How does the alternative complement pathway kill the invading microbial cell?
choose one:
a. it destroys the proton motive force required for energy production.
b. it causes the oxidation of the microbe's membranes by producing superoxide ion.
c. it enhances the phagocytosis of the microbes by host cells.
d. it stimulates the production of neutrophil extracellular traps (nets), which trap the microbes and kill them with antimicrobial compounds.

The alternative complement pathway kill the invading microbial cell by enhancing the phagocytosis of microbes by host cells.

Option: (C)

Explanation:

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it provides an alternative energy pathway for the reaction to proceed.

a catalyst is a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction but is not consumed during the course of the reaction.

catalysts increase the rate of reaction without being used up. they do this by lowering the activation energy needed. with a catalyst, more collisions result in a reaction, so the rate of reaction increases. different reactions need different catalysts.

a catalyst works by providing an alternative reaction pathway to the reaction product. the rate of the reaction is increased as this alternative route has a lower activation energy than the reaction route not mediated by the catalyst.