In most fungi, the cell wall consists of cellulose or chitin. The hyphal wall in Pythium contains cellulose. In yeasts, the cell wall is fine,... View Article
Starch is a complex polysaccharide. It contains more than 6 glucose molecules. It comprises a major storage form of energy in plants. It is the... View Article
Adenosine monophosphate or Adenylic acid are nucleotides which form after the union of nitrogenous base (adenine), phosphate and pentose sugar... View Article
Lecithin is a triglyceride lipid, here one fatty acid is substituted by phosphoric acid that is associated with an extra nitrogenous group, known... View Article
Collagen is an insoluble fibrous protein, extensively found in the connective tissue of tendons, skin and bone. It comprises amino-acids, which... View Article
Coenzyme is the non-protein organic group. It associates with the apoenzyme forming conjugate enzyme or holoenzyme. It assists in the removal of... View Article
An unstable intermediate structural state is formed in the transition state. It is an extremely short-lived configuration of atoms with maximum... View Article
A ketonic group or free aldehyde is not seen in non-reducing sugars. Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar. It is formed by the condensation of one... View Article
The drop in the action of succinate dehydrogenase by malonate is an instance of competitive inhibition. It is a reversible inhibition wherein the... View Article
The drop in the action of succinate dehydrogenase by malonate is an instance of competitive inhibition. It is a reversible inhibition wherein the... View Article
Arthropods are covered with a resilient, tough exoskeleton or integument of chitin. The chitinous exoskeleton of arthropods is formed by the... View Article
The tertiary structure of a protein corresponds to the overall three-dimensional organization of its polypeptide chain in space. The tertiary... View Article
A ribozyme is a ribonucleic acid (RNA) enzyme catalyzing a chemical reaction in a similar way to that of a protein enzyme. These are present in... View Article
Holoenzyme is the complete conjugate enzyme consisting of an apoenzyme and a cofactor. A holoenzyme is catalytically active and complete. Most of... View Article
Lysosomes are membrane-bound organelles, they are known as suicide bags of the cell. These organelles contain hydrolytic (digestive) enzymes. In... View Article
Endosome and lysosomes are two types of membrane-bound vesicles found within the cell. They are different in the way that endosomes are vacuoles... View Article
Insulin is a peptide hormone secreted by pancreas. It stimulates glucose uptake mainly by hepatocytes and adipocytes resulting in reduction of... View Article
NADH (reduced Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-NAD) and FADH2 (reduced Flavin adenine dinucleotide - FAD) are involved in various metabolic... View Article
Yes, NADP is an electron carrier. It accepts electrons and gets reduced to NADPH. It is involved in various metabolic processes such as the... View Article
