Question

In the Jendrassik-Grof procedure, an accelerator consisting of sodium benzoate and this compound is used to solubilize the bilirubin from serum. Along with glucose, this compound promotes the conversion of the a form of glycogen phosphorylase to an inactive T state. (-5[1])A reagent mix consisting of sodium hydroxide and iodomethane was used by Emil Fischer to first artificially synthesize this compound in 1895. After being trafficked to the liver, this compound mostly gets metabolized into (*) paraxanthine. In one environmentally friendly method, this compound is extracted from one product using a (10[1])supercritical CO2 (10[1])solvent. (10[2])In its most common application, this purine alkaloid functions by blocking the binding of adenosine with its neuronal receptors. For 10 points, name this bitter stimulant found naturally in coffee beans. ■END■

ANSWER: caffeine [accept guaranine; accept methyltheobromine; accept decaffeination]
<Shiv Seshan, Chemistry>
= Average correct buzz position

Back to tossups

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kevin ParkKhalil v Carbolic Shisha Ball Co540-5
Ashwath SeetharamanWhy the Kremlin Hates BananasWe jopping8910
Tracy MirkinStatler and Waldorfesque Former Penn Bowl EditorsOh you like geography? Name every Forrest.9110
Eric Mukherjee5Khalil v Carbolic Shisha Ball Co9210
Munir SiddiquibruhTOAD9210

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl Playtest10/12/2024Y4100%0%25%91.00