The classes of life's organic molecules
Q: Which group is nonpolar and affects gene expression? Which functional group(s) shown above is (are) ...
A: Methyl group (-CH3) is nonpolar and it affects the DNA structure by methylation which causes an epig...
Q: In the side chain of Lys, which of the following group is attached to the ε-carbon atom? A...
A: Lysine, which is also denoted by K is one of the 20 essential amino acids. Lysine contains one α-a...
Q: Draw the tripeptide val-glu-his as it exists under physiological pH. Write the reaction for the hydr...
A: A peptide bond is an amide linkage formed between two molecules where an α-carboxyl group of one mol...
Q: How do effects of pH, salt composition, and solute valence on partitioning of bioproducts compare in...
A: The product made from the biomass is known as bioproducts. The improvement of upstream technologies ...
Q: Gout is caused by an error in metabolism that leads to abuildup of uric acid in body fluids, which i...
A: Gout is caused by the deposition of sodium urate in the joints. Deposition of sodium urate will depe...
Q: Due to constraints on its sugar pucker, when RNA forms a double helical structure its conformation i...
A: RNA is a polymer of ribonucleotides held together by 3',5'-phosphodiester bridges. There are certain...
Q: The hydrolysis of pyrophosphate to orthophosphate drives biosynthetic reactions such as DNA synthesi...
A: Given in the question: 1 Unit of enzyme activity is the conversion of 10 μmol of pyrophosphate hydro...
Q: How has the use of herbicides affected agricultural productivity
A: The pesticides which are used to kill the unwanted plants are known as herbicides. In many cases, he...
Q: If the temperature of a system is constant, it must be a closed system. it must ...
A: According to the first law of thermodynamics "energy can be changed from one to another but it can ...
Q: An a-Helix (or helices) is often found at anion binding sites of different proteins. Explain this ob...
A: Helices are spring like structure which forms through the hydrogen bonding between C=O of the ith re...
Q: For each of the following compounds, indicate the pH at which 50% of the compound will be in a form ...
A: According to concept of acids and bases, an acid is defined as a substance that donates a proton (a ...
Q: The linkage between individual nucleotides in DNA is known as a phosphodiester bond because— ...
A: DNA is made up of nucleotides. Each nucleotide contains a phosphate group, a sugar group, and a nitr...
Q: Why is nitrogen used in fertilizer when there's so much N2 in the air
A: Nitrogen is the chemical element with the symbol N. Nitrogen is so vital because it is a major compo...
Q: What are the recent technology used for identification of carbohydrates?
A: Carbohydrate is a biomolecule consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen where the ratio of hydrogen ...
Q: For her undergraduate project, Jessica studied an enzyme that catalyzes the reaction A = B. For subs...
A: Here in the question all the parameters are asked about enzyme kinetics. The enzyme kinetics is gove...
Q: A UNFOLDED linear polymer of amino acids connected by covalent bonds is known as a____________ and t...
A: The amino acids are joined covalently by the peptide bond, which is present in between α carboxylic ...
Q: John Smith joined a Triathlon for a cause. The triathlon consisted of a 1.5 km swim, 40 km bike ride...
A: Electrolytes are the essential minerals that are necessary to keep on many ongoing functions of the ...
Q: 4.14 The standard Gibbs energy for the hydrolysis of ATP to ADP is -31 kJ mol-. What is the Gibbs en...
A: The reaction of ATP hydrolysis is as follows: ATP ↔ ADP + Pi∆G = ∆Go + 2.303 RT log [ADP] × [Pi][ATP...
Q: Name two common enzymes that function toincorporate NH3 into the cell. How do their reactionmechanis...
A: Ammonia (NH3) is a colorless soluble gas used in making explosives, fertilizers, and some cleaning p...
Q: Biochemistry Question
A: Enzymes are substances which acts as biocatalysts in living organisms which increases the efficiency...
Q: At pH 10, [OH-] is— 10 M 5 M 10-10 M 10-4 M 0.0000...
