GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY - T.P. Pyrog - 2004

13. BIOSYNTHETIC PROCESSES IN MICROORGANISMS

Review Questions for Chapter 13

1. Which BIOSYNTHETIC PROCESSES IN microorganisms require the highest energy (ATP) consumption?

2. How does assimilatory nitrate reduction occur in microorganisms?

3. Which Amino Acids are formed As a result of direct amination?

4. Which amino acids are formed through Transamination?

5. Name the precursors of Amino acid synthesis.

6. What are the pathways of Lysine Biosynthesis in Microorganisms?

7. How does the synthesis of aromatic amino acids take place?

8. Name the MAIN STAGES OF pyrimidine and purine nucleotide synthesis.

9. What are the key features characteristic of FATTY ACID BIOSYNTHESIS?

10. How do the synthesis of phosphatidic acids and Phospholipids proceed?

11. How are the precursors of peptidoglycan (N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine) synthesized?

12. How do gram-negative Bacteria synthesize carbohydrate precursors for Cell wall lipopolysaccharides?



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