Bundle: Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry, 11th + OWLv2, 4 terms (24 months) Printed Access Card
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Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Omar Torres
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 21, Problem 21.8P
21-8 Predict which acid in each pair has the higher melting point and explain why.
(a) Palmitic acid or stearic acid
(b) Arachidonic acid or arachidic acid
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Bundle: Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry, 11th + OWLv2, 4 terms (24 months) Printed Access Card
Ch. 21.8 - Prob. 21.1PCh. 21 - 21-2 Why are fats a good source of energy for...Ch. 21 - 21-3 Proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.4PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.5PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.6PCh. 21 - 21-7 For the diglycerides in Problem 21-6, predict...Ch. 21 - 21-8 Predict which acid in each pair has the...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.9PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.10P
Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.11PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.12PCh. 21 - 21-13 Rank the following in order of increasing...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.14PCh. 21 - 21-15 Name the products of the saponification of...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.16PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.17PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.18PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.19PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.20PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.21PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.22PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.23PCh. 21 - 21-24 In what sense is the active transport of K+...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.25PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.26PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.27PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.28PCh. 21 - 21-29 Name all the groups of complex lipids that...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.30PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.31PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.32PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.33PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.34PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.35PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.36PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.37PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.38PCh. 21 - 21-39 How does VLDL become LDL?Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.40PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.41PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.42PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.43PCh. 21 - 21-44 Describe the difference in structure between...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.45PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.46PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.47PCh. 21 - 21-48 List all of the functional groups that make...Ch. 21 - 21-49 Explain how the constant elimination of bile...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.50PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.51PCh. 21 - 21-52 What are the chemical and physiological...Ch. 21 - 21-53 How does aspirin, an anti-inflammatory drug,...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.54PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.55PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.56PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.57PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.58PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.59PCh. 21 - 21-60 (Chemical Connections 21C) Why were Mark...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.61PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.62PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.63PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.64PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.65PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.66PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.67PCh. 21 - 21-68 What is the role of taurine in lipid...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.69PCh. 21 - 21-70 How many different triglycerides can you...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.71PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.72PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.73PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.74PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.75PCh. 21 - 21-76 Which part of LDL interacts with the LDL...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.77PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.78PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.79PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.80PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.81PCh. 21 - 21-82 Suggest a reason why the same protein system...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.83PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.84PCh. 21 - 21-85 Which of the following statements is (are)...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.86PCh. 21 - 21-87 Which statements are consistent with the...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.88PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.89PCh. 21 - 21-90 To what extent do lipids and carbohydrates...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.91PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.92PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.93PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.94PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.95PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.96PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.97PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.98PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.99PCh. 21 - 21-100 What are the functions of a cell membrane?...Ch. 21 - 21-101 Glycerophospholipids tend to have both a...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.102P
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