Julia works for company X, a high-profile tech firm thatprovides in-house daycare, hourly snacks delivered to the workersdesks, an on-site workout facility with a pool and a companydoctor. Julia is allergic to apples. She tells everyone that willlisten; all her co-workers are annoyed with her, they roll theireyes every time that she explains that no, she cannot have theapple slices that are provided for them every hour as their healthyalternative snack and she insists on having a special snack ofM&Ms provided for her. She asserts that when she eats apples,she gets a stomach-ache and flatulence (as all her co-workers canattest to). One day in December, company X hired Sam. Sam also hasan apple allergy, when he eats apples, his mouth, lips and tongueswells. His doctor has prescribed eppi-pens for his allergy. Sam isan antagonistic person and likes to make fun of Julia for her“pretend allergy.” Julia is not amused. Julia followed Sam one dayand saw him eating an apple pie with is family! Julia’s suspicionswere confirmed – Sam was just looking for attention. Anall-out apple-war starts out at company X. Finally, John, a mutualcoworker brings the company doctor in to settle this feud; she isable to listen to both parties and give diagnoses without runningany tests. Peace is eventually restored and Julia and Sam get backto work.
Draw the structure of the molecule that Julia is “allergic ” to,what classification of biomolecule does this fall under?
What is actually going on with Julia? Is she actually having anallergic reaction to the molecule above? If yes, explain. If no,what is actually happening in Julia’s body and give the name of herdisorder.
What type of molecule is Sam allergic to?
Why can Sam eat apple pie, but not raw apples?
Remember to cite your sources (any consistent format, MLA, ACS,etc. is acceptable).
