Review questions, Sept 18

 

1.     Which is more hydrophobic, fat or wax?

 

 

 

2.     Which steroid serves as a starting material for other steroids and is part of animal cell membrane?

 

 

 

3.     Which of the following components determines specific properties of amino acids?

a.      amino group

b.     carboxyl group

c.     R group

 

 

4.     Enzyme molecules require a specific shape to perform their catalytic function.  How would you inactivate enzyme activity?