Biochemistry Essentials: Rahul’s Quick Guide for Master’s Prep
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Polar and Non-polar solvents

  1. Polars: Glucose, Glycine, Aspartate, lactate, NH3, H2O.
  2. Non-polars : wax, CO2, O2 , N2.

 

Buffers

a) Phosphate buffer system: acts in cytoplasm

b) Bicarbonate buffer system: removal of CO2.

c) Protein buffer system: Important in plasma and intercellular fluids.

d) Amino acid buffer system: Operate in human

e) Hemoglobin buffer system: Involved in buffering CO2 inside erythrocytes.

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