BIOCHEMISTRY - Textbook - Ostapchenko L. I. - 2012

Chapter 2. THE ROLE OF WATER, MACRO- AND MICROELEMENTS IN THE VITAL ACTIVITY OF ORGANISMS

Review Questions

1. Water ionization Equilibrium Constant, pH, and pK of solutions.

2. Hydrophobic macromolecules and their interaction with water.

3. How to select buffer systems for biochemical research?

4. Bound water. Crystal lattice water and adsorbed water.

5. What is the principle behind classifying elements in organisms into macro- and microelements?

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