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Compared to other macromolecules carbohydrates in its simple monomers are best sources of harvesting ATP from its bonds, how is this so?

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Chapter2: Molecules Of Life

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Problem 8SQ: Unlike saturated fatty acids, the tails of unsaturated fatty acids incorporate one or more _______....

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