Packet 7: Tossup 1

The glutathione-ascorbate cycle rids the body of this molecule and its derivatives. (15[1])This (15[1])molecule (15[1])is released in the conversion of glycolate (-5[1])to glyoxylate, the latter of which names an analog of the TCA (15[1])in the plant version of a certain organelle. (-5[1])The metalloenzyme (15[1])superoxide (15[1])dismutase (15[1])releases (15[2])oxygen (15[1])and this molecule as a byproduct. (-5[2])Derivatives of this molecule (-5[1])name a structure that performs very (*) long-chain fatty acid oxidation. (10[2])Homolytic cleavage of this molecule produces (-5[1])a pair of highly damaging hydroxyl radicals. (10[3]-5[1])This (-5[1])ROS is decomposed (10[2])into water (10[1])and oxygen gas by the enzyme (10[2])catalase. (10[2])For 10 points, (10[1])name this (10[1])molecule with (10[1])formula H2O2. (10[2])■END■ (10[10])

ANSWER: hydrogen peroxide [accept H2O2 before read; prompt on peroxisome; anti-prompt on peroxides by asking “what is the simplest molecule of that type?”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Evan XueJohns CreekHoover1115
Shahar SchwartzAn even worse ideaBooz Allen Interns1215
Jacob FinleyHoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish?I have no buzzer and I must neg1315
James LiChapel Hill BTantaene Animis Caelestibus Irae20-5
Rohit RajaNot Just BikingMountain Dew is Better3215
Viren KohliLambert AInnovation A40-5
Ilyas ChoukriVirginia TechThey fuck you up your buzz and neg4215
Pratyush JaishankerPrat PackWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience4315
Andrew NucciDon't Ever Take Sides Against the FamilyMidnight Bus to Vista4415
Mihir KhuranaMinnetonka AMinnetonka C4515
Sean HarbisonExhibitionMidtown4515
Simon ZhangLexington BMansfield A4615
Kaiden LeeNorthview ALambert B52-5
Ayush PatelLeif Eriksen's Striking Appearancewhatever52-5
Annika LarsonAlbanian Rift in the SkyBig Brown Ballers56-5
Aarnav PatwardhanChattahoochee ANorthview B6610
Jeffrey WuBelmont AWaltham A6610
Sreyas SabbaniInnovation BChattahoochee B72-5
Ben HellmanMichael Touse-SquidThe Young Jits79-5
Dan NiPC Chris Master RaceThey'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These Days7910
Max GreenEast Chapel HillChapel Hill A7910
Penny McClementMartingroveNorthern7910
Swastik RoyTexas AWashington80-5
Jonathan LeeCheese SandwichGlebe8310
Pranavkrishna BharanidharanBella VistaRenert8310
Edgar HughesTed OffensiveArmand duplantis fan club8510
Aditya Rao (Challenger-Strawberry Park)CaliforniaGeorgia C9110
Kamran Nawaz (St. Mark's)Texas BGeorgia B9110
Sankalp AgrawalEden PrairieProvidence9210
Ulises ShahBelmont BMansfield B9210
Darren KellisOstia OrcasJeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu9510
Emily SandeAlways Set the KurveBasileus II: Electric Boogaloo9710
Shaun IyerInnovation ALambert A9910
Matthew MedinaGrimsleyCary Academy10110
Gus SullivanMinnetonka BBurnsville10110
Arjun NairNew YorkGeorgia A10210
Om DessaiNorth CarolinaKentucky10210
Krit KulkarniWashingtonTexas A10210
Denis LiuThe Young JitsMichael Touse-Squid10210
Sowrish KomaragiriTantaene Animis Caelestibus IraeChapel Hill B10210
Madhav KalluruChattahoochee BInnovation B10210
Vivaan KohliLambert BNorthview A10210
Keke XiuAbbey ParkBurlington Trojans10210
Skanda VasishtaBig Brown BallersAlbanian Rift in the Sky10210
Ashwin AnandwhateverLeif Eriksen's Striking Appearance10210

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%33%50%70.83
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓3100%0%33%94.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%33%0%79.33
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%0%0%86.75
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓5100%40%40%77.60
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✕3100%0%33%105.00
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✕475%25%25%72.67
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓3100%33%0%68.00
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%0%20%97.60
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%50%13%57.50