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Photosystem

...d by the wavelength of light to which it is most reactive (700 and 680 nanometers , respectively), and the type of terminal electron acceptor. Type I photosystems use ferredoxin like iron-sulfur cluster proteins as terminal electron acceptors, while type II photosystems ultimately shuffle electrons to a q...

Photosystem

...d by the wavelength of light to which it is most reactive (700 and 680 nanometers , respectively), and the type of terminal electron acceptor. Type I photosystems use ferredoxin like iron-sulfur cluster proteins as terminal electron acceptors, while type II photosystems ultimately shuffle electrons to a q...

Insulin

...nce (see the diabetes article) insulinoma or reactive hypoglycemia Insulin as a medication Principles Insulin is absolutely required for all animal (including human) life. The mechanism is almost identical in nematode worms (ie, C. elegans ), fish, and in mammals. In humans, insulin deprivat...

Glucose

...s ring structure exists in equilibrium with a more reactive acyclic form, which makes up 0.0026% at pH 7. G...lation is due to glucose's preference for the less reactive cyclic isomer . Nevertheless, many of the long-term complications of diabetes (e.g., blindness, k...

Alcohol

...eact with strong bases such as sodium hydride or reactive metals such as sodium . The salts that result are called alkoxides , with the general formula R O - M + . Meanwhile the oxygen atom has lone pairs of nonbonded electrons that render it weakly basic in the presence of strong acids such a...