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The mechanism for making ATP that uses the potential energy stored within an electrochemical gradient to add Pi to ADP
Microbiology Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. The mechanism for making ATP that uses the potential energy stored within an electrochemical gradient to add Pi to ADP
Ans → oxidative phosphorylation
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Ans → perforin
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Ans → Ouchterlony assay
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Ans → period of decline
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Ans → oxidation reaction
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Ans → period of illness
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Ans → oxidative phosphorylation
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Ans → periodontitis
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Ans → quarantine
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Ans → peripheral tolerance
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Ans → bioequivalence
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Ans → Unsaturated fatty acid
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Ans → glomerulus
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Ans → operon
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Ans → heavy chains
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Ans → metronidazole
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Ans → glycosidic bond
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Ans → nalidixic acid
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Ans → initiation of DNA replication
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Ans → dyestuffs
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Ans → dilution
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Ans → metronidazole
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Ans → liposome
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Ans → inactivation factor (IF)
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Ans → hybridization
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Ans → heterolactic fermentation
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Ans → sol-gel transition
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