The excerpts below were obtained from a 2022 Journal of Biol…

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”. The paper reports that Omicron P132H mutations leave nirmatrelvir potency largely unchanged. What structural rationale is most consistent with this finding?

The excerpts below were obtained from a 2022 Journal of Biol…

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?

If blood is put into a collection tube without an anticoagul…

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.