What function(s) do polysaccharide layers outsidethe cell wall have in prokaryotic cells?

Q: What is the reaction used to break the bond linking cysteine residues and how can one prevent it's…

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Q: What are some of the functions of polysaccharides in cells?

A: Polysaccharides are organic substances that are made up of long chains of carbohydrates. They have…

Q: What are proteins and what do they do?

A: One of the many intricate molecules your body uses for various functions is the protein. Bones,…

Q: What's the function of enzymes

A: Enzymes are bio-catalyst. They are protein in nature (exception-RNA acting as ribozyme), colloidal…

Q: What is the process of lipid hydrolysis thru saponification?

A: Lipids are macromolecules that are the main constituent of the cell membranes of the cell. They are…

Q: The major lipid components of cell membranes are: A. sphingolipids OB. prostaglandins O c.…

A: Cell membranes are mainly made of proteins and lipids. The outer membrane of the all the cells…

Q: What difference in eukaryotes and prokaryotes?

A: Eukaryotes are organisms which possess a true nucleus. Their genetic material consists of many…

Q: In what way do phospholipids differ from normal lipids called triglycerides? a.…

A: Biofilm formation is a natural process exhibited by most of the microbes and it helps to provide…

Q: What characteristics of phopholipids make the lipid bilayer fluid?

A: The plasma membrane, also called the cell membrane, is the membrane found in all cells that separate…

Q: What's Is the chemical composition of the lipid part of the Cell membrane? What is the most common…

A: Lipids are made of the elements Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen, but have a much lower proportion of…

Q: How would a cell membrane having phospholipids that contain a high percentage of oleic acid differ…

A: Cell is the smallest structural and, functional unit of life. It is simple machinery that houses all…

Q: What distinguishes metalloproteins from glycoproteins in particular?

A: Proteins are the macromolecules thatbare important for growth and development of organisms. They are…

Q: Lipid bilayers are amphipathic. What does this mean?

A: Hydrophilicity is the character of the molecules in which molecules love water that is they dissolve…

Q: How do macromolecules such as polypeptides, polysaccharides,or polynucleotides enter and exit a…

A: Introduction  Cells are compartmentalized structures which are enclosed by the cell membranes. These…

Q: Where would you find the lipid bilayer in a cell?

A: The plasma membrane, nuclear membrane, and membranes of organelles like chloroplast and…

Q: Why are polysaccharides (e.g. starch) not soluble in cold water but are soluble in warm water?

A: Starch is a well-known polymer of glucose. It is present in rhizomes, stems, tubers, roots, and…

Q: What properties enable phospholipids to form membranes?

A: Phospholipids are the class of lipids whose molecule has a hydrophilic head containing a phosphate…

Q: What intermolecular forces stabilize a lipid bilayer?

A: The basic structure of the plasma membrane is the phospholipid bilayer. This bilayer is composed of…

Q: What is the essential difference between glycoproteins and metalloproteins

A: Proteins are huge biomolecules, or macromolecules, comprising of at least one long chain of amino…

Q: . In glycoproteins, what are the three amino acids to whichthe carbohydrate groups are most…

A: Glycoproteins are proteins that contain oligosaccharides linked to the amino acid side chains.…

Q: What role do lipids play in the cell membrane**

A: Cell membranes or biomembranes are quasifluid, elastic, pliable and film-like thin partition over…

Q: Sphingolipid Function Name and Structure of Attached Molecule

A: Lipids can be defined as organic substance that are moderately insoluble in water but soluble in…

Q: A structural element common in all glycerophospholipids is:

A: Glycerophospholipids are the molecule that consists of glycerol, fatty acid, phosphate and alcohol.…

Q: In what naturally occurring nucleic acids would you expectto find A-form helices, B-form helices,…

A: Nucleic acid is the genomic component of every cell, which possess entire information of the cell…

Q: What is the benefit of proteases in a cylinder of proteasome? What would happen if proteases…

A: Proteasome: protein complexes involved in degradation of damaged or unnecessary proteins.

Q: Which of these amino acids could be found in the transmembrane portion of a protein? a)…

A: Proteins are one of the major macromolecule in the living organisms. They have many structural and…

Q: O-linked oligosaccharides are commonly attached to the -OH group of O ribose O tyrosine O ysine

A: Oligosaccharides are carbohydrate chains containing 3-10 carbon units. Oligosaccharides are made up…

Q: What Are Sphingolipids, and How Are They Importantfor Higher Animals?

A: Lipids are the molecule, which contains hydrocarbons and are important for the building block of the…

Q: What Are the Many Biological Functionsof Proteins

A: Introduction: Proteins are nutrients that are needed by the human body. They are a component of body…

Q: The first amino acid in protein synthesis inthe chloroplast is N-formylmethionine. What is the…

A: N-formylmethionine : It is a derivative of the amino acid methionine in which a formyl group has…

Q: In what cell (prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell)  secretes a layer of polysaccharide around the cell?

A: Almost all the cells have an external plasma membrane that not only controls what enters the cell,…

Q: What is the unique structural properties of phospholipids that make them essential for cell…

A: Lipids are a group of biomolecules that are soluble in non-polar solvents and insoluble in water.…

Q: what is the different biomolecules and the monomer units of each sucha s proteins and amino acids…

A: Biomolecules are synthesized or are present in the body of living organisms. They are absorbed as…

Q: Fructose, a component of sucrose, and ribose, a component of nucleic acid, have very similar…

A: Sucrose is a disaccharide formed by dehydration of two monosaccharides units that is glucose and…

Q: Cellulose are found in cell walls of Select one: O a. Bacteria O b. Protozoa O c. Archaea O d. Algae…

A: Cell wall is a protective layer that is present on the outer side of cell . In plants , fungi ,…

Q: Why do some proteins require molecular chaperones to foldinto their active conformations, whereas…

A: Protein folding is a process by which a polypeptide chain folds to become a biologically active…

Q: What is the structure of lipid bilayers?

A: The cell membrane is a covering around the cell which guards the entire cell against any kind of…

Q: What advantage do unsaturated phospholipids have over saturated phospholipids in the lipid bilayer?

A: The plasma membrane or cell membrane is made up of a bilayer of phospholipids. The main function of…

Q: Why do lipids serve as structural components of cell membranes?

A: A lipid is a nonpolar soluble micro biomolecule. Fatty acids, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins,…

Q: What's the difference between oligosaccharides and polysaccharides in terms of structure?

A: Oligosaccharides are small molecules, whereas polysaccharides are large molecules. The difference…

Q: What properties define the phospholipids that make up the lipid bilayer?

A: A cell is a structural and functional unit of life. The structure and function of a cell have been…

Q: Word Bank: A. Oligosaccharide B. Hydrophobic ahelix C. Glycolipid D. Phospholipid E. Integral…

A: The cellular membrane is a membrane that isolates all cells' interiors from the outside world.

Q: What is it about the structure of cellulose and starch would cause these two sugars to produce lower…

A: Carbohydrates are classified as monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides based on the…

Q: Glycogen is a polysacchsride of which type of macromolecule

A: There are four major types of macromolecules. Lipids  Proteins  Nucleic acids  Crabohydrates…