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Why is the presence of ergosterol rather than cholesterol an important difference between fungal cells and your own?
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Ergosterol, a cell membrane sterol, is found in the cell membrane of fungi, whereas the predominant sterol of bacteria and human cells is cholesterol. Anti fungal medications can bind to the ergosterol and create holes in the membrane allowing lysis of the cell or a secondary drug can be used to inhibit DNA and RNA synthesis. Some other drugs can inhibit ergosterol synthesis and also disrupt the cell membrane.
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Why the presence of ergosterol rather than cholesterol an important difference between fungal cell and your own?
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The permeability of most membranes is reduced by the presence of?
Cholesterol
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Presence of ribosomes on RER.
Why do we need to know the presence of cholesterol in our body?
Cholesterol - is a fatty substance... too much of it in the bloodstream can cause blockages - leading to heart attacks.
What are the health hazards of too much cholesterol?
Cholesterol is found in fatty foods. The health hazards of too much cholesterol or high cholesterol levels is risk of heart disease, heart attack or stroke. The presence of high cholesterol levels is detected by a blood test. It can be treated by a change in diet or medication.
In what cellular object is cholesterol vital for structural integrity?
The phospholipid bilayer (the membrane) is dependent on cholesterol to keep the fluidity of the cell membrane, which has the consistancy of olive oil. The presence of cholesterol prevents the phospholipids from becoming too fliud and mushy as well as too firm. So cholesterol helps prevent against extremes in cell membrane fluidity.
How is The presence of a refuge is an important mechanism?
The presence of a refuge is an important mechanism that stabilizes otherwise unstable predator-prey interactions.
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What was the main difference between doves and hawks regarding the US presence in Vietnam?
what was the main difference between doves and hawks regarding the US presence in Vietnam
Cholesterol is Vital to Health?
Few realize the importance of the steroid hormone cholesterol, as it has become synonymous with poor health. Yet the truth is that cholesterol is a crucial component of a healthy body. Issues with cholesterol are actually caused by factors other than its presence in diet, and cholesterol illnesses center around compounding inflammatory conditions caused by poor diet, lifestyle or heredity. Cholesterol is best controlled through a healthy, anti-inflammatory diet, as well as daily participation in exercise.
What causes the difference between the ancestor and modern koalas?
a. the presence of homologous structures b. the presence of vestigial organs
What is the chemistry of the CHOD-PAP method of cholesterol measurement?
Chemistry of the CHOD-PAP method of cholesterol measurementThe cholesterol is determined after enzymatic hydrolysis and oxidation.The indicator quinoneimine is formed from hydrogen peroxide and4-aminoantipyrine in the presence of phenol and peroxidase.CholesterolCholesterol ester + H2O ----------------------> Cholesterol + Fatty acidsesteraseCholesterolCholesterol + O2 ----------------------------->Cholestene-3-one + H2O2oxidasePeroxidase2H2O2 + phenol + 4-Aminoantipyrine ---------------------------> quinoneimine + 4H2O
