Cofactors Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

proteins correct answer: polymers of amino acids linked in a linear chain by peptide/amide bonds (polypeptides) polysaccharides correct answer: polymers of sugars (mono-saccharides) linked in linear and branched chains by glycosidic bonds DNA correct answer: polymers of nucleotides linked in linear chains by phosphodiester bonds protein enzymes correct answer: Linkages (bonds) are formed/broken by _______? sickle cell anemia correct answer: a single amino acid change in hemoglob...

Question 1 0 / 2 pts True or False: As movement requires energy, metabolism can be defined as a controlled set of biochemical reactions that occur in only motile organisms in order to maintain life. You Answered Correct Answer False Question 2 2 / 2 pts True or False: Enzymes slow down chemical reactions to conserve energy. Correct! False Enzyme catalyze (speed up) chemical reactions. Question 3 5 / 5 pts What are the usually metal ions known to assists enzymes during the cataly...

Vitamins are needed in much _______________ amounts than macronutrients - ️️smaller Vitamins are measured in? - ️️milligrams and micrograms Macronutrients found in - ️️pounds Many vitamins interact to affect similar body functions like - ️️metabolic pathways and as coenzymes/cofactors It is better to consume vitamins that are ____________________ than ______________________ - ️️fat soluble; water soluble What are the 9 water soluble vitamins? - ️️Vitamin C ...

NUSC 1165 Final Exam Study Guide Spring 2024. Final Exam Study Guide: NUSC 1165 Spring 2024 Chapter 1-2:  What are the six classes of nutrients? o Macronutrients: a nutrient needed by the body in large amounts.  Water  Fat  Protein  Carbohydrates o Micronutrients: a nutrient needed by the body in small amounts. Provide no energy. Act as antioxidants, coenzymes, cofactors- necessary for proper metabolism and function of body processes- found in most fresh food o Vitami...

FNDH 400 Exam 3 Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) Where does the name Vitamin come from? Vital amines --> Vitamines, but when it was discovered they weren't amines, the E was dropped Fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, K Water Soluble Vitamins C, B What B vitamin numbers are missing? Why? B4, B8, B10, B11 Were discovered and then removed due to redudancy EV McCollum and vitamins Theorized fat-soluble factor A that deficiency led to ophthalmia (inflammation of the eye) and water...

A comatose infant is brought to the ER. In the course of the examination, plasma ammonia was found to be elevated 20-fold over normal values. Urine orotic acid and uracil were both greater than normal. A defect of which of the following enzymes is the most likely diagnosis? - Ornithine transcarbamoylase Your patient presents with a deficiency of the enzyme that catalyzes synthesis of N-acetylglutamate (NAGs). Which of the following would be a consequence of this deficiency in the patient? -...

Pyurvate carboxylase is allosterically activated by which of the following compounds? correct answer: acetyl CoA Energy needed to get a reaction started correct answer: activation energy The part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs. correct answer: active site Growing or metabolizing only in the presence of molecular oxygen correct answer: aerobic respiration A product in allosteric regulation that inhibits an enzyme. correct answer: allosteric inhibitors...

One of the main functions of water in the body is to correct answer: help regulate body temperature. The evaporation of perspiration allows the body to cool efficiently. Muscular contractions cause one-way movement of food through the gastrointestinal tract in a process called correct answer: peristalsis. Which of the conditions below is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease? correct answer: HDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dl By definition, hunger is the physiological state that res...

BIOD 171 ESSENTIAL MICROBIOLOGY FINAL EXAM 183 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BIOD 171 ESSENTIAL MICROBIOLOGY FINAL EXAM GRADED A What various functions do proteins have in a cell Proteins may facilitate the movement of materials in or out of a cell. Some can act as enzymes that catalyze, or speed up, biochemical processes. Others play a structural role while other proteins, such as filaments, enable movement. What are the main morphologies of bacteria? Bacteria can be described as coc...

What is the chemical structure of a component found in four of the five cofactors used by Na+-NQR? - Answer- says it is composed of flavin structure is a nucleotide base structure B could be structure C also could be structure D is an amino acid down between B and C to help, look at the captioned note on the table. it says Fl represents flavin which is the redox active center in four of the five cofactors of Na+-NQR C has an uniquinone AND HERE IS IS MENTIONED THAT UNIQUINONE IS IS A SU...