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What is the main factor that determines ESR?
What is the main factor that determines ESR?
Concentration of fibrinogen in the plasma
Where are most plasma proteins synthesized?
Where are most plasma proteins synthesized?
Liver
Which type of proteins are exceptions to being synthesized in the liver?
Which type of proteins are exceptions to being synthesized in the liver?
γ-globulins
What is the characteristic half-life of albumin in circulation?
What is the characteristic half-life of albumin in circulation?
Name a positive acute phase reactant that shows a ~1000-fold increase during inflammation.
Name a positive acute phase reactant that shows a ~1000-fold increase during inflammation.
Give an example of a negative acute phase reactant.
Give an example of a negative acute phase reactant.
Describe the structure of phospholipids and explain why they are considered amphipathic.
Describe the structure of phospholipids and explain why they are considered amphipathic.
How do saturated and unsaturated fatty acid tails influence membrane fluidity?
How do saturated and unsaturated fatty acid tails influence membrane fluidity?
Explain why organisms in cold environments have more unsaturated fatty acids in their membranes.
Explain why organisms in cold environments have more unsaturated fatty acids in their membranes.
What is the difference in energy yield between the respiration of lipids and carbohydrates?
What is the difference in energy yield between the respiration of lipids and carbohydrates?
How does the structure of lipids allow them to be compactly stored and not affect the water potential of cell contents?
How does the structure of lipids allow them to be compactly stored and not affect the water potential of cell contents?
Explain the role of cholesterol in biological membranes.
Explain the role of cholesterol in biological membranes.
How do allosteric enzymes differ from enzymes that follow Michaelis-Menten kinetics?
How do allosteric enzymes differ from enzymes that follow Michaelis-Menten kinetics?
What happens to the reaction velocity with temperature increase?
What happens to the reaction velocity with temperature increase?
What effect does further elevation of temperature have on reaction velocity?
What effect does further elevation of temperature have on reaction velocity?
What is the optimum temperature range for most human enzymes?
What is the optimum temperature range for most human enzymes?
What is the significance of pH on the active site ionization in enzyme reactions?
What is the significance of pH on the active site ionization in enzyme reactions?
Why does the rate of reaction decline at alkaline pH?
Why does the rate of reaction decline at alkaline pH?
What enzyme increases in cancer of the prostate?
What enzyme increases in cancer of the prostate?
Which enzyme is a diagnostic aid in cases of meningitis and brain tumors?
Which enzyme is a diagnostic aid in cases of meningitis and brain tumors?
Which enzyme is elevated in MI and reaches peak levels around 2-3 days after infarction?
Which enzyme is elevated in MI and reaches peak levels around 2-3 days after infarction?
What enzyme increases in obstructive liver diseases, bone diseases, and hyperparathyroidism?
What enzyme increases in obstructive liver diseases, bone diseases, and hyperparathyroidism?
Which enzyme is increased in conditions of damage to skeletal muscles?
Which enzyme is increased in conditions of damage to skeletal muscles?
Which enzyme is increased in heart, brain, and skeletal muscle diseases?
Which enzyme is increased in heart, brain, and skeletal muscle diseases?
What major and minor grooves are created by the spatial relationship between the two strands in the DNA double helix?
What major and minor grooves are created by the spatial relationship between the two strands in the DNA double helix?
How do certain anticancer drugs like dactinomycin exert their cytotoxic effect on DNA double helix?
How do certain anticancer drugs like dactinomycin exert their cytotoxic effect on DNA double helix?
Which bases are always paired together in DNA double helix?
Which bases are always paired together in DNA double helix?
What is the complement of a polynucleotide chain in the DNA double helix?
What is the complement of a polynucleotide chain in the DNA double helix?
What rule in DNA states that the amount of A equals the amount of T, and the amount of G equals the amount of C?
What rule in DNA states that the amount of A equals the amount of T, and the amount of G equals the amount of C?
How many hydrogen bonds are between Adenine (A) and Thymine (T), and between Guanine (G) and Cytosine (C)?
How many hydrogen bonds are between Adenine (A) and Thymine (T), and between Guanine (G) and Cytosine (C)?
