Ch 2 - Biochemistry
... usually in ratio of 1:2:1 (glucose is C6H12O6; ribose is C5H10O5) Glucose (blood sugar) is called the universal cellular fuel. 1 g carb= 4 Calories monosaccharide - one unit (simple sugars), single chain or single ring; glucose, fructose, galactose, ribose, deoxyribose disaccharide - double sugars; ...
... usually in ratio of 1:2:1 (glucose is C6H12O6; ribose is C5H10O5) Glucose (blood sugar) is called the universal cellular fuel. 1 g carb= 4 Calories monosaccharide - one unit (simple sugars), single chain or single ring; glucose, fructose, galactose, ribose, deoxyribose disaccharide - double sugars; ...
Carbohydrates
... 4. These cell receptors are specialized to bond to particular kinds of molecules. 5. Make up antibodies and enzymes. ...
... 4. These cell receptors are specialized to bond to particular kinds of molecules. 5. Make up antibodies and enzymes. ...
5 Lipid and Protein Metabolism
... fatty acid metabolism during fasting or carbohydrate restriction to use as energy instead of glucose • 2 of the 3 are used by the heart and brain and muscle for ATP synthesis – Picked up by cells and used to make acetyl-CoA – In the brain ...
... fatty acid metabolism during fasting or carbohydrate restriction to use as energy instead of glucose • 2 of the 3 are used by the heart and brain and muscle for ATP synthesis – Picked up by cells and used to make acetyl-CoA – In the brain ...
mRNA Codon/Amino Acid Chart
... mRNA Codon/Amino Acid Chart Teacher Directions Explain to students that they are to: • Transcribe the DNA into mRNA codons by writing the complementary bases. • Find a codon’s first base in the first column of the chart; stay in this row. • Find the second base in the middle of the chart, stay in t ...
... mRNA Codon/Amino Acid Chart Teacher Directions Explain to students that they are to: • Transcribe the DNA into mRNA codons by writing the complementary bases. • Find a codon’s first base in the first column of the chart; stay in this row. • Find the second base in the middle of the chart, stay in t ...
Acids, Bases, & Salts
... pH lower than 7 means acidic. pH greater than 7 means basic. pH exactly 7 indicates a neutral solution. ...
... pH lower than 7 means acidic. pH greater than 7 means basic. pH exactly 7 indicates a neutral solution. ...
Complementation with wild type MamL-EGFP rescued 62
... S1 Text. Amino acid substitutions within MamL MamL contains nine basic and potentially positively charged (including histidine) amino acid residues close to or at its very C-terminus. The C-terminal accumulation of basic residues is a conserved feature in MamL and MamL-like homologs from other MTB ( ...
... S1 Text. Amino acid substitutions within MamL MamL contains nine basic and potentially positively charged (including histidine) amino acid residues close to or at its very C-terminus. The C-terminal accumulation of basic residues is a conserved feature in MamL and MamL-like homologs from other MTB ( ...
ANSWERS BIOCHEMISTRY CARBOHYDRATES
... CH OOCR CH2 OOC R|| *Alkali hydrolysis of triglycerides is known as saponification. *Sodium palmitate and glycerol are formed. When an oil or fat is exposed to moist air for a long time , it develops an unpleasant smell and sour taste. This phenomenon is called rancidity. Hydrolytic rancidity can be ...
... CH OOCR CH2 OOC R|| *Alkali hydrolysis of triglycerides is known as saponification. *Sodium palmitate and glycerol are formed. When an oil or fat is exposed to moist air for a long time , it develops an unpleasant smell and sour taste. This phenomenon is called rancidity. Hydrolytic rancidity can be ...
Food Safety & Toxicology (3) - Share My Knowledge & Experience
... • Source Phytase: plants (soybeans, cereal grain) Phytase is an enzyme which catalyzes the dephosphorylation of phytic acid. ...
... • Source Phytase: plants (soybeans, cereal grain) Phytase is an enzyme which catalyzes the dephosphorylation of phytic acid. ...
C483 Final Exam Study Guide The final will be held in CH 001 at 8
... 6. Explain the logic of these pathway regulations: A. Phosphofructokinase, not hexokinase, is the main regulation site of glycolysis. B. SuccinylCoA inhibits the entry of acetyl CoA into the citric acid cycle. ...
... 6. Explain the logic of these pathway regulations: A. Phosphofructokinase, not hexokinase, is the main regulation site of glycolysis. B. SuccinylCoA inhibits the entry of acetyl CoA into the citric acid cycle. ...
