Cell Walls and DNA stuff Flashcards
(28 cards)
Bacteria DNA binding proteins?
just binding proteins :)
Archaea DNA binding proteins?
histones
Binding proteins vs histones?
NOT HOMOLGOUS
Archaea and Eukaryotes DNA proteins?
ARE HOMOLGOUS
OriC?
where replication begins in the circle
TerC?
where replication ends in circle
Analog of Actin??
MreB
Fatty acids that are good for heat?
saturated!
Unsaturated fatty acids are good for?
cold!
Archaeal lipids are linked to acids by?
Ether bonds
Bacteria lipids are linked to acids by?
Ester bonds
What do archaea have instead of fatty acids?
Isoprenoids
Archaeal cyclopentane rings increase with?
HEAT
Archaeal cyclopentane rings decrease with?
pH
Archaeal membrane characteristics (5)
- ether
- G1P
- Have iosprenoids instead of fatty acids
- Bilayer with a glycerol diether
- Form cyclopentane rings
Bacteria membrane chatacteristic (4)
- ester
- G39
- Fatty acids
- Layer with glycerol diester
What are hopanoids?
Bacteria
membrane proteins
maintain strength of cell membrane
What are sterols?
Eukaryotes
membrane proteins
maintain strength
Isoprenes precursors to what?
streols and hopaniods
Bacterial Peptidogylan is made of?
Nag- Nam connected by beta-1,4
amino acids are connected in D conformation
What is connected by a peptide interbridge? (bac)
Nam, by diagonal connections
How does penicillin kill?
targets peptdase, that forms inter bridges, am positive
How does lysozyme kill?
cleaves beta- 1,4 linkage btwn Nag- Nam
Do archaea have peptidoglycan?
nope, they have psudopeptidoglycan with pseudomuren