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What are the three main fields of biochemistry?

  • Structural biology, enzymology, and metabolism (correct)
  • Metabolism, genetics, and cellular biology
  • Structural biology, genetics, and cellular biology
  • Cellular biology, enzymology, and genetics
  • What is the relationship between biochemistry and molecular biology?

  • Biochemistry is a sub-discipline of molecular biology
  • They are completely unrelated
  • Molecular biology is a sub-discipline of biochemistry
  • They are closely related (correct)
  • What is the main focus of biochemistry?

  • Understanding the chemical basis of geological processes
  • Understanding the chemical basis of astronomical processes
  • Understanding the chemical basis of physical processes
  • Understanding the chemical basis of biological processes (correct)
  • What is the difference between an ether lipid and a 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol?

    <p>An ether lipid has an ether bond between an alkyl group and an unspecified alkyl or aryl group, while a 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol has acyl chains attached to the sn-1 and sn-2 positions by ester bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between an ether lipid and a glyceryl ether?

    <p>An ether lipid has an ether bond between an alkyl group and an unspecified alkyl or aryl group, while a glyceryl ether involves glycerol and may take the form of an alkylglycerol or a phospholipid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an alkylglycerol?

    <p>A type of glyceryl ether that takes the form of an ether-bound lipid on position sn-1 of an alkyl alcohol</p> Signup and view all the answers

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