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Uncommon card · Science
Catecholamine, an Uncommon card
A catecholamine, most typically a 3,4-dihydroxyphenethylamine, is a monoamine neurotransmitter, an organic compound that has a catechol and a side-chain amine.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 52
- Power
- 117
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 82,000
Power 117 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Catecholamine quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Catecholamine card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Catecholamines are water-soluble and are 50% bound to plasma proteins in ______.
Answer
circulation. Catecholamines are water-soluble and are 50% bound to plasma proteins in circulation. From the Catecholamine article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Gaussian quadrature. Gaussian quadrature 74 · Correlation does not imply causation 69 · Catecholamine 65 · Oak processionary 62 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Catechol can be either a free molecule or a substituent of a larger molecule, where it represents a 1,2-dihydroxybenzene group.
- Catecholamines are derived from the amino acid tyrosine, which is derived from dietary sources as well as synthesis from phenylalanine.
- Catecholamines are water-soluble and are 50% bound to plasma proteins in circulation.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Catecholamine article was read about 82,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 52: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Catecholamine
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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- Oak processionaryUncommon · Nature · ATK 62 DEF 55
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- Gaussian quadratureUncommon · Science · ATK 74 DEF 43
- Mass driverUncommon · Science · ATK 69 DEF 48
- Leon Isaac KennedyUncommon · Arts · ATK 64 DEF 53
- BijectionUncommon · Science · ATK 65 DEF 52
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Catecholamine (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : AlyInWikiWonderland, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
