List the mechanistic steps of DNA synthesis starting with the primed template and deoxynucleoside triphosphate.

(S)-Pyroglutamic acid was used as the starting material in a synthesis of (+)-ipalbidine, an analgesic alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the white moonflower, Ipomoea alba. No bonds are made or broken to the chirality center of (S)-pyroglutamic acid in this synthesis. Which is the structure of (+)-ipalbidine?

Write and balance equations for the following synthesis reaction: Chromium and lead(II) nitrate.

Give balanced equations for two examples of each of the following types of reactions. synthesis

Write and balance equations for the following synthesis reaction: Decomposition of water into hydrogen and oxygen.

The sex pheromone (matsuone) of a parasitic insect (Matsucoccus) that infests pine trees was prepared in a multistep synthesis from (-)-citronellol by way of the nitrile. (a) Relate the nitrile to (-)-citronellol by a retrosynthetic analysis. (b) Convert your retrosynthesis to a synthesis, showing appropriate reagents for each step.

List the steps of protein synthesis

Outline a synthesis for $cis$ and $trans$ stilbene (the $1,2$-diphenylethenes) using the Wittig reaction.

In eukaryotic cells, DNA and RNA synthesis occur in a separate compartment from protein synthesis. In prokaryotic cells, both processes occur together. What advantages might there be to separating the processes? What advantages might there be to having them occur together?

During photo synthesis, plants use energy from sunlight to form glucose $(C_6H_{12}O_6)$ and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water. Write a balanced equation for photo synthesis and calculate $\Delta H_{\mathrm{rxn}}^{\circ}$

Show how ethyl hexyl ether might be prepared by a Williamson ether synthesis.

What are the two points at which the amount of protein synthesis can be regulated? (Section 7.1)

What percent of amino acid utilization from the amino acid pool is for protein synthesis?

Classify each of the following as exothermic or endothermic: In the body, the synthesis of proteins requires energy.