The Conversion of Citrate to Isocitrate Is Remarkable Because

question 5

Multiple Choice

The conversion of citrate to isocitrate is remarkable because

• A) it is a condensation reaction.
• B) a chiral center is introduced in a molecule that did not have one previously.
• C) a dehydration reaction is involved.
• D) the enzyme that catalyzes it has very little specificity.

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Definitions:

Directional Hypothesis

A hypothesis that specifies the direction of the expected difference or relationship between two variables.

Null Hypothesis

A statement in statistics that there is no significant difference or effect, and any observed difference is due to sampling or experimental error.

Alternative Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that suggests a difference or effect, opposite to the null hypothesis.

Central Limit Theorem

A statistical principle stating that with a large enough sample size, the distribution of the sample means will be approximately normally distributed, regardless of the population's distribution.