The excerpts below were obtained from a 2022 Journal of Biological Chemistry publication called “Structural basis for the in vitro efficacy of nirmatrelvir against SARS-CoV-2 variants”. In Figure 2, nitrogen atoms are colored blue, sulfur atoms are colored yellow, and oxygen atoms are colored red. Nirmatrelvir is known to form a reversible covalent bond to Cys 145. What is the side chain of Cys that is involved in the formation of the covalent bond?

The ___________  is responsible for helping T-cells ( a type of lymphocyte) mature. *One word answer. Use all lowercase letters. *Do not add any spaces or punctuation before or after the answer.

If blood is put into a collection tube without an anticoagulant, allowed to coagulate for 15 minutes, then centrifuged, the fluid part of the blood will be called ___________________. *One word answer. Use all lowercase letters. *Do not add any spaces or punctuation before or after the answer.

What type of heart pathology does Lidocaine treat?

What factor does depend on population density?

In “Rip Van Winkle,” Rip’s biggest problem was

The fight-or-flight response to an emergency situation is a specific function of the ____________ Nervous System. *Type in one word using lowercase letters only. *Do not add a space or punctuation before or after your answer.

Which type of network topology lets you see the actual location of intermediary devices and cable installation?

Excerpts from the paper “Structure and evolution of the Ivy protein family, unexpected lysozyme inhibitors in Gram-negative bacteria” are presented below. The Ivy–lysozyme interface shows high shape complementarity. Which substitution in Ivy would most plausibly reduce inhibitory potency by introducing steric clash without compensating interactions?

Which biological molecule is composed primarily of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio (2 PTS)?