WGU C624 Biochemistry

Biochemistry - C624: Module 1: The Case of the Boy Who Wanted to Fly/ 3. Check Your Understanding: Inheritance. Exam Review Questions and answers, VERIFIED. DNA replication is ___________, which allows each of the two strands to serve as a _______ for the new strands. - -c. semiconservative, template CorrectCorrect! DNA replication is semiconservative, meaning that each new duplex has one original (parent) strand and one new strand. Because the two parent strands are separated dur...

Biochemistry - C624: Module 2: The Case of the Puzzled Dad / 3. Check Your Understanding: Case Study 2 Application. Questions and answers. Rated A+ Deedra's dad has Alzheimer's Disease (AD) which is caused by a change in ______ structure. - -d. protein Correct! AD is a manifestation of neuronal death and damage caused by malformed protein structures. Proteins are crucial molecules with various functions in the cells. The structure of a protein directly impacts its function. D...

GluT transporters aid in glucose transport into a cell... - -by assisting in the transport of glucose into the cell. Gluconeogenesis is... - -This process produces new glucose and is needed in a fasting state to increase blood sugar, supplying energy to the brain and muscle. Glycogenolysis is.... - -This process is the breakdown of glycogen to release individual glucose molecules. It benefits the fasting state because it increases blood glucose. Where is glucagon made? - -alpha cells of th...

Describe the functions of hemoglobin and myoglobin. - -Hemoglobin transports oxygen, Myoglobin stores oxygen. The correct number of subunits, heme groups, iron and oxygen that bind to hemoglobin versus myoglobin. - -Hemoglobin has: 4 subunits 4 heme groups 4 iron molecules binds 4 molecules of oxygen. Myoglobin has: 1 subunit 1 heme group 1 iron molecule binds 1 molecule of oxygen.

feedback inhibition - -reversiable, noncompetive inhibition of an enzyme in a pathway by a product of that pathway induced fit - -substrate binding causes a conformational change Which type of inhibition occurs when a particular drug binds to the allosteric site of an enzyme and subsequently changes the enzymes structure? - -noncompetive competitive inhibition - -A molecule which competes with the substrate for binding to the enzyme active site there by inhibiting the enzyme's activity. ...