Define the following terms: a. prenylation b. steroid c. cardiac glycoside d. digitalis e. lipoprotein

Q: What are the functions of lysine in human health?

A: Amino acids are biomolecules made up of an amino group and a carboxyl group. When several amino…

Q: Acetoacetate undergoes a spontaneous decarboxylation to produce what?

A: The decarboxylation reaction is the chemical reaction that deals with the removal of carbon in the…

Q: Aspartate and phenyalanine become apartate and isoleucine

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Q: Define phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylserine.

A: Signal transduction: Transmission of molecular signals from the exterior to the interior. The…

Q: provide two reasons why cholesterol is important in the body?

A: Sterols are the compounds that do not contain fatty acids, but they have fat like properties. Each…

Q: Match the each enzyme deficiency with their corresponding disease B-hexosaminidase A A. Fabry…

A: INTRODUCTION Enzymes is a type of protein that increase the rate of metabolic reactions. For Ex -…

Q: Write two examples of Glycosaminoglycan.

A: Glycosaminoglycan is tandem repeats of Amino sugar and uronic acids.

Q: Substituting (changing) a purine to a purine is called:

A: A mutation is a change in a DNA sequence. It can result from DNA copying mistakes made during cell…

Q: What Is gamma-crystallin?

A: Gamma-crystallin is a type of protein. A protein is a type of biomolecule consisting of either one…

Q: Define the term eicosanoids? What does it include?

A: Special signaling molecules synthesized from fatty acid molecules made up of 20 carbon atoms…

Q: Discuss about formin

A: The cytoskeleton provide a structural and framework for the cell and help in maintaining cell shape…

Q: The neurotoxic substance that accumulates in patients with phenylketonuria (PKU) is: a.…

A: Diagnosis is the process of determining the origin or type of a disease based on an individual…

Q: The two reactions that convert glutamate to ornithine are, first, a of the y-carboxylate group of…

A: Ornithine is a proteogenic amino acid that plays a role in the urea cycle. It is mainly formed from…

Q: Explain about  the Iodine (Protein Bound Iodine) ?

A: Iodine is a mineral that is naturally found in the earth. It is purple-black in color. It is an…

Q: Sugars exist as stereoisomers, the D or the L. Which isomer is naturally occurring and can be…

A: The biomolecules play major roles in living organisms. The proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic…

Q: Refer to the following table below to answer the succeeding questions: Amino acid pK, pK2 pK3…

A: The charge on the amino acid depends on the pKa value of the ionizing groups in the amino acid. The…

Q: Define the following terms: a. enterocyte b. N-glycan c. O-glycan d. glycogen e. glycosaminoglycan

A: Since you have posted a question with multiple sub-parts, we will solve the first three sub-parts…

Q: How does a ketogenic diet decrease the level of urea in obese patients and increase the level of…

A: Acetyl-coA, which is formed from the B-oxidation of fatty acids, is used to make ketones. Ketone…

Q: What appears to be the role of HDLs?

A: Biomolecules are organic macromolecules that play an important role in the proper functioning of the…

Q: Discuss the functions of triacylglycerols.

A: Introduction: Triacylglycerols are the simplest form of lipids formed by fatty acids. It consists of…

Q: A dehydration reaction joins two glucose molecules toform maltose. The formula for glucose is…

A: Glucose is a simple sugar (monosaccharide). Its formula is C6H12O6. It is called hexose sugar as it…

Q: Draw the structures of triacylglycerol, cholesterol, phosphatidylcholine, and sphingomyelin.

A: Lipids refer to an organic molecule that is composed of carbon, hydron, and oxygen. It is insoluble…

Q: (a) What is the difference between low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) and high-density lipoproteins…

A: Cholesterol is a chemical that the body produces naturally. Cholesterol is a component of cell…

Q: What is the complete name of the monosaccharide unit numbered 1? a-D-N-acetylglucosamine…

A: The given compound is an branched oligosaccharides. In a branched chain, the one with the longest…

Q: What are the two fates of cholesterol following its synthesis?

A: The body requires a definite amount of nutrients for proper growth and development. Nutrition…

Q: Which of the following are derived from cholesterol? A. ceramide B. ganglioside C. prostaglandin D.…

A: Cholesterol is a very important molecule for a number of reasons. All steroid hormones are formed…

Q: What are the major three forms of deoxyribonucleic acid?

