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The average life span of a human red cell is 120 days; therefore the number produced per second is simply given by the answer from Prob. 7, divided by 120 days and expressed in seconds. 9. A macrophage (Fig. 1-16) is a cell type that is involved in engulfing foreign material such as bacteria and damaged host cells. In view of this specialized phagocytic function, draw what you think an electron microscopist would see in a cross section of the cell. SOLUTION The key features of a macrophage are its large system of lysosomes and invaginations of the cytoplasmic membrane (Fig.

Cellulose is the polysaccharide structural molecule in plants. 2 Interactions between Biomolecules—Chemical Bonds Question: What is the nature of the interactions between biomolecules? Interactions between biomolecules depend on the forming and breaking of chemical bonds. The covalent bond is the strongest chemical bond. It links individual atoms within a molecule and involves sharing of a pair of electrons between adjacent atoms. Its formation requires considerable energy, and its breakage releases this energy.

Hydrogen has a strong tendency to donate electrons, and thus it is a strong reducing agent. In biological systems the properties of redox partners are modified by their surroundings, their proximity to water, or their protein carriers to which they are bound. This is shown in the cases of various cytochromes, all of which involve the Fe3+/Fe2+ redox couple, but they have a range of reduction potentials. Table 2-4 Standard Reduction Potentials of Reactions in the Electron Transport Chain (see Chap.

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