Rhodopsin kinase, a member of the GRK family of kinases catalyzes phosphorylation of activated rhodopsin

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#Id: 8104

#XL - T Zoology

The venoms of poisonous snakes contain (among other things) a class of enzymes known as phospholipases, enzymes that cause the breakdown of phospholipids

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#XL - Q Biochemistry

Myosin II

Two heads and assembles into bipolar filaments

Small and non-processive

Function- Contraction

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#Id: 9312

#XL - T Zoology

Depolarized state of a resting rod cell is due to the presence of a large number of open nonselective ion channels that admit both Na+ & Ca²+ into the cell

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#Id: 9096

#XL - T Zoology

IP3 triggers the opening of IP3-gated Ca²+ channels in the ER and elevation of cytosolic free Ca²+.

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#Id: 10808

#XL - R Botany

Various nitrogenous protective compounds other than alkaloids are found in plants.

Two groups of these substances— cyanogenic glycosides and glucosinolates—are not in themselves toxic but are readily broken down to give off volatile poisons when the plant is crushed