Match the following processes and their role in the living cell 1. A series of C

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Match the following processes and their role in the living cell

1. A series of Claisen-type condensations of thioesters

2.Retro-aldol addition

3.Addition of a nucleophile from a thioester to a ketone

4.Nucleophilic acyl substitution

5.Acid-base equilibrium

Choices:

A.Hydrolysis of peptides

B.Protonation of amino-groups in the amino-acid residues of proteins

C.Building long carbon chains for the synthesis of fats and steroids

D.Breaking up carbon chains in carbohydrates

E. Synthesis of citrate from oxaloacetate in the Krebs cycle

Explanation / Answer

1---C

2----D

3----E

4----A

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