A: pH is the measure of the relative amount of free hydrogen and hydroxyl ions in the water. A pH of le...
Q: In the side chain of the amino acid E, there is a carboxylate group attached to the— α-car...
A: An amino acid is an organic molecule and consists of a basic amino group (−NH2), an acidic carboxyl ...
Q: How do you test if a protein is a membrane protein? What cells are used? What method will be used to...
A: Proteins are the organic compound composed of 20 or more amino acids joined by peptide bonds. There ...
Q: If crystals of deoxy Hb are exposed to air, they break. What does this imply about the 4o structure ...
A: The red pigment exclusively found in erythrocytes is known as Hemoglobin (Hb). The normal concentra...
Q: Diabetes mellitus is characterized by insufficiency of thepancreas to produce enough insulin to regu...
A: Insulin is a peptide hormone, which is synthesized by the pancreas for the regulation and maintenanc...
Q: What is the strategy in drug design to fight AIDS?
A: AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is caused by the human immunodeficiency (HIV) virus. It i...
Q: if your controls for your glucose oxidase were in range the first time or if your controls needed to...
A: Glucose oxidase (GOX) catalyzes the oxidation of β-D-glucose to D-glucono-δ-lactone and hydrogen per...
Q: 5. E. coli ribonuclease H1 is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of phosphodiester bonds in RNA...
A: Ribonuclease H1 is an enzyme, which hydrolyses the phosphodiester bond in ribonucleic (RNA) acid fro...
Q: How do extracellular matrix proteinsand carbohydrates influence thelocalization and actions of extra...
A: The extracellular matrix is a part of tissue but not part of any cell. It holds the two cells togeth...
Q: In a coupled reaction, how can you tell the electron donor halfreaction from the electron acceptor h...
A: Coupled reaction is a chemical reaction with a common intermediate in which energy is transferred fr...
Q: Given the following eukaryotic DNA strand, transcribe and translate the DNA into a polypeptide using...
A: Transcription is the first of several steps of DNA based gene expression where a particular segment ...
Q: Can u explain How does the sequence of amino acids determine protein function? How does molecular...
A: Proteins are complex molecules that play critical roles in the body. They are required for the struc...
Q: Write the formulas of compounds potassium:oxygen ; 2:1
A: The substance having more than one type of molecule is known as compound. For a molecular compounds,...
Q: I am unsure how to answer question number 2: What volume of 0.100 M HCl would have to be added to th...
A: The pH of the acidic buffer of blood is given as:pH=pKa+log[bicarbonate][carbonic acid]
Q: Draw the structure of KID tripeptide and calculate it isoelectric point
A: K stands for Lysine I stands for isoleucine D stands for Aspartic acid
Q: The side chain of arginine contains a— hydroxyl group. carboxyl group. ...
A: Arginine which is also denoted by Arg or R is a semi-essential amino acid which is used during pro...
Q: Regarding equations in Protein and Ligand binding.
A: The Hill equation refers to two closely related equations that reflect the binding of ligands to mac...
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A: A non-spontaneous system is the one that requires some energy to occur, it does not occur on its own...
Q: make a diagram summarizing the main steps in cellular respiration (glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation, K...
A: Glycolysis: Glycolysis is the breakdown of glucose into two molecules of pyruvate. It also result in...
Q: On your curve, deaignate the buffer regions, pKas, and the amino acids pI.Show your all work
A: Amino acids contain one α-COOH and one α-NH2 groups that’s why they are called amino acids. On the b...
Q: Based on the following word description write a formula for each of the indicated substance: a compo...
A: Any substance which consists of more than one part is known as a compound. It has a fixed compositio...
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A: Gibbs free energy change, entropy change and enthalpy change of a system of the system by the relati...
Q: hello can anyone please answer the question What will the patient’s serum look like under the foll...
A: Blood plasma is the fluid component of the blood and where the blood cells are suspended. In blood, ...
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