acetaldehyde - 2024 ACF Regionals @ Cornell

Question

ADH catalyzes the formation of this molecule from an ingested precursor. For 10 points each:

[10m] Name this molecule whose accumulation is promoted by disulfiram. This molecule’s accumulation is the source of a type of “flush” common among East Asian populations.

ANSWER: acetaldehyde [or ethanal or acetic aldehyde or ethyl aldehyde; accept C2H4O; prompt on aldehydes; reject “ethanol”]

[10e] Acetaldehyde is an intermediate in the breakdown of this substance. Breathalyzers measure the concentration of this substance in a person’s blood.

ANSWER: ethanol [accept alcohol; accept EtOH; accept specific alcoholic drinks like wine or beer; accept colloquial answers like booze]

[10h] Long-term alcoholism can result in this serious neurological condition caused by two thiamine deficiency diseases being present in the same patient. This condition combines a form of encephalopathy with a syndrome that causes amnesia and learning disabilities.

ANSWER: Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome [or WKS; prompt on Wernicke encephalopathy; prompt on Korsakoff syndrome]

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Summary


2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley	01/27/2024	Y	3	20.00	100%	67%	33%
2024 ACF Regionals @ Cornell	01/27/2024	Y	3	10.00	100%	0%	0%
2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU	01/27/2024	Y	10	14.00	100%	30%	10%
2024 ACF Regionals @ Minnesota	01/27/2024	Y	2	15.00	100%	50%	0%
2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State	01/27/2024	Y	3	10.00	100%	0%	0%
2024 ACF Regionals @ Rutgers	01/27/2024	Y	5	18.00	100%	40%	40%
2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial	01/27/2024	Y	8	13.75	100%	0%	38%
2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt	01/27/2024	Y	5	12.00	100%	0%	20%
2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT	01/27/2024	Y	3	20.00	100%	33%	67%

Data


Cornell A	Cornell B	10	10
Cornell C	RIT A	10	10
RIT B	Binghamton	10	10