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Dive into a series of intriguing biochemical riddles that explore the fascinating world of molecules and their functions. Each riddle poses a unique question about essential components in biology, from amino acids and hormones to DNA segments and the role of enzymes in reactions. Challenge your knowledge and unravel the complexities of biochemistry as you decipher the identities of these critical biological entities. Can you guess them all?
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Who am I? 1. I collect an amino acid and take it to the mRNA strand
Who am I? 2. I am an ion containing both positively and negatively charged groups
Who am I? 3. I am a bifunctional compound with a carboxylic acid and amine group
Who am I? 4. I am a hormone produced in the pancreas
Who am I? 5. I am the region in an enzyme where binding to the substrate happens
Who am I? 6. I have a carbon atom with four different groups of atoms attached
Who am I? 7. I am a DNA segment responsible for a particular protein
Who am I? 8. I am the full set of genes for an organism
Who am I? 9. I can tell you which fragments a molecule is made up from
Who am I? 10. I can tell you which bonds are present in a molecule
Who am I? 11. I can tell you about the numbers of hydrogen nuclei in different environments
Who are we? 12. We are molecules which are non-superimposable mirror images
Who am I? 13. I am the cell’s catalyst for protein production
Who am I? 14. I tell you the order of amino acids in a protein
Who am I? 15. I am the slowest step in a reaction mechanism
Who am I? 16. I am the time taken for half of a particular reagent to be used up
Who am we? 17. We realised that pairs of bases in DNA formed hydrogen bonds and that DNA was hence made up of a double helix
Who am I? 18. I am a tiny circular piece of DNA found in bacteria cells
Who am I? 19. I am the bond responsible for the folding of proteins to give helices and sheets
Who am I? 20. I am a triplet base code for an amino acid used in mRNA