Biochemistry from Principles Collated Flashcards
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Bond strengths in order. Strongest to weakest?
Covalnt Ionic Hydrogen Hydrophobic interactions VDW's
Oxidation states of carbon?
Alkane (in fats) Alcohol (in carbs) Aldehyde Carboxylic acid Carbon dioxide
What is the function of micelle
helps in the absorption of large lipid molecules, once inside an enterocyte, these lipids are processed and packaged via the rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi body into a chylomicron for absorption into the lymphatic system.
What forms the outer shell of micelles?
Bile salts and a single phospholipid layer
Micelles have an important role in aiding the absorption of large lipid compounds in the small intestine. They are formed from an outer shell of bile salts, which act as a surfactant to emulsify fat droplets, and a single phospholipid layer, which provides the amphiphilic property (i.e., both hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails). The core of the micelles contain long-chain free fatty acids, monoglycerides, and cholesterol, as well as fat-soluble vitamins
4 major classes of biomolecules and what they consist of?
Proteins/peptides= amino acids
Lipids= triglycerides, phospholipids, steroids
Nucleic acids= DNA/RNA
Carbs= Mono, di, poly saccharides
Example of monosaccharide?
Glucose
Examples of disaccharides?
Lactose
Examples of polysaccharides?
Cellulose
Glycogen
1st law of thermodynamics?
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed
2nd law of thermodynamics?
When energy is converted from one form to another some of that energy becomes unavailable to do work
What type of reaction is it if the change in free energy is negative?
Exergonic (can occur spontaneously)
What type of reaction is it if delta G is positive?
Endergonic (cannot occur spontaneously)
Entropy?
Loss of useable energy
Primary protein structure?
Sequence of amino acids
Secondary protein structure?
Formation of backbone
Tertiary protein structure?
3D structure
Quaternary protein structure?
Relative orientation of one polypeptide to another
polypeptide in a multisubunit protein.
Spatial arrangement of multiple subunits.
What holds proteins together?
Disulphide bonds (Peptide bonds form the primary structure of protein molecules. Function of this disulphide bond is to stabilize the secondary and tertiary structure of proteins.)
5 elements of a cell?
SER RER Mitochondria Golgi apparatus Ribosomes
Structure of DNA?
Nucleoside = base + sugar Nucleotide = nucleoside + phosphate
Examples of purines?
Adenine and guanine
What is the collective term for the nitrogenous bases adenine and guanine (A&G) found in DNA and RNA?
Purines
Examples of pyramidines?
Cytosine
Thymine
Uracil
What is the central dogma?
DNA is transcribed to RNA, which is translated into protein