Biochemistry Flashcards

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Alcohols

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OH.
Yeast+Fruit make ethanol to help seeds disperse
Esters are alcohol based fragrances used by plants to attract pollinators

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Organic

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Contains HONC (HOC most common)

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Corboxyl

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COOH (acid)

Found in amino and fatty acids

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Amino

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NH2

Found in proteins and enzymes (which are just proteins)

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Sulfhydryl

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Sulfur bridges used to cause 3D cool or kink to proteins

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Phosphates

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[PO4] 3-

Found in ATP DNA and phospholipids (cell membrane)

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Methyl

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CH3

Will inactivate a gene when attached to DNA

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To combine molecules into polymers?

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Dehydration synthesis

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To break molecules into monomers?

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Hydrolysis

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Determination of molecule combination:

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Shape
Charge
Availability
and Catalysts (enzymes, cofactors, coenzymes)

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4 Organics in living tissue

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Carbs
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic acids

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Carbs

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CH2O
Sugars and polymers of sugars.
Energy and structure

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Monosaccharides

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C6H12O6 (glucose, fructose, ribose)
Alpha and beta glucose (isomers of glucose)
Humans can’t digest beta glucose

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Disaccharides

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Sucrose (main form of sugar transport in plants)

Trehalase (how insects transport sugar)

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How sugar is stored:

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In plants as starch

In animals as glycogen in liver and muscle cells

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Sugar structure:

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In plants cellulose

In animals: insects as chitin

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Peptide bonds

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C-N bond made through dehydration synthesis

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Primary structure

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Amino acid sequence

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Secondary structure

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Folding due to hydrogen bonds in A.A. Alpha helix’s and beta pleated sheets

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Tertiary structure

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Globular protein, bonding between R groups/sulfur bridges

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Quaternary structure

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2 or more “clustered” globular proteins.

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Hemoglobin

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Helps blood clot

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Keratin

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Keeps your hair straight

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Collagen

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Found in connective tissues

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Enzymes: tertiary structure
Globular with 3D structure "locks in" with substrate at active site
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Induced fit
Polarity and shape
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Cystic fibrosis
Missing an enzyme needed for salt/water/mucus
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Hemophilia
An enzyme used in platelets which is faulty, can't form blood clots
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Muscular dystrophy
Missing an enzyme necessary for neuro brain cell functioning
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Limiting factors in enzyme activity:
Temperature, pH, cofactor availability (minerals which are inorganic and vitamins which are organic) DNA mutation
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Allosteric inhibitor
Closes off other "door" in enzyme so substrates can't go in
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Allosteric effector
Opens "door" in enzyme for substances to come in