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#Question id: 123


Which would you expect for the fatty acyl chains of the membrane phospholipids of bacteria grown at low temperature?

#XL - Q Biochemistry
  1. Proportion of unsaturated fatty acyl groups increases.

  2. Proportion of unsaturated fatty acyl groups decreases.

  3. No change in the proportion of saturated versus unsaturated acyl groups.

  4. More cholesterol is produced and is inserted between the fatty acyl chains of the membrane.

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#Question id: 444

#XL - S Microbiology

Which of the following is not a factor contributing to the large free energy of hydrolysis of ATP?

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#Question id: 446

#XL - S Microbiology

Which statement is false about ATP?

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#Question id: 447

#XL - S Microbiology

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 spontaneously to the right?

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#Question id: 448

#XL - S Microbiology

During glycolysis, glucose 1-phosphate is converted to fructose 6-phosphate in two successive reactions: Glucose 1-phosphate -> glucose 6-phosphate DG'° = –7.1 kJ/mol Glucose 6-phosphate -> fructose 6-phosphate DG'° = +1.7 kJ/mol DG'° for the overall reaction is:

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#Question id: 449

#XL - S Microbiology

The standard free-energy changes for the reactions below are given. Phosphocreatine -> creatine + Pi DG'° = –43.0 kJ/mol ATP ->  ADP + Pi DG'° = –30.5 kJ/mol What is the overall DG'° for the following reaction? Phosphocreatine + ADP -> creatine + ATP

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#Question id: 450

#XL - S Microbiology

The DG'° values for the two reactions shown below are given.

Oxaloacetate + acetyl-CoA + H2O -> citrate + CoASH DG'° = –32.2 kJ/mol

Oxaloacetate + acetate    ->   citrate DG'° = –1.9 kJ/mol

What is the DG'° for the hydrolysis of acetyl-CoA?

Acetyl-CoA + H2O -> acetate + CoASH + H+