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  1. HMG-CoA reductase catalyzes the first committed step of the biosynthesis of cholesterol and other compounds.  Therefore, it is heavily regulated, and the regulation occurs by multiple mechanisms.  When one considers what conditions are expected to bring about the fastest rate of cholesterol synthesis, it might be helpful to look both at the concentration of the final product cholesterol and the energy status of the cell.

  2. In yeast pyruvate is converted into ethanol and carbon dioxide, whereas in some bacteria, pyruvate is converted into lactate.  You can apply oxidation numbers of carbon to show that either of these two processes accounts for the electrons taken from one molecule of glucose in the production of 2 molecules of pyruvate.

  3. https://www.mitegen.com/learn/technotes/mosaicity/

    https://journals.iucr.org/d/issues/2005/06/00/ic5050/

    I know just enough about this subject to be dangerous.  However, from what I have read the process of flash cooling can increase the mosaicity of a protein crystal.  I also found this of interest from the second link:  "The mosaicity provides a simple measurement of crystal quality independent of many experimental parameters. It has been used to characterize successfully the improvement seen in some microgravity samples i.e. a reduction in the reflection mosaic spread providing a corresponding increase in the signal-to-noise ratio of the reflection..."

  4. My understanding of the Ullmann reaction is limited, but it appears to be a way to make biaryl compounds.  Relative to what you want, the product is missing the oxygen.  Can you explain why you think that the Williamson synthesis might not work in this instance?

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