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38. Enzymes function to:
39. The types of bonds found in nucleic acids are:
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40. Which of the following reactions is a dehydration reaction?
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41. Which of the following reactions is a hydrolysis reaction?
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42. The DNA sequence capable of pairing with 5′ CGATTAGT 3′ is:
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43. You recently identified a novel protein that contains several membrane-spanning
domains. You would predict that the amino acids embedded in the membrane would have
____ side groups.
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44. L-lysine is an essential amino acid and must be supplied in the diet. By comparison, the
stereoisomer D-lysine is not biologically active. Why can your body only utilize one form?
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45. People who are lactose intolerant can often consume some products made from milk such
as cheese and yogurt because microorganisms in their digestive system consume the lactose.
By comparison, people with a true milk allergy, which involves an immune response to milk
protein, cannot consume milk or products made from milk. Given this information, what can
you conclude about milk?
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role of lactose and proteins in each.
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yogurt make by active cultures of bacteria.
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46. Egg whites consist primarily of water and the protein albumin. When you fry an egg, why
does the egg white turn from clear to white?
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47. Margarine is made by hydrogenating vegetable oils so that they take on the consistency of
butter. Propose a chemical basis for this change from a liquid to a solid.
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on consistency.
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48. Vitamin D can be synthesized by the body from a derivative of cholesterol. Given this
information, predict vitamin D’s solubility.
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49. You arrive late to a biological seminar. However, just as you enter the room, you hear the
speaker referring to the “amino end” and the “carboxyl end” of a macromolecule.
Immediately, you know that they are talking about a:
50. You arrive late to a biological seminar. However, just as you enter the room, you hear the
speaker referring to the “five-prime end” and the “three-prime end” of a macromolecule.
Immediately, you know that they are talking about a:
51. What type of monomer does ATP represent?
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52. The digestive enzyme pepsin works in the acidic environment of the stomach to
hydrolyze peptide bonds. As a result, pepsin affects which macromolecule?