BIOCHEM LAB - Nucleic Acids Flashcards
(169 cards)
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monomer unit of nucleic acids
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nucleotides
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NA carries a __ charge on the oxygen of the phosphate component
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-
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not nutrient biomolecules because —
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they can be biosynthesized
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NA are branched or unbranched?
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unbranched
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a 5-carbon monosaccharide in ring form as heterocyclic hemiacetal derived from furan
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PENTOSE
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has a deoxyribose sigar with OH group on 3’ position of sigar ring
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DNA
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has a ribose sugar with OH group at 2’ and 3’ positions of sugar ring
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RNA
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No NA, NO ___
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Organism
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blueprint of an organism is encoded in
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NA
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nitrogen base is attached to the 1’ carbon of sugar through a what type of bond
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glycosidic
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fused bicyclic base
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purine
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monocyclic base, 6membered rin
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pyrimidine
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purines are attached to sugar by what beta-glycosidic bond
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N9 - C1
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pyrimidines are attached to sugar by what beta-glycosidic bond
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N1-C1
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More susceptible to H hydrolysis due to greater dipositivity of glycosyl bonds
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glycosidic bonds to purine
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IUPAC name of cytosine
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2-oxo-4-aminopyrimidine
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IUPAC name of thymine
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5-methyl-2,4-dioxopyrimidine
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IUPAC name of uracil
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2,4-dioxopyrimidine
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bases that are planar
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pyrimidine
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bases that are very nearly planar with a slight pucker
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purine
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IUPAC name of adenine
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6-aminopurine
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IUPAC name of guanine
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2-amino-6-oxopurine
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most polar base
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Guanine
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least polar base
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thymine
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gives NA their acidic and anionic character
phosphate
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phosphate is attached to what carbon atom
5' c of the sugar component
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type of bond between phosphate groups
phosphate anhydride or pyrophosphate bond
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small proteins containing basic amino acids: lysine and arginine
histones
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in circular DNA, the type of hydrogen bonding is intra or inter
INTRA
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forms the solenoid supertstructure
DNA-histone complex
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DNA-histone complex forms ____ structure when it undergoes coiling
solenoid supertstructure
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Chromatinf iber is formed by
solenoid interaction with scaffold protein
| undergoes compaction by folding and coiling
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short-lived NA
| synthesized as the need arises
RNA
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mostly found in cytoplasm with non-histone proteins in ribosome
RNA
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found in nucleolus of nucleus where ribsomes are synthesized
rna
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WHERE THE DNA IS ALSO FOUND
in mitochondria and chloroplast
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responsible for the 3d structure of DNA
James Watson and Francis Crick
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xray diffraction data
Maurice Wilkins
| Rosalind Franklin
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double-helical forms by which DNA exists
A B C D E H Z L
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natural DNA
| most stable and dominant under physiological conditions
B-DNA
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handedness of B-DNA
right handed (2 helix)
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pitch of B-DNA
3.4 nm
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rise of B-DNA
0.34 nm
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helical diamtere of of B-DNA
2.0 nm
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number of base pair per turn of of B-DNA
10
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has minor and major grooves and is found in the cells
B-DNA
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coiling od B-DNA is described as
plectonemic
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this NA may contain local regions of short complementary base-pairing
RNA
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NA that has a strong tendency to adopt a random coil conformation
RNA
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NA found in RER
RNA
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CHARGAFF'S RULES
| Base composition of DNA ___ from one species to another
varies
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CHARGAFF'S RULES
| DNA of closely related species have ___ base composition
similar
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CHARGAFF'S RULES
| DNA of diff tissues of an organism have ___ base composition
same
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CHARGAFF'S RULES
| base composition of DNA (change or does not?) with age, nutritional, state etc
NOT CHANGE
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CHARGAFF'S RULES
| the ratios of adenine to T and G-C were nearly
1.0
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CHARGAFF'S RULES
| total number of purines in one strand is ____ to total number of pyrimides in complementary strand
same