Benfotiamine 150 + Alpha-Lipoic Acid 300
... Aging brings an accumulation of oxidized proteins that interfere with mitochondrial efficiency, and a reduction in mitochondrial mass that leads to imperfect energy homeostasis. Alpha-lipoic acid’s status as a so-called “mitochondrial nutrient” helps to address these aging factors.18, 19 Benfotiamin ...
... Aging brings an accumulation of oxidized proteins that interfere with mitochondrial efficiency, and a reduction in mitochondrial mass that leads to imperfect energy homeostasis. Alpha-lipoic acid’s status as a so-called “mitochondrial nutrient” helps to address these aging factors.18, 19 Benfotiamin ...
Free Fatty acids - Sheffield Metabolic Laboratory
... metabolites (IMs), include lactate, pyruvate, acetoacetate as well as 3-hydroxybutyrate and free fatty acids (or non-esterified, NEFA). All are normally present in blood and have a vital role in energy metabolism. These compounds are linked through a number of different pathways, which interact depe ...
... metabolites (IMs), include lactate, pyruvate, acetoacetate as well as 3-hydroxybutyrate and free fatty acids (or non-esterified, NEFA). All are normally present in blood and have a vital role in energy metabolism. These compounds are linked through a number of different pathways, which interact depe ...
Fatty Acid Oxidation and Ketone Bodies
... unripe fruit of the akee tree which contains a toxin, hypoglycin, that inactivates medium-and short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, inhibiting ß-oxidation resulting in hypoglycemia with excretion of medium- and shortchain mono- and dicarboxylic acids. ...
... unripe fruit of the akee tree which contains a toxin, hypoglycin, that inactivates medium-and short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, inhibiting ß-oxidation resulting in hypoglycemia with excretion of medium- and shortchain mono- and dicarboxylic acids. ...
C483 Final Exam Study Guide The final will be held in Chemistry
... B. A DNA melting curve for a poly(AT) sequence and a poly(GC) sequence (indicate which is poly(AT) and which is poly(GC)) C. A plot of initial velocity versus substrate concentration for a Michaelis-Menton enzyme. D. The same plot as (B), but the enzyme is treated with a competitive inhibitor E. a p ...
... B. A DNA melting curve for a poly(AT) sequence and a poly(GC) sequence (indicate which is poly(AT) and which is poly(GC)) C. A plot of initial velocity versus substrate concentration for a Michaelis-Menton enzyme. D. The same plot as (B), but the enzyme is treated with a competitive inhibitor E. a p ...
Liver Function - Wk 1-2
... In order for cells to function normally, their blood glucose levels need to be kept relatively constant (4-5 mmol). The pancreas plays a minor role in regulating blood sugar levels via the production of the hormones Insulin and Glucagon. Insulin is an anabolic hormone that promotes the storage and ...
... In order for cells to function normally, their blood glucose levels need to be kept relatively constant (4-5 mmol). The pancreas plays a minor role in regulating blood sugar levels via the production of the hormones Insulin and Glucagon. Insulin is an anabolic hormone that promotes the storage and ...
FOOD PRESERVATION BY SALT, ACID, SUGAR AND CHEMICAL
... • Acids, chiefly acetic and lactic, can be present in preserved foods as a result of acid addition to non-fermented foods, or as a result of microbial fermentation of tissue carbohydrates. • Acids have two anti-microbial effects : one is due to their effect in pH, and the other is the specific toxi ...
... • Acids, chiefly acetic and lactic, can be present in preserved foods as a result of acid addition to non-fermented foods, or as a result of microbial fermentation of tissue carbohydrates. • Acids have two anti-microbial effects : one is due to their effect in pH, and the other is the specific toxi ...
Standard Assays Offered by the Lipomics Laboratory. • Lipid
... Steroids. The core has developed an proceedure for the analysis of 9 different steroids (Cortisone, cortisol, corticosterone, 11-deoxycortisol, androstenedione, 11deoxycorticosterone, testosterone 17-OH progesterone and progesterone) in blood by a single LC/MS/MS run with a sensitivity in the 1-50 ...
... Steroids. The core has developed an proceedure for the analysis of 9 different steroids (Cortisone, cortisol, corticosterone, 11-deoxycortisol, androstenedione, 11deoxycorticosterone, testosterone 17-OH progesterone and progesterone) in blood by a single LC/MS/MS run with a sensitivity in the 1-50 ...
