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The following questions are based on the reaction A + B  C + D shown in the accompanying figure.Which of the following in the figure would be the same in either an enzyme-catalyzed or a noncatalyzed reaction?

Mrs HY, aged 72 years old, has routine blood results at her GP surgery. The blood results are:   Hb                          72           (115-165 g/L)                      WBC                      3.4          (4-11 x109/L) Neutrophils        1.7          (1.8-7.5 x109/L) RBC                        3.2          (4.7-6.1 x1012/L) Haematocrit       29%        (37-48 %) MCV                      118         (80-102 fL) MCH                      33           (27-32 pg) MCHC                   325         (320-370 g/L) Platelets              130         (150-450 x109L) Reticulocyte Ct 0.4%      (0.5-1.5 %) Bilirubin                39           (

Mrs PW presents with tiredness to the pharmacy, from a differential diagnosis which of the conditions listed is LEAST likely to present with tiredness?

Plastoquinone (PQ), an electron carrier of small molecular weight, is found in the electron transport chain associated with photosystem II. If PQ is not directly anchored to other membrane or cytoplasmic structures, it is probably _____.

Eukaryotic cells manufacture cytoskeletal proteins, which help to maintain cell shapes and functions. What would you predict about these proteins?

The following questions are based on the reaction A + B  C + D shown in the accompanying figure.Which of the following represents the difference between the free-energy content of the reactants and the free-energy content of the products in the figure?

What does the ‘C’ in the CRAB criteria used by the British Society for Haematology for multiple myeloma stand for.

____________ fixing bacteria form symbiotic root nodules in most legume plants (beans, etc).

Mrs KY, 68 years old, presents with dysuria and a raised temperature. You are considering a diagnosis of a urinary tract infection (UTI), you order a urine dipstick test as follow up investigations. Which statement is CORRECT?

Cyanide binds with at least one molecule involved in producing ATP. If a cell is exposed to cyanide, most of the cyanide will be found within the _____.