Biochemical Properties and Mechanism of ATP
ATP contains two phosphoanhydride bonds (connecting the 3 phosphates together) and one phosphodiester bond (connecting a phosphate to the ribose ring). The pKa’s for the reactions H+ ATP3- —> ATP4- …
What is the Structure, Compositions and Functions of Plasma membrane?
The Plasma membrane is considered to conform to the fluid mosaic model of the cell membrane proposed by singer and Nicholson. The membrane is composed of proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates. …
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Nucleic Acids : Basics and Types
Nucleic acids are polymers composed of monomer units known as nucleotides. There are a very few different types of nucleotides. The main functions of nucleotides are information storage (DNA), protein …
Proteins : Basic and Structural organization
Proteins are very important in biological systems as control and structural elements. Control functions of proteins are carried out by enzymes and proteinaceous hormones. Enzymes are chemicals that act as …
Lipids: What are Lipids, Phospholipids and Cholesterol?
Lipids are involved mainly in long-term energy storage. They are generally insoluble in polar substances such as water. Secondary functions of lipids include structural components (as in the case of …
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