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Acceptor

Acceptor

a compound that will take up a chemical group (e.g., an amine group, a methyl group, a carbamoyl group) from another compound (the donor); under the action of alanine transaminase, l-glutamic acid is an amine donor while pyruvic acid is an amine acceptor.

Origin: L. Ac-cipio, pp. -ceptus, to accept


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culuring soil microorganisms

... I'm planning on growing soil microorganisms in different liquid culture medias. I'll be doing this anaerobically and with nitrate as an electron acceptor. Should I be worried about the gases that might be created from using nitrate? Any info would be appreciated! Thanks

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by jk7
Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:08 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: culuring soil microorganisms
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Views: 121

Intron: Unusual donor-acceptor splice site (GT-AG)

As we know all introns obey the GT-AG rule (donor and acceptor splice site). I would like to know what actually happen if the GT-AG sites were intervened with unusual junction sequences (before GT/after AG), for eg: 1. gcgcgggc T GT GCGTC...INTRON...C ...

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by molecular09
Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:52 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Intron: Unusual donor-acceptor splice site (GT-AG)
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Views: 224

aerobic and anaerobic glucose degeneration in a cell

... to as glycolysis and is a method of energy production for nearly all organisms. Aerobic refers to glycolysis in the presence of an electron acceptor and anaerobic refers to glycolysis without an electron acceptor. Electron acceptors are referring to a molecule which the Electron Transport ...

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by Jesse2504
Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:43 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: aerobic and anaerobic glucose degeneration in a cell
Replies: 2
Views: 266

What is the role of oxygen in mitochondria?

In the process there, O2 as I remember becomes an electron-acceptor and so to complete the entire oxidation process but of course only for the aerobic organisms.

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by mcar
Tue May 12, 2009 3:50 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: What is the role of oxygen in mitochondria?
Replies: 4
Views: 444

Cyanide

Cyanide binds to an enzyme, cytochrome oxidase, preventing it from transferring electrons to the final acceptor molecule in aerobic cellular repiration. a) What is the final acceptor molecule? b) Where in the cell would cynanide target this enzyme? c) Explain why cyanide is ...

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by Joker
Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:59 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Cyanide
Replies: 1
Views: 233
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