At a biochemical level, vitamin D functions like a steroid hormone. Therefore, it is sometimes referred to as an honorary steroid. Why is vitamin D not an actual steroid?

Q: Which of the following molecules do NOT contribute atoms to purine synthesis? a. Glutamine b.…

A: Purines are nucleotide bases attached to 5 carbon containing sugar molecules. Adenine and guanine…

Q: Aspartate amino acids' pI values can be calculated as follows:

A: Aspartic acid is a standard amino acid and has a carboxylic group in its side chain. Due to the…

Q: Which of the following correctly does not correctly describe the composition of a…

A: Given are some components of phosphatidylethanolamine following among does not correctly describe…

Q: What is Eman?

A: EMAN is a software package tool for analyzing the performance of semiautomated single-particle…

Q: Which molecules did you identify as possible targets for a drug to treat Alzheimer's disease, and…

A: it is a degenerative brain disorder it usually starts in middle age to old age results in…

Q: How much active ingredient in 20 cc of a 15% solution?

A: DISCLAIMER: Since you have asked multiple questions, we have solved the first question for you. If…

Q: Transition-state analogs, which can be used as enzyme inhibitors and to generate catalytic…

A: Compounds resembling the transition state of a catalyzed reaction should be very effective…

Q: Radiation exerts part of its damaging effect by causing the formation of hydroxyl radicals. Write a…

A: Glutathione is an antioxidant in plants, animals, fungi, and some bacteria and archae. Glutathione…

Q: Determine the type of inhibition by AMP? Explain

A: Inhibitors are substances which inhibit the enzyme activity by binding to the active site or…

Q: Peptide YY (PYY) is a 36-amino acid peptide that is so named because it contains twobiochemically…

A: Peptide YY (PYY) is 36-amino-acid peptide and contains two biochemically relevant tyrosine residues

Q: What biochemical changes are required to convert tyrosine to (a)  norepinephrine and (b)…

A: Much of the tyrosine is catabolized for energy production instead of getting incorporated into…

Q: What two types of defensins contribute to the biochemical barrier?

A: Biochemical barriers are the chemical molecules synthesized within the body that act as a defence…

Q: Pharmacokinetics of cyclophosphamide

A: Pharmacokinetics is the term which describes the process that what our body does to a drug when the…

Q: True or False. Do all reducing sugars produce a positive result in an Osazone test?

A: Reducing sugars: a. Reducing sugars are identified by the part of the molecule that contains the…

Q: The biochemical roles of lipids are A) short-term energy storage, major component of muscle, and…

A: A lipid is a large biomolecule that can only be dissolved in nonpolar solvents and forms a distinct…

Q: Define what lectins are and outline their biochemical functions.

A: Carbohydrate binding proteins (CBP) are the proteins that can interact with sugar chains but do not…

Q: Insulin-dependent diabetes is often accompanied by hypertriglyceridemia, which is an excess blood…

A: Lipoproteins are lipid/protein particles that are responsible for the transport of lipids in the…

Q: A plant breeder has developed a new frost-resistant variety of tomato that contains higher levels of…

A: Unsaturated Fatty Acids : It is fatty acid in which there is one or more double bond in the fatty…

Q: Is amino acid activation energetically favored? Why or why not?

A: Introduction: Amino acid activation is done at the initiation step of the translation. This step is…

Q: A mutation that changes an alanine residue in a protein to an isoleucine leads to a loss of…

A: The protein folding property of protein makes a major impact on the functioning of amino acids. The…

Q: Why are allosteric enzymes crucial for the control of metabolism?

A: Allosteric enzymes are considered as an enzyme, which changes its structure upon binding to the…

Q: Define the basic structure of a steroid and some steroid functions

A: Steroid is a type of lipid. Steroid is present in plant and animal both.

Q: Why is trypsin an unusual name for an enzyme? (What is the convention for enzyme names?)  .

A: The enzymes are the biocatalyst that perform specific biochemical reaction within the body and after…

Q: There are 4 classes of biochemical families (Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, and Nucleic Acids).…

A: Carbohydrates are classified as monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides. The…

Q: f a commercially available insulin preparation contains 1 ppm of proinsulin, how many micrograms of…

A: Glucose is a carbohydrate, which provides instant energy to the body for carrying out the various…

Q: Insulin dependent diabetes is often accompanied by high levels of triacylglycerols in the blood.…

A: Triglycerides are 3 esters of glycerol which was bound to three fatty acid molecules. where they are…

Q: List some of the functions prostaglandins serve in the body.

A: Prostaglandins are lipids made from eicosanoids. They have hormone-like effects in humans and are…

Q: an annoying, yet common, side effect of an ACE Inhibitor?

A: Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are a class of drugs used in the treatment of…

Q: A patient is suffering from hemoglobinopathies and the principal biochemical defect that leads to…

A: Haemoglobinopathies is a blood disorder.

Q: What are steroids? What are some examples of steroids with a biological function?

A: Lipids are compounds that soluble in organic solvents such as chloroform and ether and insoluble in…

Q: Which of the following is NOT a steroid molecule?

A: Testosterone is a primary sex hormone and anabolic steroid in males. Estrogen is one of the sex…

Q: the major biochemical function of B vitamins within the human body is as:

A: Vitamins are a group of substances that are required for normal cell function, development, and…

Q: What is the biochemical rationale for the use of creatine?

A: Creatine Phosphate has higher phosphoryl transfer potential as compared to ATP

Q: What is the biochemical information you acquire from amino acid sequence? Give three examples.

A: A polypeptide is composed of a long chain of amino acids, which are joined through peptide bonds by…

Q: Cone snails are carnivores that inject a powerful set of toxins into their prey, leading to rapid…

A: The Conus genus, belongs to the Conidae family. This is a group of gastropod mollusks that are…

Q: Creatine is a popular, but untested, dietary supplement. (a) What is the biochemical rationale for…

A: Creatine is an organic compound that is found in living organisms. The formula for creatine is…

Q: Explain the biochemical defect that leads to Lesch-Nyhan syndrome and suggest how the defect might…

A: Introduction: Purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (cytosine, thymine, and uracil) play…

Q: Some cancer researchers have proposed using a-amanitin in cancer therapy. How might a-amanitin be…

A: Scientists have considered α-amanitin toxin as a possible cancer treatment. They are the most deadly…

Q: PKU is an abbreviation for what disorder? What are the symptoms of PKU? How can PKU be treated for a…

A: Phenylketonurina is a rare inherited disorder that causes an amino acid called phenylalanine to…

Q: What structural feature do all steroids have in common? What are the biosynthetic implications of…

A: Steroid hormones are produced mainly from cholesterol. They can be synthesized by gonads and adrenal…

Q: Chymotrypsin preferentially binds the transition state. What is meant by that?

A: Transition state is free energy maximum state. It is an intermediate stage of enzyme-catalyzed…

Q: Define steroids and give two examples and state their functions.

A: Steroids are also called as corticosteroids. These are secreted by three steroid glands- adrenal…

Q: Discuss one biologically active peptide. How important is it in biochemical processes?

A: Bioactive peptides are inferred from food proteins and have a significant impact on human health due…

Q: Please discuss the following statement. "If two ligands involve in the same number and type of…

A: Asked : Statement is true or false

Q: What intermediate in purine synthesis will accumulate if a strain of bacteria is lacking each of the…

A: The pathways for the biosynthesis of nucleotides fall into two classes: de novo pathways and salvage…

Q: Cone snails are carnivores that inject a powerful set of toxins into their prey, leading to rapid…

A: A rare species of cone snail carnivoures  is a powerful venom for their prey. Its powerful venom…