A: The X ray studies of DNA crystals has revealed that DNA has more structural diversity at atomic…

Q: Select the FOUR correct statements about glycosylation of proteins

A: There are two types of glycosylation -  1) O linked - which starts  at Golgi body and also finishes…

Q: Classify each of the following chemical processes as anabolic (A) or catabolic (B): 27. Synthesis of…

A: Anabolism is a chemical process in which small molecules adds up together to make large molecules.…

Q: Write two reactions to represent the formation of the two dipeptides that form when leucine and…

A: A peptide is a sequence of amino acids involved in a condensation reaction where the carboxyterminal…

Q: Explain, why high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is known as the "good" cholesterol?

A: Cholesterol is a fat-like substance found in our blood, that is required to build up healthy cells.…

Q: Indicate which of the following amino acids are ketogenic and which are glucogenic: a. tyrosine b.…

A: Amino acids are classified into glucogenic and ketogenic based on the type of intermediate that is…

Q: Give possible biochemistry explanation why the American Heart Association recommend the use of…

A: As cardiovascular diseases are correlated with diets high in saturated fats, American Heart…

Q: Define the following terms: a. ganglioside b. sphingolipidoses c. isoprenoid d. terpene e. mixed…

A: Glycolipids are considered as the mixed compound of lipids with carbohydrates, that are attached…

Q: Define the following terms: a. sugar code b. lectin c. glycoform d. glycome e. microheterogeneity

A: Glycoproteins are the proteins that are attracted to a sugar moiety majorly oligosaccharide. These…

Q: Indicate whether each of the following is a component of (1) a cerebroside but not a ganglioside,…

A: Cerebroside and ganglioside both are sphingolipids which are integral part of the plasma membrane.…

Q: Explain why all mono- and disaccharides are soluble in water? What are some examples of artificial…

A: All mono- and disaccharides are soluble in water. Monosaccharides are glucose, fructose, and…

Q: Define the following terms: a. lactone b. aldaric acid c. aldonic acid d. uronic acid e.…

A: Introduction : A functional group is a group of atoms that can determine a property of an organic…

Q: Branched-chain amino acids are important in metabolic processes for all of the following reasons…

A: Amino acids are generally used to make protein and poly peptide chain

Q: What are the possible effects of taking multivitamin tablets to your overall health? Explain in…

A: Vitamins are biomolecules that are needed in small amounts to perform biological functions to…

Q: The immediate donors of the nitrogen atoms of urea are: a. Aspartate and glutamate b. Glutamate and…

A: Urea cycle is a cyclic pathway related to the synthesis of urea, one nitrogen is derived from free…

Q: Which of the following statements about steroids is false?  a. They are classified as lipids…

A: According to the question, we have to mention the statement about steroids is false. So, let us have…

Q: The followings are the biological roles of cholesterol EXCEPT ____.   a. as a component of…

A: Cholesterol is a lipid, it plays a major role in cellular function.it acts as a precursor for the…

Q: Among the choices which is the correct function of carbohydrates? a. to provide the body with…

A: a. The main function of carbohydrates is to provide the body with immediate energy. Carbohydrates in…

Q: Define the following terms: a. pyran b. furan c. anomer d. hemiacetal e. hemiketal

A: Introduction:   Substances that are produced by cells and living organisms are called biomolecules.…

Q: Which of the following could be produced by combining one glycerol molecule and three fatty acid…

A: Hydrocarbons: The most basic monomer that produces a general hydrocarbon structure is the CH2 unit.…

Q: What are derived from the treatment of triacylglycerols with strong bases? A. salts of…

A: Triacylglycerols, also known as triglycerides. They are the simplest lipids formed by fatty acids.…

Metabolic pathways

Metabolism is defined as the group of life-supporting, enzyme-mediated chemical reactions in organisms. A metabolic pathway is a set of these chemical reactions that involve anabolism (synthesis of complex biomolecules) and catabolism (breakdown of biomolecules into small molecules) that occur inside a cell. Metabolites are the reacting substances, products, and intermediate substances of an enzymatic process that are altered by a series of chemical events catalyzed by enzymes.