Explain the process of feedback inhibition. What role do allosteric regulators play in this process? What will be an ideal response?
In feedback inhibition, the product of a metabolic pathway inhibits an earlier reaction in the pathway.
In some cases, the end product functions as an allosteric inhibitor in that the end product binds to the
allosteric site of an early enzyme in the pathway thus inhibiting that enzyme and causing the pathway
to stop.
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Genes found on plasmids DO NOT impact metabolism or cellular structures
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The nucleus is to eukaryotes as the ________ is to prokaryotes.
A. plasmid B. RNA strand C. ribosome D. nucleoid E. nucleolus
The breakdown of ____ yields acetyl-CoA and carbon dioxide
a. phosphoglycerate b. pyruvate c. oxaloacetate d. PGAL e. fructose bisphosphate
Un-branched polymers built from the same set of 20 amino acids is a _____________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).