NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MICROBIOLOGY
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Question
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to get inorganic phosphorous into organic compounds, the phosphate ion is incorporated via.
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substrate level phosphorylation
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oxidative phosphorylation
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Both a & b
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -We can define phosphorylation as a biochemical process in which a phosphate molecule is added to some organic compound, such as glucose and adenosine diphosphate (ADP).
Detailed explanation-2: -In serum, phosphate exists in two forms, dihydrogen phosphate (H2PO4) and its salt, mono-hydrogen phosphate (HPO4).
Detailed explanation-3: -Phosphorus is present in all living cells mainly in the orthophosphate form, and to a minor extent as pyrophosphate, and plays an essential role in cell metabolism.
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