What type of molecule is shown here? Give its biological importance?

Q: What is an isozyme?

A: Enzymes are biocatalyst which speeds up the biochemical reaction. The enzyme converts the substrates…

Q: What is the classification of phopholipids and the biochemical role of each phospholipid group.

A: Phospholipids:- Derivatives of phosphatidic acid. They are associated with biological membranes. A…

Q: Define (heterophilic binding).

A: Cell adhesion is the binding or adhesion of a cell to the extracellular matrix, a surface, or…

Q: 1)Since bromelain is an endopeptidase, what types of bonds does it work on?  2)Since bromelain is…

A: Introduction: The below answer provides a detailed explanation of bromelain, an endopeptidase enzyme…

Q: Why is the biosynthesis of phospholipids important? What is the real-life application of…

A: Phospholipids are classified as polar molecules. They are made up of a molecule of glycerol and…

Q: What is the difference between a cofactor and a coenzyme?

A: Enzymes are biocatalyst. They increase the speed of reaction by lowering the activation energy. Both…

Q: What biomolecules have alcohol functional group in them? Give an example of a specific biomolecule…

A: Biomolecules possess different functional groups such as alcohol group, amino group, carboxyl group,…

Q: How is ACP similar to coenzyme A? How is it different?

A: Acyl transporter protein (ACP) is a part of the fat biosynthesis cycle. ACP catalyzes the expansion…

Q: ipathic lipid is the hydrophobic part

A: Answer Amphipathic means it has both hydrophobic (fat loving) as well as hydrophilic (water loving)…

Q: Define cofactor.

A: Enzymes are the biocatalyst in the body. They speed up the various chemical reactions in the body…

Q: Use the sigma aldrich reference to rank the following in terms of most hydrophobic to least…

A: Amino acids are the building blocks of peptides and proteins having a chiral carbon except for one…

Q: Is the cell membrane in Bacteria consists of ester-linked lipids

A: INTRODUCTION A cell's plasma membrane, also called the cell membrane helps in protection. It also…

Q: Describe how an ester bond is formed.

A: Esters are formed by linking two hydrocarbon groups together with an oxygen atom, or by linking a…

Q: What are hydrophobic molecules (or hydrophobic molecular regions)? What are hydrophilic molecules?…

A: Cell is the smallest structural and, functional unit of life. It is simple machinery that houses all…

Q: Discuss the general classes ofsphingolipids and their functions.

A: Introduction Sphingolipids are the second major membrane lipid constituent. The structure reveals…

Q: What are catalytic domains ?

A: Enzymes are the catalytic protein, which helps to catalyze the chemical reaction by converting…

Q: Which of these is NOT made from glutamate semialdehyde   A) proline B) lysine C) ornithine D)…

A: Introduction  Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. The building blocks of life are amino…

Q: What is the purpose of a) SDS and b) beta-mercaptoethanol in the lysis buffer for proteins being…

A: Separation of proteins according to their molecular weight or size is performed by the use of…

Q: Take a look at this molecule. a) What type of molecule is this? b) How do you know? c) Describe…

A: There are two naturally occurring cyclic forms of D(+) glucose that are diastereomers because they…

Q: What is an isozyme, exactly

A: Biomolecules are organic molecules present in living organisms. Major biomolecules are proteins,…

Q: COLOR REACTIONS OF PROTEINS AND AMINO ACIDS

A: Amino acids are biomolecules that are comprised of two functional groups, these are an amino group…

Q: Describe a rough structure of a phospholipid and explain the main difference with sphingolipid.

A: Lipids are amphiphilic molecules. That is they have one end that is hydrophilic and one end that is…

Q: Differentiate between a monomer and a polymer. How arepolymers formed?

A: Monomers are building blocks of polymers. Monomers are identical repeating units which bond…

Q: Give at least one functional group common to all biomolecules? Give one reaction for each of the…

A: Functional group is a group of specific atoms in a molecule that imparts the molecule its specific…

Q: What exactly is a ribozyme? Can you please give me some real-world examples and explain what makes…

A: A ribozyme is an RNA enzyme that catalyzes biochemical reactions and is capable of specific…

Q: What exactly are cofactors?

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Q: Why would enzymes be found as isozymes?

A: An enzyme is a biocatalyst that helps to increase the rate of a biochemical reaction. The site to…

Q: What are the major coenzymes? Briefly describe thefunction of each.

A: An enzyme is a biocatalyst that increases the rate of chemical reaction without itself being changed…

Q: what is bio molecule?

A: The biological level of an organization is a hierarchy that represents the arrangement of living…

Q: Which generic class of reaction results in the phosphodiester bonds of nucleic acids, analogous to…

A: In nucleic acid, the nucleotides are connected to each other through the formation of a…

Q: How are the terms hydrophilic, hydrophobic, and amphiphilic defined?

A: Ans: The terms such as hydrophilic, hydrophobic as well as amphiphilic are related to the water…