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camila

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In a liver cell detoxifying alcohol and some other poisons, the enzymes of the peroxisome remove hydrogen from these molecules and
A) combine the hydrogen with water molecules to generate hydrogen peroxide.
B) use the hydrogen to break down hydrogen peroxide.
C) transfer the hydrogen to the mitochondria.
D) transfer the hydrogen to oxygen molecules to generate hydrogen peroxide.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 7, 2013
Choose D as your answer. We had a question like this on our previous test. Good luck!


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Reply #2 on: Jun 8, 2013
Thanks :D


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