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The synthesis of which of the following cell components is dependent on a template?
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(C) Capsular polysaccharide
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(D) Deoxyribonucleic acid
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The synthesis of which of the following cell components is determined entirely by enzyme specificities?
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The steps leading to the synthesis of peptidoglycan occur in the cytoplasm, on the cytoplasmic membrane, and extracellularly. Which antibiotic inhibits an extracellular step in peptidoglycan biosynthesis?
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Amino acids are found in the protein, peptidoglycan, and capsule of bacteria. Which of the following amino acids is found only in peptidoglycan?
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The ability to use compounds and ions other than oxygen as terminal oxidants in respiration is a widespread microbial trait. This capacity is called
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(C) Anaerobic respiration
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(D) Substrate phosphorylation
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The primary route of carbon assimilation used by organisms that can use CO2 as a sole source of carbon is
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(A) Hexose monophosphate shunt
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(B) Entner-Doudoroff pathway
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(C) Embden-Meyerhof pathway
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The peptidoglycan biosynthetic pathway is of particular importance in medicine because it provides a basis for selective antibacterial action of several chemotherapeutic agents. All of the following antibiotics inhibit steps in peptidoglycan biosynthesis EXCEPT
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The regulation of enzyme activity provides fine control of metabolic pathways. Which of the following regulatory mechanisms provides fine control of a biosynthetic pathway?
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(A) Catabolite repression
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The biosynthetic origin of building blocks and coenzymes can be traced back to relatively few precursors called focal metabolites. Which of the following are focal metabolites?
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Which of the following is NOT a component of peptidoglycan?
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(A) N-Acetyl muramic acid
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Which of these pathways gives a cell the potential to produce the most ATP?
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(B) Pentose phosphate pathway
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(D) Lactic acid fermentation
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(E) Entner-Doudoroff pathway
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During the process of oxidative phosphorylation, the energy of the proton motive force is used to generate
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