Zinc-Bacateriochlorophyll
Biochemistry
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True or False: Researchers knew immediately zinc was present in the bacteriochlorophyll and not magnesium.
False
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Who is the host?
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What is 3.5
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True or False: In contrast to glycolysis, the pentose phosphate pathway allows the complete oxidation of glucose to carbon dioxide?
True: When this occurs, the overall stoichiometry involves the input of 6 molecules of glucose 6-phosphate and the production of 12 NADPH, 6 CO2 and the regeneration of 5 molecules of glucose 6-phosphate.
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What is Big Brother
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Since its debut in 1984, how many episodes of Jeopardy! has there been? (May be within +/- 100 of the actual number)
What is 6,500
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Who is Prim/Primrose Everdeen
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What is Acp. cryptum, Acp. multivorum, and Acp. organovorum
300
True or False: Gluconeogenesis is simply a reversal of glycolysis that occurs when blood glucose levels fall below normal levels.
False: While some reactions are reversals of glycolytic reactions, four different enzymes are required to bypass the three metabolically irreversible reactions of glycolysis.
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What was the name of the player who hold the highest cummulative amount won on Jeopardy!?
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What is the name of the actress who plays Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games and Catching Fire movies?
Who is Jennifer Lawrence
400
What are names of the authors who wrote this paper? (Last names will work)
Who are Akira Hiraishi and Keizo Shimada
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Who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 for their work in glycolysis?
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Ken Jennings set the record for the most consecutive games played during the 2004-2005 season. How many games did he win? (Number can range +/- 5)
What is 74
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List one of the theories the author suggested on how the zinc was inserted into the bacteriochlorophyll.
Zn chelatase is present in the species, Mg chelatase inserts Zn into the protoporphyrin IX, or Mg atom is exchanged for Zn during Bch1 biosynthesis step
500
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What is "Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor."
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