Biochemistry Flashcards

(37 cards)

1
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Building blocks of the cells

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Biomolecules

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2
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Four types of biomolecules

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Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids

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3
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Most abundant of the four biomolecules

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Carbohydrates

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4
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Transportable and usable form of energy

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Carbohydrates

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5
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Sugar found in fruits

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Fructose

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6
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Known as table sugar, combination of 1 glucose unit and 1 fructose unit

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Sucrose

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7
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Most common of disaccharides and found in almost everything that is edible

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Sucrose

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8
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Biomolecules that are considered as hydrophobic or water-hating

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Lipids

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9
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They do not exhibit polymerization but are large molecules in their own respect

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Lipids

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10
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Simple lipids are:

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Fats/Oils, Waxes, Terpenes

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11
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Complex lipids are:

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Phospholipids, Steroids

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12
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Serves as the storage units of energy

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Fats and oils

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13
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Lipids that come from animals

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Fats

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14
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Lipids that come from plants

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Oils

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15
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Double bonds are absent; tight packing of molecules happen; bad cholesterol

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Saturated fat

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16
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Double bonds are present; tight packing of molecules is impossible; good cholesterol

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Unsaturated fat

17
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Oldest of all the biological compounds

18
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Lipids that are similar in structure to fats and oils

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Phospholipids

19
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They are the building blocks of the cell membrane

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Phospholipids

20
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Chemical messenger produced in one part of the body

21
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Building blocks of the sex hormones

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Most complex in structure

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Most versatile of all the biomolecules

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Building blocks of protein

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Structure of protein
Primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary
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Simplest level of a protein's structure
Primary structure
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Arrangement of amino acids in a chain
Primary structure
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Dependent on the interactions of the functional groups
Secondary structure
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Dependent on the interactions of R-groups
Tertiary structure
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Common in proteins whose primary structure is made up of multiple chains
Quaternary structure
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Protect the body from infection
Antibodies
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Proteins which reduce activation energy allowing chemical reactions to occur in living things
Enzymes
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Inorganic/organic compound that speed up the chemical reactions
Catalysts
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2 ideas about enzymes action
Lock and key model, Induced Fit model
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Substrate fits into the active site like a key into a lock; The enzyme put stress on the bond
Lock and key model
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If a protein loses its shape and function; substrate cant enter the active site
Denatured enzymes
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Substance on which an enzymes act
Substrate