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A. If a typical eukaryotic cell is a sphere of diameter 25 microm, what is its volume in liters?
B. If the average cell surface protein is a cube 10nm per side, how many protein molecules could the cell surface accommodate?
C. If a mitochondrion is a cylinder 1 microm x 2 microm, and there are 100 mitochondria in a cell, what is the volume of the mitochondrial space in liters?
D. If the concentration of glucose in the cytosol is 5mM, how many molecules are there per cell?
E. If the concentration of oxaloacetate in mitochondria is 1nM, how many molecules are there per mitochondrion?
2. What is the biochemical basis for treating methanol poisoning with ethanol?
3. Explain how different types of genetic mutation effect protein structure and function.