Golgi apparatus: general structure and role in packaging and secretion
The Golgi apparatus, a series of flattened membranes, sorts and packages materials before they leave…
AAMC Outline
Endoplasmic reticulum
The endoplasmic reticulum is an organelle that is responsible for the synthesis of lipids and…
Hydrolysis of the glycoside linkage
Glycosidic linkages are hydrolyzed, or broken, through the addition of a water molecule and a…
Nephron structure
The nephron, the functional unit of the kidney, is responsible for removing waste from the…
DNA Denaturation, Reannealing, and Hybridization
DNA denaturation, reannealing, hybridization are processes based on the chemistry of base pairing between complementary…
Epimers and anomers
Epimers and anomers are types of stereoisomers of carbohydrates that differ in the position at…
Polysaccharides
Polysaccharides are long chains of monosaccharides linked together by glycosidic bonds. The chain of a…
Impact on biology
Cell theory promoted the study of cells and the field of cell biology and microbiology.…
Deoxyribonucleic acid: DNA; double helix
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is formed into a double helix structure that consists of two polymer…
Nucleotide and Nucleoside Composition
Nucleotides are composed of a pentose sugar molecule, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group.…