What Allows Efficient Recognition Ofextracellular Signaling Molecules by Receptros on the Responding

question 98

Multiple Choice

What allows efficient recognition ofextracellular signaling molecules by receptros on the responding cell's surface?

• A)low affinity binding with the signaling molecule
• B)high affinity binding with the signaling molecule
• C)denaturing of the signaling molecule
• D)stabilization of the signaling molecule
• E)infiltration of the signaling molecule

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Definitions:

Glucose

An essential energy-providing simple sugar found in living entities and a constituent of a wide variety of carbohydrates.

Hemiacetal

A functional group formed by the reaction of an aldehyde with an alcohol, consisting of a carbon atom bonded to an OH and an OR group.

Carbonyl Group

A functional group found in organic compounds, consisting of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom (C=O), characteristic of ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and esters.

Methylene Group

A bivalent functional group (-CH2-) consisting of a carbon atom bonded to two hydrogen atoms.