Question 1

The source of nitrogen for the synthesis of glucosamine-6-phosphate from fructose-6-phosphate is the amino acid ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) aspartate 
B) asparagine 
C) glutamate 
D) glutamine 
E) lysine 
A) aspartate 
B) asparagine 
C) glutamate 
D) glutamine 
E) lysine

Question 2

Antibiotic inhibition of cell wall synthesis can be facilitated by a number of agents. The crosslinking of peptidoglycan strands is inhibited by _________ while polymerization of the growing peptidoglycan is inhibited by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) penicillin; bacitracin 
B) penicillin; vancomycin 
C) vancomycin; bacitracin 
D) vancomycin; penicillin 
E) bacitracin; vancomycin 
A) penicillin; bacitracin 
B) penicillin; vancomycin 
C) vancomycin; bacitracin 
D) vancomycin; penicillin 
E) bacitracin; vancomycin

Question 3

Which of the following designations best characterizes the following disaccharide?

Accepted Answer

A) Glc$\alpha$(1$\rarr$4)Gal 
B) Glc$\beta$(1$\rarr$4)Gal 
C) Gal$\alpha$(1$\rarr$4)Gal 
D) Gal$\beta$(1$\rarr$4)Gal 
E) none of the above 
A) Glc$\alpha$(1$\rarr$4)Gal 
B) Glc$\beta$(1$\rarr$4)Gal 
C) Gal$\alpha$(1$\rarr$4)Gal 
D) Gal$\beta$(1$\rarr$4)Gal 
E) none of the above

Question 4

Which of the following would be the correct Haworth projection for $\alpha$-D-gulose, whose linear form is seen below?

Accepted Answer

A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
E) None of the above 
A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
E) None of the above

Question 5

Lactose, the disaccharide of galactose and glucose, is synthesized from which of the following activated monosaccharides?

Accepted Answer

A) uridine triphosphate glucose 
B) uridine triphosphate galactose 
C) uridine diphosphate glucose 
D) uridine diphosphate galactose 
E) none of the above 
A) uridine triphosphate glucose 
B) uridine triphosphate galactose 
C) uridine diphosphate glucose 
D) uridine diphosphate galactose 
E) none of the above

Question 6

Using the structure of D-altrose, shown below, show a Haworth projection for the $\beta$anomer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Using the structure of D-altrose, shown below,...

Question 7

The role of collagen in vertebrate bones as a matrix for mineral deposition is most analogous to the role of _________ in ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) cellulose; plant cell walls 
B) chitin; invertebrate exoskeletons 
C) xylan; plant cell walls 
D) keratan sulfate: mammalian skin 
E) amylose: plant cell walls 
A) cellulose; plant cell walls 
B) chitin; invertebrate exoskeletons 
C) xylan; plant cell walls 
D) keratan sulfate: mammalian skin 
E) amylose: plant cell walls

Question 8

What is the C-4 epimer of glucose?

Accepted Answer

A) allose 
B) mannose 
C) gulose 
D) galactose 
E) fructose 
A) allose 
B) mannose 
C) gulose 
D) galactose 
E) fructose

The source of nitrogen for the synthesis of glucosamine-6-phosphate from fructose-6-phosphate is the amino acid ___________.

Antibiotic inhibition of cell wall synthesis can be facilitated by a number of agents. The crosslinking of peptidoglycan strands is inhibited by _ while polymerization of the growing peptidoglycan is inhibited by __.

Which of the following designations best characterizes the following disaccharide?

Which of the following would be the correct Haworth projection for $\alpha$ -D-gulose, whose linear form is seen below? $Which of the following would be the correct Haworth projection for \alpha -D-gulose, whose linear form is seen below?$

Lactose, the disaccharide of galactose and glucose, is synthesized from which of the following activated monosaccharides?

Using the structure of D-altrose, shown below, show a Haworth projection for the $\beta$ anomer. $Using the structure of D-altrose, shown below, show a Haworth projection for the \beta anomer.$

The role of collagen in vertebrate bones as a matrix for mineral deposition is most analogous to the role of _ in ___.

What is the C-4 epimer of glucose?

