The human stomach secretes an enzyme known as pepsin. This enzyme breaks down proteins into smaller chemical molecules called peptides. If pepsin was mixed in a laboratory with sugar molecules like glucose, what is the MOST LIKELY result?

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Answer 1
Answer: Answer;
The most likely result is that Pepsin would probably NOT break down proteins in the test tube because pepsin is designed to work at very acidic pH ranges

Explanation;
Enzymes are very specific in that they work on a specific substrate and specific conditions such as optimum pH and temperature. Each enzyme has its own optimum pH and temperature; without which they would be inactive or denatured. For example higher temperatures higher than the optimum pH denatures the enzyme while low temperatures inactivates the enzyme.
Pepsin work best at low pH or acidic pH in the stomach, therefore, changing its pH will render it function-less and thus it wont break down proteins.
Answer 2
Answer: the question here is, is glucose a protein? No, it's not; it's a carbohydrate.

So pepsin would not break it down: it would most probably not react with glucose at all, since pepsin breaks down proteins, not carbohydrates.


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Hello. This question is incomplete. The full question is:

"Which of these would most likely result in a change to the current classification of  an organism?  A- Discovering organisms with similar physical traits in the fossil record  B- Finding a related organism that was previously considered extinct  C- Linking the organism to different ancestors through DNA sequencing  D- Observing organisms that occupy the same ecological niche. "

Answer:

C- Linking the organism to different ancestors through DNA sequencing  

Explanation:

To formulate the oldest classifications, ecological and physiological characteristics were used, as well as all others that are available for the taxa in question. However, in recent years, classifications based on the similarity between genomes have been attempted, with great advances in some areas, especially when those from other fields of Biology are added to this information. Because of this evolution in the classification technology, a change in the current classification of an organism could occur by linking the organism to different ancestors through DNA sequencing.

The classification of living beings is part of the systematic, science that studies the relationships between organisms, and which includes the collection, preservation and study of specimens, and the analysis of data from various areas of biological research.

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Answer:

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Explanation:

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When a membrane protein is radioactively labeled during synthesis and followed through the various organelles in the secretory pathway, all the radioactivity is concentrated in the cis-Golgi apparatus six hours after the protein synthesis. This suggests that the proteina. is misfolded and being degraded in the cis-Golgi.
b. contains a KDEL sequence near its C-terminus.
c. has a membrane-spanning domain length equals the
d. thickness of the cis-Golgi membrane.
e. was imported directly into the cis-Golgi posttranslationally.
f. has a mannose-6-phosphate tag.

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Answer:

C. has a membrane-spanning domain length equals the thickness of the cis-Golgi membrane.

Explanation:

Secretory pathway is the pathway that transport proteins to the cell surface membrane. For this, the membrane proteins are labeled radioactively and move through the various organelles to carry the proteins to the surface membrane.

After six hours, all the radioactivity is concentrated in the cis-Golgi apparatus this means that The protein carries membrane-spanning domain which widens or make the cis-Golgi menbrane thick.

Hence, the correct answer is "C".

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Answer:

The development in the field of genetic engineering allowed the production of insulin in E. coli and yeast, which have been approved for therapeutic applications in human by FDA [14,15]. Nowadays, recombinant human insulin is mainly produced either in E. coli or Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

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Explanation:

Procedure

1. Obtain the segment of DNA in a human chromosome that contains insulin gene. Cut the gene using a restriction enzyme. This enzyme cuts the restriction site at the two ends of the gene to produce sticky ends. Each sticky end is a single strand sequence of DNA bases. These bases can pair with complementary bases to form a double strand.
2.Obtain a plasmid from a bacterium. Cut the plasmid with same restriction enzyme. This produces 'sticky ends' complementary to the ends of the Insulin gene.
3. Mix the plasmid with the DNA segment containing the human insulin gene. The human insulin gene will bind to their sticky ends. Add the enzyme DNA ligase to seal the human plasmid containing DNA from two different organisms is recombinant plasmid
4. Mix the recombinant plasmid with E.coli bacterium. Apply temporary electric shock. This opens pores of cell surface membrane of the bacterium for the plasmid to enter.
5.The transgenic bacterium will use the new gene to make insulin

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