (10[1])does not bind to avian thermoreceptors, explaining why (10[2])birds are not (10[1])repelled (10[1])by this compound. (10[8])Ed (10[1])Currie recently bred an organism (10[2])denoted (10[2])“X” (10[1])whose concentration (10[2])of this compound (10[1])exceeds that of the Carolina Reaper. (10[6]-5[1])For (10[1])10 points, (10[7])name this compound (-5[1])whose concentration in peppers is measured by the Scoville scale. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: capsaicin (“cap-SAY-sin”) [or 8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide; accept capsaicinoids]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Aditya SivakumarBerkeley CStanford C46-5
Eric Gunter (Grad)UNC A (Grad)Roanoke College A (DII)5710
Geoffrey Wu (UG)Columbia AHaverford6510
Andrew HannaPennNYU A6510
Deepak MuthyalaTexas A&M AUBC A6910
Noah ChenColumbia BRowan7010
Taiga ClarkeImperial BKiel7810
Oscar DespardCambridge ABristol7810
Alexander WyrickTennesseeVanderbilt B8110
Rasheeq Azad (UG)UNC B (UG)Liberty A (Grad)8210
Vedang Singhal (DII)UNC D (DII)JMU B (UG)8510
Isaac Mammel (UG)Maryland A (Grad)Virginia B (UG)8510
Yashodev VyasMinnesota CIowa State8510
Owen SilbergRice AUW A8510
Iris Pardue (UG)KenyonMichigan A8510
Dennis Yang (DII)Michigan BMichigan C8510
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU BJohn Jay8510
Davin SivertsonAlabamaHarding8510
Bryan UgazArizona StateMinnesota B8610
Michael Eng (UG)UNC C (UG)William & Mary A (UG)9110
Dillon PatelWarwickSheffield9110
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BStanford A9210
Rachel BenthamCambridge BOxford A9210
Natan HoltzmanStanford BBerkeley A9310
Joseph Chambers (DII)Virginia A (UG)Maryland B (UG)9510
Enoch YuenImperial AOxford C9510
Tom Doyle (UG)VassarJohns Hopkins9810
Emmett ChungStanford CBerkeley C10410
Nathan Redford (DII)Liberty C (DII)Maryland C (DII)10410
Robbie HahnTexas A&M BMichigan State A104-5
Anwitha VempaliIowa BIowa A10410
Jason ThieuMichigan State ATexas A&M B10410
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghKCL10410
Jack ObermanSouth CarolinaGeorgia Tech B10410
Emmett Bicknell (DII)CedarvilleOhio State A10510
Ethan Cohen (UG)GWU A (UG)Duke A (UG)10710
Luke Schaarschuch (UG)Virginia C (UG)Liberty B (DII)10710
Ryan HumphreyTexas AClaremont A10710
Aisling SkeetDurham BDurham A10710
Andrei HuiCambridge COxford B10710
Jack LewisMTSUGeodesic10710
Caleb WestKentuckyVanderbilt A10710
Cameron WilliamsAppalachian StateSorbonne110-5
Cormac BeirneSorbonneAppalachian State1210