Principles of General, Organic, Biological Chemistry
Principles of General, Organic, Biological Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780073511191
Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Vitamins and Coenzymes
A class of organic compounds needed in the human body for normal activities is known as vitamins. They are characterized into two parts depending upon their solubility in water. They can act as coenzymes, cofactors, or prosthetic groups for enzymes.
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Ch. 18.1 - Prob. 18.1PCh. 18.2 - Prob. 18.2PCh. 18.2 - Prob. 18.3PCh. 18.2 - Prob. 18.4PCh. 18.3 - Prob. 18.5PCh. 18.3 - What makes riboflavin a water-soluble vitamin?Ch. 18.3 - Prob. 18.7PCh. 18.4 - Identify the type of carbonyl groups present in...Ch. 18.4 - Prob. 18.9PCh. 18.4 - Prob. 18.10P
Ch. 18.5 - Prob. 18.11PCh. 18.5 - (a) In what way(s) is the conversion of pyruvate...Ch. 18.6 - Prob. 18.15PCh. 18 - Prob. 18.31UKCCh. 18 - Prob. 18.32UKCCh. 18 - When a substrate is oxidized, is NAD+ oxidized or...Ch. 18 - When a substrate is reduced, is FADH2 oxidized or...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.35UKCCh. 18 - Prob. 18.36UKCCh. 18 - Prob. 18.39UKCCh. 18 - Prob. 18.40UKCCh. 18 - Prob. 18.41UKCCh. 18 - Prob. 18.42UKCCh. 18 - Prob. 18.45APCh. 18 - What is the difference between metabolism and...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.47APCh. 18 - Prob. 18.48APCh. 18 - Prob. 18.49APCh. 18 - Prob. 18.50APCh. 18 - Prob. 18.51APCh. 18 - Prob. 18.52APCh. 18 - Prob. 18.53APCh. 18 - Classify each substance as an oxidizing agent, a...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.55APCh. 18 - Prob. 18.56APCh. 18 - Prob. 18.58APCh. 18 - What is the role of each of the following in the...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.71APCh. 18 - Prob. 18.72AP
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