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structure which descirbes nucleotide base sequence
| polarity of sugar backbone
primary
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by convention, sequences are written in what direction
5' to 3'
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stabilizing factos in primary structure
covalent bonds
tautomerism
resonance energy
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it is a phosphodiester bond bet nucleotide monomers
| the main stabilizing factor
covalent bonds
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covalent PHOSPHODIESTER bonds are stable between what ph
pH 3 AND 12
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at extremes in pH, phosphodiester bonds are ___
HYDROLYZED resulting in scission or shearing of DNA
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stabilizing factor of primary struc that is pH dependent
tautomerism
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a stabilizing factor formed when nitrogen bases are stabilized by electron delocalization
tautomers
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what is formed when nitrogen bases are stabilized by electron delocalization
tautomers
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type of tautomer that is predominant and more stable
commone
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N bases are aromatic, which means they are
thermodynamically stable
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the higher resonance energy, __
more thermodynamically stable
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which type of base is more thermodynamically stable
purines
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degree or thermodynamic stability
A>G>C>U>T
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structure which descirbes the helical conformation of NA
secondary
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conformation that is more thermodynamicallys table
helical instead of random coil
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conseuqence of RNA being SS with regard t degree of secondary structure
lesser in degree than DNA
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stabilizing factors in secondary structure
complementary base-pairing via intermolecular HB in DNA or intra in RNA
base stacking via pi-pi complexation rxns
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T or F
| E delocalization becomes more extensive when complementary bases are HB to each other
T
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Properties of DNA related to 2ndary structure
| DNA is relatively stable but not inert. Why
strands separate during repli/transcrip
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Properties of DNA related to 2ndary structure
| DNA solutions are viscous because
1. rigidity of double helix
| 2. high length/diameter ratio
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Properties of DNA related to 2ndary structure
| DNA is most stable and soluble in salt solutions with ___ high or low conc
HIGH
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salt solutions of less than ___ M would weaken HB
0.1 M
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effect caused by exposure of nitrogen bases
hyperchromic effect
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effect of hyperchromic effect to absorbance
increase in 260nm
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denaturation is reversible or irreversible?
reversible
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hyperchroic effect is caused by the
exposure of nitrogen bases caused by unstacking caused by Hbonds disruption caused by unwinding
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conformation of SS DNA after hyperchromic effect
random coil
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process by which denatured complementary strands of DNA can reform a duplex DNA structure
renaturation or annealing
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as DNA anneals, its absorbance will ______
decrease - causing hypochromic effect
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relationship of rate of renaturation to concentration of complementary strands
direct
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when does dna become less viscous
high temp
| treatment with alkali
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temp at which dna dissociate or unwinds
80-90
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temp related denaturation
melting
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temp at which 50% of double helix is unwound
melting pt or transition temp
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Tm is determined using a
thermal denaturation curve
temperature profile
melting curve
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temp at which dna renatures
below Tm
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the more GC pairs, the ___ melting point
higher
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the more GC pairs, the ___ melting point
lower
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structure which describes degree of supercoiling
tertiary
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level of structure which describescovalent modification of RNA
tertiary
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NA makes up how many percent of cell's dry weight
5-15
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what type of organs are rich in NA
highly cellular
| spleen liver thymus pancreas
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what type of organs are poor in NA
brain muscle tissues
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choice sample for DNA
tissues with cells with high nuc to cytoplasm volume ratio
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very good source of dna
lymphoid tissue
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best sourceof dna
thymus
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good substitute for source of dna
spleen
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types of interactions responsible for the rigid molecular configuration of NA
phosphodiester bonds
HB
VDW forces
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interactions involved in complementary base-pairing via HB inDNA and RNA
phosphodiester bonds
| HB
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factors for choosing material for experiments
high content of DNA RNA
low DNase and RNase activity which are both hydrolases
NA from source are readily obtainable in essentially pure form
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HB bonding bet complementary base strans is stable between what pH
4 and 10
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N,C glycosidic bonds to purine bases are hydrolyzed at pH
3 OR LESS (APURINIC SITES)
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phosphodiester bonds and N,C glycosidic bonds are stable up to what temp
100C
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condition in which cell wall releases DNA when tissue is homogenized
lysis or disruption
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enzyme that causes most serious damage or degradation of DNA
DNAses or deoxyribonucleases
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enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of 3',5' phosphodiester linkages
DNAses or deoxyribonucleases
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enzyme present on fingertips
| causes spurious degradation of NA during purification
