At Equilibrium, There Is Far More DHAP Than GAP

question 35

Essay

At equilibrium, there is far more DHAP than GAP. Yet the conversion of DHAP by triose phosphate isomerase proceeds readily. Why?

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Definitions:

Gram-positive

Bacteria that retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method, indicating a thick peptidoglycan layer in their cell walls.

Gram-variable

Bacteria that do not consistently stain as either Gram-positive or Gram-negative due to variations in their cell wall structures.

Opaqueness

The quality of being impenetrable by light; not transparent or translucent.

Decant

To pour a liquid from one container into another, usually to separate a solid from a liquid or to allow sediment to stay behind.