Category Archives: Miesfeld Biochemistry

In studying a transporter, it is found that no external energy input is needed to facilitate the movement of a neutral compound through the transporter. The translocation rate reaches a plateau at specific concentration of the compound. This transporter is most likely a(n) ____________.

Identify the structure shown below that corresponds to the fatty acid trans 16:1 (delta9).

Phosphorylation of _______________  has been shown to regulate the process of protein ubiquitination.

For the figure shown below of double helical DNA, which of the following statements is the most correct?

The role of glycogenin is to _____________.

The titration curve for the amino acid glutamate is shown below.  Refer to this figure to answer the following question. The form of glutamate shown below predominates at what point on the titration curve?

Fatty acids are important for cell membrane formation because they are _________.

How can an unfavorable reaction (delta G> 0) still occur in a metabolic pathway?

The image below shows a(n) __________ glycosidic bond.