The Scope of Biochemistry

The Matrix of Life: Weak Interactions in an Aqueous Environment

The Energetics of Life

Nucleic Acids

Introduction to Proteins: the Primary Level of Protein Structure

The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins

Protein Function and Evolution

Contractile Proteins and Molecular Motors

Lipids, Membranes and Cellular Transport

Enzymes: Biological Catalysts

Chemical Logic of Metabolism

Carbohydrate Metabolism: Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, Glycogen Metabolism, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway

Citric Acid Cycle and Glyoxylate Cycle

Electron Transport, Oxidative Phosphorylation, and Oxygen Metabolism

Photosynthesis

Lipid Metabolism I: Fatty Acids, Triacylglycerols, and Lipoproteins

Interorgan and Intracellular Coordination of Energy Metabolism in Vertebrates

Lipid Metabolism Ii: Membrane Lipids, Steroids, Isoprenoids, and Eicosanoids

Metabolism of Nitrogenous Compounds I: Principles of Biosynthesis, Utilization, and Turnover

Metabolism of Nitogenous Compounds II: Amino Acids, Porphyrins, and Neurotransmitters

Nucleotide Metabolism

Mechanisms of Signal Transduction

Genes, Genomes and Chromosomes

DNA Replication

DNA Restructuring: Repair, Recombination, Rearrangement, Amplification

Information Readout: Transcription and Post-Transcriptional Processing

Information Decoding: Translation and Post-Translational Protein Processing

Regulation of Gene Expression

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Exam 9: Carbohydrates: Sugars, Saccharides, Glycans

The source of nitrogen for the synthesis of glucosamine-6-phosphate from fructose-6-phosphate is the amino acid ___________.

Antibiotic inhibition of cell wall synthesis can be facilitated by a number of agents. The crosslinking of peptidoglycan strands is inhibited by _________ while polymerization of the growing peptidoglycan is inhibited by __________.

Which of the following designations best characterizes the following disaccharide?

Which of the following would be the correct Haworth projection for α\alphaα -D-gulose, whose linear form is seen below?

Lactose, the disaccharide of galactose and glucose, is synthesized from which of the following activated monosaccharides?

Using the structure of D-altrose, shown below, show a Haworth projection for the β\betaβ anomer.

The role of collagen in vertebrate bones as a matrix for mineral deposition is most analogous to the role of _________ in ___________.

What is the C-4 epimer of glucose?

The Scope of Biochemistry

The Matrix of Life: Weak Interactions in an Aqueous Environment

The Energetics of Life

Nucleic Acids

Introduction to Proteins: the Primary Level of Protein Structure

The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins

Protein Function and Evolution

Contractile Proteins and Molecular Motors

Lipids, Membranes and Cellular Transport

Enzymes: Biological Catalysts

Chemical Logic of Metabolism

Carbohydrate Metabolism: Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, Glycogen Metabolism, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway

Citric Acid Cycle and Glyoxylate Cycle

Electron Transport, Oxidative Phosphorylation, and Oxygen Metabolism

Photosynthesis

Lipid Metabolism I: Fatty Acids, Triacylglycerols, and Lipoproteins

Interorgan and Intracellular Coordination of Energy Metabolism in Vertebrates

Lipid Metabolism Ii: Membrane Lipids, Steroids, Isoprenoids, and Eicosanoids

Metabolism of Nitrogenous Compounds I: Principles of Biosynthesis, Utilization, and Turnover

Metabolism of Nitogenous Compounds II: Amino Acids, Porphyrins, and Neurotransmitters

Nucleotide Metabolism

Mechanisms of Signal Transduction

Genes, Genomes and Chromosomes

DNA Replication

DNA Restructuring: Repair, Recombination, Rearrangement, Amplification

Information Readout: Transcription and Post-Transcriptional Processing

Information Decoding: Translation and Post-Translational Protein Processing

Regulation of Gene Expression

Filters

Antibiotic inhibition of cell wall synthesis can be facilitated by a number of agents. The crosslinking of peptidoglycan strands is inhibited by _ while polymerization of the growing peptidoglycan is inhibited by __.

Which of the following would be the correct Haworth projection for $\alpha$ -D-gulose, whose linear form is seen below? $Which of the following would be the correct Haworth projection for \alpha -D-gulose, whose linear form is seen below?$

Using the structure of D-altrose, shown below, show a Haworth projection for the $\beta$ anomer. $Using the structure of D-altrose, shown below, show a Haworth projection for the \beta anomer.$

The role of collagen in vertebrate bones as a matrix for mineral deposition is most analogous to the role of _ in ___.