A carbon atom with four different substituents is said to be asymmetric, and asymmetric carbons are called chiral centers

Chiral carbon most distant from the carbonyl carbon has the same configuration as the chiral carbon in D-glyceraldehyde.

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#XL - T Zoology

Antimicrobial peptides generally are cysteine-rich, cationic, and amphipathic. 

Because of their positive charge and amphipathic nature, they interact with acidic phospholipids in lipid bilayers, forming pores and disrupting the membranes of bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses.

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In this complex, Ci becomes phosphorylated in a series of steps catalyzed by PKA, GSK3β, and CK1.

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#XL - R Botany

Difference between gymnosperm and angiosperm

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Pyruvate kinase is allosterically inhibited by ATP, acetyl-CoA, and long-chain fatty acids

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#XL - Q Biochemistry

Plot of ln k versus 1/T gives a straight line with a slope (m) of –Ea/R and an intercept (b) of ln A.