Cysteine is the amino acid that participates in disulfide bonds in proteins. True or false?

Q: Glucose and fructose are reducing sugars. Sucrose, or table sugar, is a disaccharide consisting of…

A: Carbohydrates are the energy-producing biomolecules commonly known as sugars that are can be…

Q: Why can glycerophospholipids form membranes, while triacylglycerols cannot?

A: Glycerophospholipids are fatty acid diglycerides with a phosphatidyl ester attached to the terminal…

Q: Hexoses are six-carbon sugars; examples include glucose, fructose, and galactose.

A: BASIC INFORMATION  BIOMOLECULES  These are the molecules that are made up of the biological elements…

Q: A B C E D FO

A: Omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids also called PUFA. The scientific…

Q: When simple monosaccharides are linked together into larger oligosaccharides by the process of…

A: Monosaccharides are considered as the smallest subunit of the larger complex oligosaccharides.

Q: COS

A: Carbon Number 1 determines the glucose molecule is alpha or beta. These are called anomers differs…

Q: What distinguishes metalloproteins from glycoproteins in particular?

A: Proteins are the macromolecules thatbare important for growth and development of organisms. They are…

Q: Ribose is know as this type of sugar because of the number of Carbon atoms it possesses.

A: Question - Ribose is know as this type of sugar because of the number of Carbon atoms it possesses.

Q: Draw the skeletal structure of a triacylglycerol that contains three molecules of palmitic acid.…

A: The four types of biological macromolecules are nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates.…

Q: Why are polyunsaturated omega 3 fatty acids deemed beneficial to human health? Justify such events…

A: Polyunsaturated fatty acids contain at least two double bonds in their backbone. They also comprise…

Q: Starch and glycogen are both composed of glucose monomers. What is/are the differences between the…

A: Starch and glycogen both are polysaccharides and are made up of glucose monomer, general Function of…

Q: Define the term GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)?

A: GABA (Gamma Aminobutyric Acid ) is a natural occurring amino acid that work as a neurotransmitter in…

Q: Why do unsaturated fatty acids have lower melting points than their saturated counterparts? What is…

A: Fatty acids are the simplest form of lipid. It is also a component of many lipids. Fatty acids are…

Q: Saturated fatty acids are called "saturated" because they are saturated with what component? C, H,…

A: Saturated Fatty Acids are Fatty acids that do not contain any double bonds sine carbon atoms…

Q: How many carbon atoms are there in fructose? In sucrose?

A: Sugars are sweet-tasting carbohydrates that are the primary source of energy in food. They can be…

Q: Describe the differences between saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids in terms of their…

A: Fatty acids are merely carboxylic acids with long hydrocarbon chains. In fatty acids carboxylic…

Q: describe the structure and function of glycogen. which monosaccharides is or are the building blocks…

A: Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy aldoses, ketoses and their derivatives that yield such compounds and…

Q: Glycoproteins are molecules that contain proteins and carbohydrates (“glyco” means sugar). Is a…

A: Introduction  Proteins called glycoproteins have oligosaccharide chains (glycans) covalently linked…

Q: The image below shows an amino acid at physiological pH. Answer the following questions about this…

A: Amino acids can be referred to as the monomers responsible for forming proteins. Each amino acid is…

Q: Why do cell membranes contain cholesterol?

A: All the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are enclosed by an elastic, thin covering called cell…

Q: Why does increasing carbon chain length decrease water solubility for fatty acids?

A: Fatty acids are the long chain hydrocarbon with one carboxylic group. The hydrocarbon chain may be…

Q: Are the three fatty acids in a molecule of triglyceride identical?

A: Introduction: Fatty acids are the basic and simplest form of lipids that are present in both plants…

Q: What effects do unsaturated fatty acids in phospholipids have on the cell membrane?

A: A biological membrane is a lipid bilayer. The type of lipid seen in biological membranes is…

Q: Define amino acid

A: Biomolecule also known as biological molecule is any of the numerous substances that are produced by…

Q: What is meant by the isoelectric point of a protein?

A: The building blocks of proteins are amino acids. There are three types of amino acids: positive,…

Essential nutrients

These are the organic compounds present in the food that provide nourishment essential for the development and growth of our body. Nutrients not only provide us with the required energy to carry out various biological processes but are also the building blocks for repair and growth in our bodies.

Vitamins

The vitamins are organic molecules required in low concentration for the proper functioning of the body. They cannot be generated in the organism and are taken into the body through the diet. The lack of proper vitamins results in diverse deficiency disorders. They are thus called essential nutrients. The important vitamins are vitamin A, vitamin B complex, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin K, and vitamin E.