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| Departments » Medical Sciences » Biochemistry |
Essays
Amino Acids and Protein Structure
Questions & Answers
1.) Explain how hormones can be considered to be of two different types of chemical structure. (Answer)
2.) What are the interrelationships between folate and vitamin B12? (Answer)
3.) What is the methyl trap hypothesis? (Answer)
4.) How might folate and vitamin B12 relate to anaemias? (Answer)
5.) Explain the biosynthesis of catecholamines. (Answer)
6.) Explain the structure of acetyl co-enzyme A, and explain why it is such a crucial molecule in biochemistry. (Answer)
7.) Explain why the metabolism of amino acids is fundamentally different from the metabolism of fatty acids. (Answer)
8.) Distinguish lipogenesis from ß-oxidation. (Answer)
9.) List three substances used as second messengers. (Answer)
10.) Briefly explain the second messenger system. (Answer)