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Chapter 17, Problem 5E
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To explain: Which reaction out of five is most likely an irreversible
Concept introduction: Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is a group of non-covalently associated enzymes. It catalyzes pyruvate into acetyl CoA. The reaction that is energetically unfavorable is most likely to be irreversible.
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Two tetrapeptides were isolated from a possum's sweat glands. These peptides were sequenced using Edman degradation and the following 2 sequences were obtained:
Gly-Asp-Ala-Leu
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Two tetrapeptides were isolated from a possum's sweat glands. These peptides were sequenced using Edman degradation and the following 2 sequences were obtained:
Gly-Asp-Ala-Leu
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Chapter 17 Solutions
Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level
Ch. 17 - Prob. 1ECh. 17 - 2. If acetyl-CoA is labeled with l4C at its methyl...Ch. 17 - 3. List four possible metabolic fates for pyruvate...Ch. 17 - 4. Explain why metabolic acidosis (Box 2-2) may...Ch. 17 - 5. Which one of the live steps of the pyruvate...Ch. 17 - Prob. 6ECh. 17 - 7. Photosynthetic organisms use elaborate...Ch. 17 - 6. Does the pyruvate-formate lyase reaction...Ch. 17 - Prob. 9ECh. 17 - Prob. 10E
Ch. 17 - Prob. 11ECh. 17 - 12. What citric acid cycle intermediates would...Ch. 17 - Prob. 13ECh. 17 - Prob. 14ECh. 17 - Prob. 15ECh. 17 - 16. What is the ratio of [isocitrate] to [citrate]...Ch. 17 - 17. Explain why a deficiency of pyruvate...Ch. 17 - Prob. 18ECh. 17 - Prob. 19ECh. 17 - Prob. 20ECh. 17 - 21. Helicobacter pylori, which causes gastric...Ch. 17 - Prob. 22ECh. 17 - Prob. 23CQCh. 17 - 24. Which compounds would accumulate in an...Ch. 17 - Prob. 25CQCh. 17 - 26. Certain microorganisms with an incomplete...Ch. 17 - Prob. 27CQCh. 17 - Prob. 28CQCh. 17 - Prob. 29CQCh. 17 - Prob. 30CQCh. 17 - 31. Anaplerotic reactions permit the citric acid...Ch. 17 - 32. Although animals cannot synthesize glucose...Ch. 17 - Prob. 33CQCh. 17 - Prob. 34CQCh. 17 - Prob. 35CQCh. 17 - 36. Acetyl-CoA, in addition to providing 2-carbon...Ch. 17 - Prob. 1MTE
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