What is the biological importance of storing carbohydrates in the form of glycogen in the liver and skeletal muscles? Why don’t we just accumulate free monosaccharides inside the cells?

Q: What is glycomics? What are the connection of with “omic” technologies?

A: We have heard about a few famous terms like proteomics and genomics which are the complete study of…

Q: Name two common polysaccharides made by plants. Are they also made of glucose? Can we digest both of…

A: Polysaccharides are the macromolecules compounds which are composed of many different or identical…

Q: Create a diagram showing the process of how to make Salivary Amylase.  the diagram can be generic to…

A: Enzymes are special proteins which act as biological catalysts, which are required for the plethora…

Q: Which of the following compounds has (have) vitamin C activity? Select all that apply.   Group of…

A: Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin.  It is also called as ascorbic acid. It is an essential…

Q: Which of the following is a property of both D-altrose and D-talose O They are found in sucrose.…

A: Carbohydrates are the biomolecules that consists of monosacharides and polysaccharides.…

Q: What monosaccharide will be absent in the digestive tract if someone is lactose intolerant?…

A: Monosaccharides are the basic units of polysaccharides. The monosaccharides are linked via…

Q: Blueberries have proanthocyanidins, which contain catechin monomer, dimer, and trimer, and polymers…

A: Cells produce lots of oxidants and acidic components when they are performing metabolism.…

Q: Look at the structure of the molecule shown below. Select the option that best describes the…

A: The molecule depicted in the image is a nucleotide, specifically adenosine monophosphate (AMP).…

Q: Pompe disease is due to a deficiency in lysosomal α-1,4-glucosidase, also called acid maltase.…

A: Pompe disease was named after Johann Pompe who identified the disease in 1932. It is a lysosomal…

Q: What could be the reason why hydroxylation of proline residues is critical to the structural…

A: Collagen, is a fibrous protein that is the main structural component of the extracellular matrix in…

Q: Why would starch be better to eat before a long race than glucose?

A: Glucose is the smallest unit of carbohydrate that is found in the atmosphere. It consists of a six…

Q: Compare and contrast glycogen, amylose, and amylopectin in terms of repeating units, glycosidic…

A: Carbohydrates are one of the 4 biomacromolecules. Polysaccharides are long chain carbohydrates.…

Q: What are the mechanisms of glycosylation within the cell? What is the purpose of glycosylation of…

A: Glycosylation is an enzymatic process that attaches sugar molecules (also known as glycans) to…

Q: Which one of the amino acids below would most likely be present in the part of the protein touching…

A: “Since you have posted multiple questions, we will provide the solution only to the first question…

Q: Polysaccharides may gel through a variety of different mechanisms. Which of these statements is…

A: Carbohydrates are divided into 3 classes monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides.…

Q: Which of the following will contain plain Galactose? Heparin Keratan Dermatan…

A: Carbohydrates can be classified into different types depending on their size into the following…

Q: Keratins require the usage of ATP in order to multimerize into an octa-tetramer form.

A: Introduction : Keratin is an important protein that makes up the skin, hair and nails. The protein…

Q: From the list below, select the statements that are FALSE. (more than one) OThe hydropathy index…

A: The biochemical aspects of cells consist of many processes that are essential for life. So the study…

Q: Which of the following fatty acids, if incorporated into a typical eukaryotic membrane phospholipid,…

A: The cell membrane is the biological membrane that separates the interior of the cell from the…

Q: Why is creatine phosphate a better source of quick energy for a runner than either glucose or…

A: Glucose is a monosaccharide sugar molecule with six carbon. It is an important energy source for…

Q: Protein from a muscle is being used as a source of energy. Follow the catabolism of a single…

A: The myoglobin first undergoes extensive proteolysis to produce its constituent amino acids , one of…

Q: How would you expect the active site of a cellulase to differ from the active site of an enzyme that…

A: Cellulase : It is a molecule, consisting of hundreds- and sometimes even thousands-of carbon,…

Q: Describe, The negatively charged glycosaminoglycan polysaccharide chains establish a hydrated…

A: Introduction:The polysaccharide chains made up of disaccharide monomer units are known as…

Q: How many amino acids are present on the helix to the right? Any partially drawn amino acids count as…

A: Basic properties of alpha helix 3.6 amino acid residues are present in 1 turn Rise per residue 1.5…

Q: Select all of the microbial enzymes that can form an ester bond. stomach (monogastric) small…

A: The enzymes produced from the microorganisms is called microbial enzymes. They are mainly used in…

Q: With the exception of Dermatan, the repeating disaccharide unit of glycosaminoglycans consists of…

A: The question is about the repeating disaccharide that found in the tissues of mammals in mucus and…

Q: What is the relationship between vitamin A and β carotene? (Hint: Look up the structures on the…

A: Beta-carotene is one of a group of red, orange and yellow pigments called carotenoids. Beta-carotene…

Q: Which type of carbohydrate will be the most effective to increase cellular respiration rate in the…

A: According to their requirement for oxygen, yeasts are classified as facultative anaerobes. This…

Q: What is the physiological purpose of starch in a seed or other plant tissue? What is the…

A: Glycogen is a multibranched polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a form of energy storage in…

Q: Describe the biological basis of inability of humans to digest cellulose

A: Cellulose is defined as a molecule having of hundreds of C, H and O atoms. It is a polysaccharide…

Q: Which of the following is true for the lipids with specific blological function Select an answer and…

A: Cell signaling is mediated by a ligand (usually a hormone but could be other molecules too) binding…

Q: Chooses the correct prosthetic group of the given protein. lipid      pigment      phosphate…

A: prosthetic groups are any moiety that is organic or inorganic tightly bound to the protein.

Q: Which of the following about the glycosylation of proteins in the ER is false?

A: a. Dolichol phosphate serves as a lipid carrier. This statement is false. Dolichols play a role in…

Q: Glycogen synthase requires a primer. A primer was formerly thought to be provided when the existing…

A: Glycogen synthase, catalyzes the rate-limiting step in glycogen synthesis, both in the liver and in…

Q: List the classification of fatty acids based on their chemical structures, as well as their…

A: Lipids are a chemically diverse group of biomolecules that have two things in common: low…

Q: "All the glycoproteins and glycolipids in intracellular membranes have oligosaccharide chains facing…

A: Oligosaccharide addition during glycosylation could change a protein's antigenic and functional…

Q: From the oligopeptide below, write completely the amino acids and/or peptide fragments that resulted…

A: Pepsin: Endopeptidase that breaks down proteins into smaller peptides. Pepsin production happens at…

Q: This experiment separates meat into an acetone-soluble part and an acetone-insoluble part. The…

A: Explanation: Meat has a lot of water, which is acetone soluble. Because of this, the experiment's…

Q: When this disaccharide is formed.... Select one: a. An alpha-beta-1,2-glycosidic bond is created b.…

A: Oligosaccharides are formed by connecting monosaccharides via glycosidic linkages.

Q: Which ONE of the following best describes amoxicillin? Select one: A. A natural product produced by…

A: Introduction :  Antibiotics are defined as the medicines/drugs which are  used to kill or stop the…