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Or maybe something like Vitamin C. It is an antioxidant, but if you get too much it has just the opposite effect. This is actually not correct. Of the "simple" vitamins, only A, D, E, and K can pose a problem when you have too much. The reason for this is that they are fat-soluble and wil...

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The most poisonous snake in the world is not the Black Mamba. People confuse the most poisonous with the most dangerous. The Mamba is the most dangerous snake in the world, but the most poisonous by far is Belcher's Sea Snake...and ...

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... a) What is the final acceptor molecule? b) Where in the cell would cynanide target this enzyme? c) Explain why cyanide is such a fast acting poison that results in the death of the organism. Any help on the above questions will be greatly appreciated!

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So in response to what poison wrote, I need a little more elaboration upon the denaturation and renaturation. You said that most proteins don't reform their natural shape. Could this be due to the fact that you need chaperones and other ...

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This question came out in the 2004 biology A-level exams: Dinitrophenol is a metabolic poison that prevents the production of ATP. What will happen when a resting axon is treated with such a poison? A) the charge inside the axon membrane becomes more negative B) the ...

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