What is the physical basis of mutational hotspots?

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which substance causes muscles to ache during strenuous exercise?

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

What chemical species activates the GLUT4 protein to transport glucose into cells?

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Once inside a cell, glucose is rapidly phosphorylated to glucose-6-phosphate. What is the main purpose of this phosphorylation?

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

When a muscle is stimulated to contract aerobically, less lactic acid is formed than when it contracts anaerobically because:

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Glucose labeled with ¹⁴C in C-1 and C-6 gives rise in glycolysis to pyruvate labeled in:

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In glycolysis, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate is converted to two products with a standard free-energy change (DG'°) of 23.8 kJ/mol.  Under what conditions (encountered in a normal cell) will the free-energy change (DG) be negative, enabling the reaction to proceed to the right?