It 's actually an alkaloid plant toxin ( like nicotine and cocaine ) , a bug killer that stimulates us by blocking neuroreceptors for the sleep chemical adenosine .
Naturally occurring small molecules which bind to gpcrs include adrenaline , prostaglandins , dopamine , somatostatin and adenosine . Drug-like small molecules which bind to gpcrs include caffeine , morphine , heroin and histamine .
These include the dopamine receptor , the cxcr4 chemokine receptor which is thought to be involved in hiv infection , the adenosine a2 receptor which binds to caffeine and provides our daily morning high and most recently , the key opioid receptors which bind to morphine .
Mature circulating platelets are packed with dense granules containing atp , adenosine diphosphate ( adp ) , and calcium , as well as serotonin , lysosomes , glycogen , mitochondria , and an intracellular canalicular system .
It blocks adenosine , a chemical that makes you drowsy .
它阻挡腺苷,腺苷是一种使你昏昏欲睡的化学物质。
Enter aicar , which targets a protein called adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase ( ampk ) .
服用爱卡,目的是专杀一种名叫一磷酸腺苷活性蛋白酶的蛋白质(ampk)。
The researchers found that rotation of the acupuncture needles damaged tissue , which caused a release of adenosine , a known anti-inflammatory mediator .
研究者发现,针炙针的旋转破坏了一些组织,从而导致腺苷酸(一种已知的抗发炎介质)的释放。
Stripping off one phosphate group drives cellular activities and in the process turns atp into adenosine diphosphate , or adp .