Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
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Chapter 11, Problem 15RQ
Summary Introduction
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Definitions of the following terminologies:
1) Botulism.
2) Botulinum toxin
3) t-SNARE
4) v-SNARE
5) membrane fusion
Introduction:
In humans, several diseases are foun, dhich gives an insight into the functioning of the cell membrane. Botulism is one of them. It is caused by a bacterium. The infection of this disease and most of the diseases is dependent upon the fusion of the cell membrane to exchange materials between them. The fusion involves a number of protein molecules thathelp in regulating it.
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