Prescott's Microbiology
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Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 12, Problem 1AL
What would happen if a microorganism that depended on the glyoxylate cycle no longer produced the enzyme isocitrate lyase? Could this defect be corrected by nutrients in the media? If so, which nutrients?
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Chapter 12 Solutions
Prescott's Microbiology
Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 1CCCh. 12.1 - Prob. 2CCCh. 12.1 - Prob. 3CCCh. 12.1 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What is self-assembly? What...Ch. 12.3 - MICRO INQUIRY How might acetyl-CoA be used by the...Ch. 12.3 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Briefly describe the three...Ch. 12.3 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Which two enzymes are...Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 1MICh. 12.4 - MICROINQUIRY What is the difference between Lipid...Ch. 12.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What is gluconeogenesis?...
Ch. 12.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Describe the formation of...Ch. 12.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Suppose a microorganism is...Ch. 12.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Diagram the steps involved...Ch. 12.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What would happen to a cell...Ch. 12.5 - Prob. 1MICh. 12.5 - Prob. 2MICh. 12.5 - Prob. 1CCCh. 12.5 - Prob. 2CCCh. 12.5 - Prob. 3CCCh. 12.5 - How do organisms assimilate sulfur? How does...Ch. 12.5 - Prob. 5CCCh. 12.5 - Prob. 6CCCh. 12.5 - Describe the glyoxylate cycle. How is it similar...Ch. 12.5 - Prob. 8CCCh. 12.6 - How is phosphorus assimilated? What roles do...Ch. 12.6 - Explain the difference between a purine and a...Ch. 12.6 - Outline the way in which purines and pyrimidines...Ch. 12.7 - Prob. 1CCCh. 12.7 - How are unsaturated fatty acids made?Ch. 12.7 - Briefly describe the pathways for triacylglycerol...Ch. 12.7 - Prob. 4CCCh. 12.7 - Activated carriers participate in carbohydrate,...Ch. 12 - Prob. 1RCCh. 12 - Prob. 2RCCh. 12 - Prob. 3RCCh. 12 - Prob. 4RCCh. 12 - Prob. 5RCCh. 12 - Prob. 6RCCh. 12 - Prob. 7RCCh. 12 - What would happen if a microorganism that depended...Ch. 12 - Intermediary carriers are in a limited supply:...Ch. 12 - Prob. 3AL
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