Which of the following is (are) true of the oxidation of 1 mol of palmitate (a 16-carbon saturated fatty acid; 16:0) by the B-oxidation pathway, beginning with the free fatty acid in the cytoplasm?

1. Activation of the free fatty acid requires the equivalent of two ATPs.

2. Inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) is produced.

3. Carnitine functions as an electron acceptor.

4. 8 mol of FADH2 are formed.

5. 8 mol of acetyl-CoA are formed.

6. There is no direct involvement of NAD+.

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#Question id: 743

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Glycophorin, an integral membrane protein, has a single transmembrane alpha helix. Which of the following idealized hydropathy plots most likely represents the transmembrane nature of glycophorin?

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Match the following

#Question id: 741

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of following statements are INCORRECT about secondary structure of proteins

A. Long block of Glu residues segment of the chain will not form an alpha helix at pH 7.0 but it ll take helical confirmation below its pKR value

B. Long block of Lys residues segment of the chain will not form an alpha helix at pH 7.0 but it ll take helical confirmation above its pKR value

C. Long block of Ala residues segment of the chain will not form an alpha helix at pH 7.0 but it ll take helical confirmation below its pKR value

D. Histidine side chain remain uncharged over pH range 3-6

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The conformation of the backbone of a polypeptide is described completely by the angle(s) of rotation about which bond(s)?

#Question id: 739

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

What is true about the rotation about bonds in a protein backbone?