Biochemistry Flashcards
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Alcohols
OH.
Yeast+Fruit make ethanol to help seeds disperse
Esters are alcohol based fragrances used by plants to attract pollinators
Organic
Contains HONC (HOC most common)
Corboxyl
COOH (acid)
Found in amino and fatty acids
Amino
NH2
Found in proteins and enzymes (which are just proteins)
Sulfhydryl
Sulfur bridges used to cause 3D cool or kink to proteins
Phosphates
[PO4] 3-
Found in ATP DNA and phospholipids (cell membrane)
Methyl
CH3
Will inactivate a gene when attached to DNA
To combine molecules into polymers?
Dehydration synthesis
To break molecules into monomers?
Hydrolysis
Determination of molecule combination:
Shape
Charge
Availability
and Catalysts (enzymes, cofactors, coenzymes)
4 Organics in living tissue
Carbs
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic acids
Carbs
CH2O
Sugars and polymers of sugars.
Energy and structure
Monosaccharides
C6H12O6 (glucose, fructose, ribose)
Alpha and beta glucose (isomers of glucose)
Humans can’t digest beta glucose
Disaccharides
Sucrose (main form of sugar transport in plants)
Trehalase (how insects transport sugar)
How sugar is stored:
In plants as starch
In animals as glycogen in liver and muscle cells
Sugar structure:
In plants cellulose
In animals: insects as chitin
Peptide bonds
C-N bond made through dehydration synthesis
Primary structure
Amino acid sequence
Secondary structure
Folding due to hydrogen bonds in A.A. Alpha helix’s and beta pleated sheets
Tertiary structure
Globular protein, bonding between R groups/sulfur bridges
Quaternary structure
2 or more “clustered” globular proteins.
Hemoglobin
Helps blood clot
Keratin
Keeps your hair straight
Collagen
Found in connective tissues