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Biochemistry
Biochemistry is the study of the structure, composition and chemical processes in all living organisms. It covers the structures and functions of various cellular components, including proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, lipids, and other biomolecules.
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Vitamin B is found in:
- wholemeal bread
- whole grain cereals
- marmite and yeast extracts
- red meat
- peas
- beans
- milk
- fish
- egg yolks
- green leafy vegetables
- legumes
- sweet corn
- brown rice
- berries
Vitamin E is essential for fertility and reproduction. It should only be taken in its natural form d-alpha tocopherol and should not be taken in conjunction with aspirin or blood thinners. In women, Vtamin E prevents miscarriages and in men, it increases sperm quality and sperm motility.
What hormones target the gonads?
There are a few hormones that act on the gonads and they are different for both the male and female reproductive systems.
In females, the gonads are the ovaries. The hormones include:
- Estrogen - This promotes the production of secondary sex characteristics and sex drive.
- Progesterone - This hormone helps prepare the uterus for pregnancy.
- Inhibin - This hormone inhibits the secretion of follicle stimulating hormone.
In males, the gonads are the testes. Their corresponding hormones include:
- Testosterone - This stimulates spermatogenesis, growth, and maturation of sperm as well as the production of secondary sex characteristics.
- Inhibin - This hormone inhibits the secretion of follicle stimulating hormone.
What hormone causes long bone growth?
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Vitamin A is important for what?
Vitamin A is vital for good eyesight. Vitamin A is also commonly known for regulating genes, maintaining healthy skin, supporting the immune system and producing red blood cells.
Which vitamin is essential for good eyesight?
I don't know how vitamin A improves eyesight, but lack of vitamin A is the main cause (70%) of childhood blindness throughout the world, with 500,000 going blind every year due to lack of vitamin A. The amount of vitamin A required to prevent blindness is small.
What kind of vitamins apples have?
According to:http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/apples/nutrition.html
Apple Nutrition Facts
(*One medium 2-1/2 inch apple, fresh, raw, with skin) Calories 81
Carbohydrate 21 grams
Dietary Fiber 4 grams
Soluble Fiber
Insoluble fiber
Calcium 10 mg
Phosphorus 10 mg
Iron .25 mg
Sodium 0.00 mg
Potassium 159 mg
Vitamin C 8 mg
Vitamin A 73 IU
Folate 4 mcg
What do vitamins do to help you keep heathy?
I take a natural multivitamin and D if I don't get enough sun. Vitamins are a vital part of your diet, some in only minute quantities. If you eat a balanced diet you should get all the vitamins required. There are vitamin suppliments you can buy from health shops and pharmacies. Always read the label.
Why are there different hormones in men and women?
because they need different for different parts of a male and female's body.
Which vitamin is essential for blood clotting?
Calcium is a very important vitamin involved in blood clotting because calcium ions are used in the thrombin. The thrombin is a product of prothrombin, calcium ions and thromboplastin. When thrombin is added with fibrinogen (which is inactive) it creates fibrin, which forms the clot.
What are the effects of poor nutrition?
we will not stay healthy
The main problem that can come from eating unhealthy over-processed food is obesity. With obesity you can then have heart problems or get diabetes. Eating a healthy diet is the easiest way to assure a long life.
What element is life on earth based on?
Life on Earth is carbon-based. Carbon forms bonds with hydrogen and oxygen to create organic compounds.
It is also often said that all life depends on water, meaning that all life requires the hydrogen and oxygen atoms too.
What is the formula for dilution factor?
Dilution factor is the final volume / aliquot volume.
Aliquot volume is the measure of sub volume of original sample. Final volume is the total volume.
Dilution factor =final volume /aliquot vol.
for example ; what is the df when you add 2ml sample to 8m???
total vol is 2+8=10
DF=total vol/aliquot.
10/2=5
So 5 is dilution factor
Were does the electron transport chain occur in the cell?
In the cristae of the organelle called the mitochondria.
What is a good slogan for a Technology Store?
IT never stops...............!
"Technology at the Speed of Life"
What are the three common categories of lipids?
1. Phospholipids
2. Sterols
3. Triglycerides
These are the correct answers.
What type of environment does pepsin work best?
pepsin would work best at 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37 C) because it is the average normal body temperature.
Different types of medicine are always rationed during war time when the supply is low. Soldiers being treated overseas sometimes had to go without pain medication for a longer period of time. Penicillin is one drug that is sometimes in short supply during war times.
Filipino chemist and their biography?
Dr. Amando F. Kapauan was a Filipino chemist. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. Dr. Kapauan helped to found the Philippine Institute of Pure and Applied Chemistry. He passed away in 1996.
What should you do about too many noises in your brain that won't stop?
See a doctor to rule out tinnitus, which causes a noise that can be continuous or intermittent.
Are glucose and sucrose polysaccharides?
No. Glucose is a monosaccharide and sucrose is a disaccharide.
What is the name of sugar present in tRNA nucleotides?
The sugar present in RNA (including tRNA AND mRNA) is Ribose sugar.
What are the 4 nitrogenous bases in DNA?
The four nitrogenous bases in DNA are adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C). They pair up in specific combinations (A-T and G-C) and form the basis of the genetic code in DNA.