nucleases
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in the absence of required ___ and in the __, degradative enzyme becomes nonfunctional
ion and in the cold
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used to avoid degradation of dna
glass
rubber
plastic tools and ocntainers
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native dna is present in cell as what type of complex
DNA-protein complexes
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During the extraction process, proteins must be ____from DNA
dissoaciated or separated from DNA
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examples of mechanical stress that may cause cleavage shearing or scission of DNA chains
grinding, shaking, stirring, squiritng sol'n through narrown orifices
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does not cause damage to secondary structure of dna but reduces length of molecules
mechanical stress
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purified dna is best kept in solution or dry
in solution
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if precipitated DNA is kept dry, it tends to undergo
denaturation
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how to maintain dna in its secondary structure
keep it in 0.1 M acetate buffer
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what to do to inhibit growth of microorganism after purifying dna
add 0.001M sodium azide
| storage temp must be 4C
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RNA of low MW is best kept dry or slurry
dry
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RNA of high MW is best kept dry or slurry
slurry under 75% aqueous alcohol
| with 2% sodium azide at 4C
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scientific name of onion
Allium cepa
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steps in dna isolation
homogenization
dissociation and denaturation
purification of NA
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steps in dna isolation
| disruption of cell membrane and membrane of subcellular particles to release nucleoprotein
homogenization
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steps in dna isolation
separates protein (deproteinization) and releases NA
NA is then precipitated out
dissociation and denaturation
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steps in dna isolation
| based on principles of MW, size, structure, base composition etc
purification of NA
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homogenization involves what process to inactivate nucleses
denaturation
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onion sample is treated at what temp with a homogenizing solution
60C
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homogenizing solution
dilute saline solution
to precipitate nucleoproteins and separate it from other proteins
0.15M
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homogenizing solution
breaks ionic interaction between protein and NA and binds to the protein by hydrophobic interaction
makes it negatively charged
5% SDS
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homogenizing solution
| binds Ca and Mg ions needed to activate nucleases and RNAse and which can form salts with anionic phosphate groups of NA
0.15M sodium citrate
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homogenizing solution
| to dissolve proteins and bind Ca and Mg ions
0.001M EDTA
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WHY heat the onion sample at 60C
to dissolve NA separated from the protein without affecting HB in both NA and potein
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why cool in an ice bath
slow down activity of nucleases
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why treat with papain or meat tenderizer (dna)
denature all protein in aqueous medium
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what does denaturation do with the hydrophobic portion of proteins
expose them to be precipitated out
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why add ice cold 95% ethanol
to precipitate DNA and RNA
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after isolation describe dna
white fibrous or threadlike ppt which can be collected by spooling onto a glass rod
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scientific name of yeast
saccharomyces cerevisiae
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how much RNA does yeast contain
4% by weight
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in rna isolation, why heat with dilute alkali
separate from protein
extract rna and water soluble proteins
inactivate nucleases
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in rna isolation, why mix ethanol with conc HCl
to make alcohol more polar, thus precipitating the less polar NA, RNA
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buffer or solution used
tris-EDTA buffer of SSC solution
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meaning of TE and SSC
standard saline citrate
| tris-EDTA
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why does dna and rna have sufficient absorptionin uv range
presence of aromatic nitrogen bases which contain conjugated double bonds
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major absorption band for purified dna and rna peaks at about
260nm
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primary contaminant in dna and rna
protein material with trp phe and tyr
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peak absorbance of protein material with trp phe and tyr
280 nm
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TYPICAL absorbance ratio for good quality NA
1.8-2
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absorbance ratio for isolated dna
1.8
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what does a small ratio indicate
increased contamination by protein
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what does a bigger ratio indicate
increased contamination by rna or denatured dna
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amt of NA and protein in sol'n can be determined using
monograph
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RNA has higher or lower absorption at 260 nm than DNA
higher
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why does RNA have higher absorption at 260 nm than DNA
because it is SS, nitrogen bases are exposed
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A ratio of highly purified RNA
1.85-2
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absorbance of RNA if ti has contaminants such as phenol, polysaccharides, peptides
230nm
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The symmetry of the sugar-phosphate backbone imparts a ---- to the nucleic acid
Polarity
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The single-stranded nucleic acids may contain ----- regions of ----
local regions of short complementary base pairing
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Since NA is single stranded, it has a strong tendency to adopt what conformation?
Random coil
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Location of RNA
Cytoplasm, rER, nucleolus
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Thermodynamically stable means lower or higher free energy?
Lower
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Intermolecular forces present in pi-pi complexation rxn
Van der Waals
| Intermolecular interaction
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Why was hydrolysis performed
To separate the components of nucleic acids isolates
