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Macromolecules (57 cards)

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Dehydration Synthase

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A process where water is removed to bring two monomers/small molecules together using a covalent bond

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Hydrolysis

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A process where water is added to break apart the covalent bond holding together two monomers

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What is a monomer?

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atoms or small molecules that can bond together to form more complex structures such as polymers.

There are four main monomer types: monosaccharides, amino acids, glycerol and fatty acids, and nucleotides.

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What is a Polymer?

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large molecules made by bonding (chemically linking) a series of building blocks

Examples are dia/polysaccharides, polypeptides, triglycerides/fats/steroids/phospholipids, DNA and RNA

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What is a proteins monomer called?

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Amino acid

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What polymers are built from amino acids?

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Polypeptides

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Which components/groups make up an amino acid + what are the formulas?

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Amino group (NH2)

Carboxyl group (COOH)

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How does a protein go through dehydration synthase?

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Basically: amino acids (monomers) are assembled into proteins (the polymer) by removing water

A hydroxide from a carboxyl group and a hydrogen from the neighboring amino acid will be removed by an enzyme to form water, these two amino acids will bond together using a peptide bond

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How does a protein go through hydrolysis?

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Basically: proteins (the polymer) are disassembled into amino acids (monomers) by adding water

The bonded amino acids will break apart as H2O is put back into the equation because they’ll reattach where they were before, eliminating the peptide bond, meaning they’ll break apart into their separate amino acids

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conformational shape change

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a change in the shape of a macromolecule, usually enzymes as they bind their substrate.

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Substrate

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a compound/molecule that an enzyme can either breakdown or put together

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Can an enzyme bond to any substrate?

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No, they can only bind to a specific substrate for a specific reason “lock and key”

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where do the substrates bond to the enzyme?

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the enzymes active site

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What are optimal conditions?

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The conditions under which a particular enzyme is most active

ex: pH, temperature

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how many polypeptides must a protein consist of to BE a protein

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2 or more polypeptides

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What is the bond that holds the polymer of a protein called

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A peptide bond

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What happens when you change the shape of a protein?

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You change its function.

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What is the loss of a protein’s native structure?

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Denaturation

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A denatured protein is biologically ___ or ____

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Inactive or non-functional

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What is the primary structure of a protein

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a protein in its unique set of amino acids

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What is the secondary structure of a protein

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a protein consists of coils and folds in the polypeptide chain

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What is the tertiary structure of a protein

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determined by interactions among various side chains (r groups)

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What is the quaternary structure of a protein

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results when a protein consists of multiple peptide chains

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What level of protein structure is sickle-cell disease?

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Primary

In sickle cell disease, the mutation occurs at this level, where the sixth amino acid in the beta chain of hemoglobin is changed from glutamic acid to valine.

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Symptoms of sickle cell disease?
intense fatigue anemic
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What is the reverse of denaturation
renaturation a protein is brought back to its optimal conditions, might work but might not
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Metabolism
all chemical reactions taking place in each cell
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Catabolic metabolism
breaking down complex molecules into smaller ones and releasing energy ex: hydrolysis -> proteins to amino acids
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Anabolic metabolism
build larger more complex molecules from their smaller subunits this requires energy ex: dehydration synthase -> amino acids to proteins
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What is glycogen
*Energy Storage* in *Animals* What it is: A *carbohydrate* similar to starch but more branched. Function: Stores energy in animals. When animals (including humans) eat and have extra glucose, it gets stored as glycogen in the liver and muscles. It can be quickly broken down when energy is needed.
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what is starch/amylose
*Energy Storage* in *Plants* What it is: A *carbohydrate* made of glucose units linked together Function: Starch stores energy in plants. Plants use starch to store glucose, which they break down for energy later.
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what is cellulose
Structural *Support* in *Plants* What it is: A *carbohydrate* is also made of glucose, but the bonds between glucose units are different from starch. Function: Provides structure and support in plant cell walls. Think of it as the "skeleton" of the plant.
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What is amylase and what does it break down
is a type of enzyme that digests starch or more specifically amylose
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where and what is chitin
another sturctural polysaccharide found in the exoskeleton of arthropods also provides structural support for the cell walls of many fungi
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Characteristics of a lipid
dont have true polymers or monomers hydrophobic consist of hydrocarbons that form nonpolar covalent bonds most important lipids are fats, steroids and phospholipids
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why dont lipids have polymers and monomers
Lipids are not polymers because they are built from a combination of different molecules (like glycerol and fatty acids)
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Characteristics of fats
-lipid -made of glycerol and fatty acids which are bonded by ester linkages/bonds -glyerol is a 3 carbon alcohol with a hydroxyl group connected to each -fatty acids are carboxyl group attached to long carbon skeleton
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Saturated fats
max number of hydrogens and no double bonds they're packed very tightly solid at room temp ex: animal fat
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unsaturated fats
have one or more double bonds creating kinks and they are not tightly packed liquid at room temp oLIVE OIL
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Why is a unsaturated fat better for you than a saturated fat
because lipases can get in between the kinks created by double bonds and can break up the fat more easily while in a saturated fat, its packed tightly with all single bonds and the lipase cannot get between them and break em down
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lipase
an enzyme that breaks down triglycerides into free fatty acids and glycerol by catalyzing the hydrolysis of the ester bonds in triglycerides
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how can u tell something is a nucleotide?
if it has 5 carbon
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monosaccharides
the monomers of carbohydrates simple sugars like glucose and fructose they build disaccharides and polysaccharides
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disaccharides
a polymer of carbohydrates built from 2 monosaccharides sucrose (table sugar) is made up of glucose and fructose
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polysaccharides
another polymer of carbohydrates built from more than 2 monosaccharides glygogen, cellulose, starch
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what bonds a disaccharide or a polysaccharide
A GLYCOSIDIC BOND
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what bonds fatty tails and glycerol
ester linkages/bonds
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what is adipose?
another word for fat
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phospholipids
a lipid where two fatty acids and a PHOSPHATE group are attached to one glycerol fatty acid tails are hydrophobic while the heads are hydrophilic
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Steroids
categorized by a carbon skeleton consisting of four fused rings
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cholesterol
a type of steroid that is a component in animal cell membranes and a forerunner from which other steroids are synthesized a high level of cholesterol in the blood may contribute ti cardiovascular disease
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vitamins can be examples of
coenzymes
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competetive inhibitors
attach to active site and block a substrate from binding to the enzyme :(
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non-competetive inhibitors
attach to allosteric site (not the active site) on the enzyme, near the bottom and it alters the shape of the binding site, making the substrate unable to bind to the enzyme.
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what test shows glucose and what colour does it turn it
benedicts test glucose goes green
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what test shows proteins and what colour does it turn it
buret test proteins turn purple
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which of the macros is the only one that doesn't go thru the bloodstream
lipids cus they go thru lymph vessels

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