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Which of the following terms identifies a singular path for the flow
compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group. Nucleotides form the basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA.
The correct answer is (d.) proteins. Higher organisms use nitrogen to make their protein. Food that is containing protein also involves nitrogen in it. Protein also has amino acids that contain nitrogen in it which is a necessary essential nutrient for the body.
A virus is a microscopic parasite that infects cells in biological organisms, they reproduce only by invading and controlling other cells as they lack the cellular machinery for self reproduction. Additionally, viruses contain at least one unique protein synthesized by specific genes in the nucleic acid, the proteins forms a shell called capsid around the nuclei acid.
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Step 1. A carboxyl group is removed from pyruvate, releasing a molecule of carbon dioxide into the surrounding medium. (Note: carbon dioxide is one carbon attached to two oxygen atoms and is one of the major end products of cellular respiration. ) The result of this step is a two-carbon hydroxyethyl group bound to the enzyme pyruvate dehydrogenase; the lost carbon dioxide is the first of the six carbons from the original glucose molecule to be removed. This step proceeds twice for every molecule of glucose metabolized (remember: there are two pyruvate molecules produced at the end of glycolysis); thus, two of the six carbons will have been removed at the end of both of these steps.
Step 2. The hydroxyethyl group is oxidized to an acetyl group, and the electrons are picked up by NAD+, forming NADH (the reduced form of NAD+). The high- energy electrons from NADH will be used later by the cell to generate ATP for energy.
Step 3. The enzyme-bound acetyl group is transferred to CoA, producing a molecule of acetyl CoA. This molecule of acetyl CoA is then further converted to be used in the next pathway of metabolism, the citric acid cycle.
