Ch. 7: Microbial Biochemistry Flashcards

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biochemistry

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  • the discipline that studies the chemistry of life
  • its objective is to explain form & function based on chemical principles
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organic chemistry

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the discipline devoted to the study of carbon-based chemistry, which is the foundation for the study of biomolecules & the discipline of biochemistry

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macronutrients

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most abundant elements in cells
- hydrogen (H), oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P), sulfur (S)
- CHONPS
- account for 99% weight of cell

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the four most abundant elements

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  • hydrogen
  • carbon
  • oxygen
  • nitrogen
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micronutrients

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  • trace elements
  • required by some cells; essential to many biochemical reactions
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examples of trace elements

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  • sodium (Na)
  • potassium (K)
  • zinc (Zc)
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organic molecules

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typically contain chains of carbon & hydrogen atoms

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inorganic compounds

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  • don’t contain carbon
  • make up 1-1.5% of cell weight
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biomolecules

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part of living matter & contain carbon

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carbon skeleton

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carbon atoms bind together in large #s producing this chain
- can be branched, straight, or ring shaped

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isomers

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molecules w/the same atomic makeup but different structural arrangement of atoms

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structural formulas

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serve as graphic representation of molecular structure, showing how the atom is arranged

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structural isomers

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compounds that have identical molecular formulas but differ in bonding sequence of the atoms

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example of structural isomers

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glucose, galactose, fructose

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functional groups

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groups of atoms w/in molecules that are categorized by their specific chemical composition & chemical reactions they perofmr

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symbol R

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stands for residue or remainder in chemical formula

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hydrogen bonds

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involving a hydrogen atom located between a pair of other atoms having a high affinity for electrons; such a bond is weaker than an ionic bond or covalent bond

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hydroxyl functional group

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-OH

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methyl functional group

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C-CH3

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carboxyl functional group

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Carbonyl

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amino

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phosphatw

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sulfhydryl

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macromolecules
large molecules formed by linking together a great # of identical, or very similar, smaller organic molecules
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monomers
smaller molecules that act as building blocks
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polymers
macromolecules that result from linking monomers together
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what are the main groups of carbon containing molecules
- proteins - carbohydrates - lipids - nucleic acids
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carbohydrates
energy storage, receptors, food, structural role in plants, fungal cell walls, exoskeleton of insects
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lipids
energy storage, membrane structure, insulation, hormones, pigments - composed of hydrogen & carbon
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nucleic acids
storage & transfer of genetic information
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proteins
enzymes, structure, receptors, transport, structural role in cytoskeleton of a cell & extracellular matrix - when # of amino acids becomes very large or when multiple polypeptides are used as building subunits these result
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dehydration synthesis
monomer molecules bind end to end in process that results in formation of water molecules as byproduct
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covalent bond
a water molecule is removed as 2 monosaccharides are linked
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monosaccharides
- simple sugars - simplest carbohydrate - 4 or more are stable in cyclic or ring structure
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disaccharide
2 monosaccharides chemically bonded
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glycosidic bond
name given to covalent bond between 2 monosaccharides
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polysaccharide (glycans)
large polymers composed of hundreds of monosaccharide monomers
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what are the most important polysaccharides
starch, glycogen, cellulose - cellulose = linear, structural component - glycogen = branched, energy storage in animals & bacteria - starch = branched; energy storage in plants
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peptidoglycan composed of what
alternating NAG & NAM units
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NAG stands for
N-acetylglucosamine
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NAM stands for
N-acetylmuramic acid
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chitin composed of what
polymers of NAG
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fatty acids
lipids that contain long-chain hydrocarbons terminated w/carboxylic acid functional group
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hydrophobic
water fearing; water repelling
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hydrophilic
water loving
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saturated fatty acids
- fatty acids w/ hydrocarbon chains that contain single bonds - have greatest # of hydrogen atoms possible & are therefor saturated - solid at room temp - example: stearic acid
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unsaturated fatty acids
- fatty acids w/hydrocarbon chains containing at least one double bond - liquid at room temp - example: oleic acid
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unsaturated fatty acids
- trfatty acids w/hydrocarbon chains containing at least one double bond - liquid at room temp - example: oleic acid
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triglyceride (triacylglycerol)
formed when 3 fatty acids are chemically linked to a glycerol molecule - primary components of adipose & sebum
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ester linkage (bond)
a compound derived from an acid in which at least one acidic hydrogen atom of that acid is replaced by an organyl group.
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complex lipids
contain at least 1 additional component, such as phosphate group (phospholipid) or carbohydrate moiety (glycolipid)
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phospholipid
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glycolipid
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amphipathic
molecule presenting w/a hydrophobic portion & a hydrophilic portion
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steroids
complex ring structures found in cell membranes
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most common type of steroid
cholesterol
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amino acid
organic molecule that has a central carbon atom referred to as a alpha carbon bonded to H atom side chain, -COOH, NH3; 4th group bonded to carbon varies and is called side chain and is represented by R
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oligopeptide
formed by joining up to approx. 20 amino acids
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polypeptide
formed from up to 50 amino acids
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4 levels of protein structure
- primary - secondary - tertiary - quaternary
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primary protein structure
simply the sequence of amino acids that make up the polypeptide chain
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secondary protein structure
- long chains where hydrogen bonding may occur between amino & carbonyl groups w/in peptide backbone - results in localized folding of polypeptide chain into helices and sheets
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tertiary
large scale 3D shape of a single polypeptide chain - these interactions can result in this: disulfide bridges, hydrogen bonds, ionic bonds, hydrophobic reactions
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disulfide bridges
bond between SH functional groups
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quaternary structure
interactions that hold together protein subunits
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native structure
folded proteins that are fully functional in their normal biological role
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denature
when proteins lose 3D shape & are longer functioning
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conjugated proteins
have a nonprotein portion
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glycoprotein
carbohydrate w/protein
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lipoprotein
carbohydrate w/lipid