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A wave of depolarisation is sent toward the neuromuscular junction, this causes voltage gates Ca2+ channels in the presynaptic membrane to open allowing the Ca2+ ions to enter following their concentratio...

There are 4 different structural forms of proteins; Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Quaternary. The primary structure is a chain of amino acids joined by peptide bonds. The secondary structure is a chain...

One feature is its compact shape. Starch molecules consists of two components: Amylose and Amylopectin. Amylose is the straight chained part and amylopectin is the branch chained part. Both these st...

Cytoskeleton

Glycolysis takes place in the cytoplasm and is anaerobic (requires no oxygen). 2ATP molecules are needed for the phosphorylation of glucose, forming hexose phosphate. Hexose phosphate is unstable and form...