Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8.2, Problem 10CYP
10. a. Describe the roles played by ATP and NAD+ in
b. What particular features of their structure lend them to these functions?
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