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Reaction formation

reaction formation

In psychoanalysis, a postulated defense mechanism in which attitudes and behaviours that are adopted are the opposites of that which the individual would ordinarily be expected to express and actually feel at an unconscious level.


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Re: The mystery of the disappearing hydrogens.

... with one reactant contributing H and the other contributing OH to the formation of the water. Meanwhile the phosphate is cleaved by hydrolysis from ATP, making zero net change in water for the combined reaction. It would help to look at the structures of the molecules. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycolysis ...

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by jonmoulton
Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:16 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: The mystery of the disappearing hydrogens.
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Re: A biochemical question

My best guess is that the reaction is in steady state, but I don’t know that for a fact. Your typical enzyme reaction ... first mix substrate with enzyme there is no product around. The rate of product formation is proportional to the product of the initial enzyme and substrate concentrations. ...

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by blcr11
Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:43 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: A biochemical question
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Views: 804

Re: A biochemical question

... 1) if there was only 0.85 micrograms of total substrate present, the reaction could just stop after consuming all of the substrate there was. ... add more substrate, you will transiently increase the rate of product formation until you re-establish a new steady state. Steady state is not ...

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by blcr11
Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:56 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: A biochemical question
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Views: 804

Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... into my own hands and for relying on the internet to supply me with information and then inferred that 'leaky gut' is an alternative medicine and ... by the immune system. A food allergy can be the result of this immune reaction as the immune system tries to ward off the foreign bodies within ...

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by Jennuan
Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:21 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
Replies: 299
Views: 486187

Light-dependent Reaction Questions

... like to clarify the following questions so that I understand the light reaction completely. Thank you! --- 1. My teacher says that there are three ... photolysis, translocation of hydrons across the thylakoid membrane, and formation of NADPH. I am not certain why the formation of NADPH would maintain ...

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by vertciel
Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:17 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Light-dependent Reaction Questions
Replies: 3
Views: 1837
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