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To attach a particular amino acid to the tRNA molecule that will transport it, an enzyme, an aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, is required, along with ATP. Initially, the enzyme has an active site for ATP and another for the amino acid, but it is not able to attach the tRNA. What must occur for the final attachment to occur?

Reactions that require CO2 take place in _____.

Use the following information to answer the question below.The citric acid cycle.If pyruvate oxidation is blocked, what will happen to the levels of oxaloacetate and citric acid in the citric acid cycle shown in the accompanying figure?

According to the discussion notes, civil rights are defined as

C6H12O6 (glucose) + 6 O2  6 CO2 + 6 H2OWhere is most of the water in this reaction produced?

The difference in lipid and protein composition between the membranes of the endomembrane system is largely determined by the _____.

The nurse provides care to a patient who is diagnosed with HIV. Which assessment finding necessitates immediate notification to the healthcare provider?

The following questions are based on the reaction A + B  C + D shown in the accompanying figure.Which of the following represents the G of the reaction in the figure?

Yeast cells that have defective mitochondria incapable of respiration will be able to grow by catabolizing which of the following carbon sources for energy?

If you were to add one of the eight citric acid cycle intermediates to the culture medium of yeast growing in the laboratory, what do you think would happen to the rates of ATP and carbon dioxide production?