New Ligands of CRABP2 Suggest a Role for this Protein in
... proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis by binding to the RA receptor (RAR) and retinoid X receptor (RXR) heterodimers. The cellular retinoic acid-binding protein 2 (CRABP2) is involved in the transport of RA from the cytosol to specific RA receptors in the nucleus, acting as a coactivator of n ...
... proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis by binding to the RA receptor (RAR) and retinoid X receptor (RXR) heterodimers. The cellular retinoic acid-binding protein 2 (CRABP2) is involved in the transport of RA from the cytosol to specific RA receptors in the nucleus, acting as a coactivator of n ...
Effect of pH on Cells 2014
... ionic compounds that break apart in water to form a negatively charged hydroxide ion (OH-) ...
... ionic compounds that break apart in water to form a negatively charged hydroxide ion (OH-) ...
Biosynthesis of Macromolecules
... - use energy (ATP) from catabolism - use carbon from sugars, lipids, proteins, or any other carbon source (xenobiotics) to build cellular components ...
... - use energy (ATP) from catabolism - use carbon from sugars, lipids, proteins, or any other carbon source (xenobiotics) to build cellular components ...
Ch 19 reading guide
... transformed into the high energy bond ____________________, which leads to phosphorylation of the enzyme on a ____________ residue, then finally to formation of ___________. 12. Draw the three-reaction transformation of succinate to oxaloacetate. (You need to know this basic pathway well because it ...
... transformed into the high energy bond ____________________, which leads to phosphorylation of the enzyme on a ____________ residue, then finally to formation of ___________. 12. Draw the three-reaction transformation of succinate to oxaloacetate. (You need to know this basic pathway well because it ...
A2 Module 2814: Chains, Rings and Spectroscopy
... The enzymes in living cells are proteins built from only one enantiomer of each type of amino acid (called the L-series). The mirror-image molecules would not fit into the correct three-dimensional shape. Therefore if organisms are fed on a mixture of enantiomers, they can only absorb the ones from ...
... The enzymes in living cells are proteins built from only one enantiomer of each type of amino acid (called the L-series). The mirror-image molecules would not fit into the correct three-dimensional shape. Therefore if organisms are fed on a mixture of enantiomers, they can only absorb the ones from ...
A Unique Acyl-Acyl Carrier Protein Fatty Acid Desaturase Gene from
... A novel plant fatty acid desaturase gene and the associated enzyme responsible for formation of the novel 16:1 Δ11 and 18:1Δ13 fatty acids has been identified, sequenced and characterized. The gene codes for a Δ9 14:0-ACP fatty acid desaturase. This enzyme places a double bond at the Δ9 position of ...
... A novel plant fatty acid desaturase gene and the associated enzyme responsible for formation of the novel 16:1 Δ11 and 18:1Δ13 fatty acids has been identified, sequenced and characterized. The gene codes for a Δ9 14:0-ACP fatty acid desaturase. This enzyme places a double bond at the Δ9 position of ...
HIGH BUILD EPOXY COATING epigen 1311
... procedure is employed for specific applications. APPLICATION Mixing of product should be carried out using slow speed mixers and completed by adding to the part “A”, the part “B”. Ensure the mix is homogenous and free from lumps. Avoid air entrainment. Epigen 1311 can be applied either by airless sp ...
... procedure is employed for specific applications. APPLICATION Mixing of product should be carried out using slow speed mixers and completed by adding to the part “A”, the part “B”. Ensure the mix is homogenous and free from lumps. Avoid air entrainment. Epigen 1311 can be applied either by airless sp ...
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
... Predict the missing product and/or reactant in a relevant chemical reaction involving carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives. Use curved-arrow formalism to depict the known mechanism of an organic reaction. Propose a mechanism for an unfamiliar chemical transformation by analogy to k ...
... Predict the missing product and/or reactant in a relevant chemical reaction involving carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives. Use curved-arrow formalism to depict the known mechanism of an organic reaction. Propose a mechanism for an unfamiliar chemical transformation by analogy to k ...
... The aim of this study was to develop a procedure based on Gompertz function to determine the efficiency of utilization of amino acid. The procedure was applied to determine the efficiency of utilization of dietary lysine, methionine+cystine and threonine by growing pullets and based on the efficienc ...
Hepoxilin
Hepoxilins (HxA3 and HxB3) are nonclassic eicosanoid hormones involved in inflammation.