Biochemistry
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Author: Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Owen M. McDougal
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Chapter 23, Problem 50RE
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Interpretation: The mode of action for fluorouracil in cancer chemotherapy is to be suggested.
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In DNA synthesis, deoxyribonucleosides are produced by the reduction of ribonucleoside diphosphates to deoxyribonucleoside diphosphates.
The reaction that is required to produce the substrate for DNA synthesis is the conversion of uracil to thymine.
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Ch. 23 - RECALL What kinds of organisms can fix nitrogen?...Ch. 23 - RECALL How is nitrogen fixed (converted from...Ch. 23 - Prob. 3RECh. 23 - Prob. 4RECh. 23 - Prob. 5RECh. 23 - Prob. 6RECh. 23 - Prob. 7RECh. 23 - REFLECT AND APPLY Metabolic cycles are rather...Ch. 23 - RECALL What is the relationship between...Ch. 23 - Prob. 10RE
Ch. 23 - Prob. 11RECh. 23 - Prob. 12RECh. 23 - Prob. 13RECh. 23 - Prob. 14RECh. 23 - Prob. 15RECh. 23 - Prob. 16RECh. 23 - Prob. 17RECh. 23 - Prob. 18RECh. 23 - REFLECT AND APPLY Sulfanilamide and related sulfa...Ch. 23 - Prob. 20RECh. 23 - Prob. 21RECh. 23 - Prob. 22RECh. 23 - Prob. 23RECh. 23 - Prob. 24RECh. 23 - RECALL Describe citrulline and ornithine based on...Ch. 23 - Prob. 26RECh. 23 - Prob. 27RECh. 23 - Prob. 28RECh. 23 - Prob. 29RECh. 23 - Prob. 30RECh. 23 - Prob. 31RECh. 23 - Prob. 32RECh. 23 - Prob. 33RECh. 23 - Prob. 34RECh. 23 - Prob. 35RECh. 23 - Prob. 36RECh. 23 - REFLECT AND APPLY Why is it better, when running a...Ch. 23 - REFLECT AND APPLY Argue logically that the urea...Ch. 23 - BIOCHEMICAL CONNECTIONS How is the importance of...Ch. 23 - Prob. 40RECh. 23 - RECALL What is the structural difference between...Ch. 23 - Prob. 42RECh. 23 - RECALL Does the conversion of IMP to GMP use or...Ch. 23 - RECALL Discuss the role of feedback inhibition in...Ch. 23 - RECALL How many high-energy phosphate bonds must...Ch. 23 - REFLECT AND APPLY Why do most mammals, other than...Ch. 23 - Prob. 47RECh. 23 - RECALL Compare the fates of the products of purine...Ch. 23 - Prob. 49RECh. 23 - Prob. 50RECh. 23 - REFLECT AND APPLY Chemotherapy patients receiving...
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