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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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Biological molecules consist primarily of

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Carbon bonded to carbon or carbon bonded to hydrogen (hydrocarbons)

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2
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Functional Groups

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Carbon may be bonded to functional groups with specific properties (usually polar)

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3
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Hydroxyl

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−OH
Carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acid, lipids

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4
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Carbonyl

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O
II
−C −
Carbohydrates, nucleic acids

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5
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Carboxyl

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O
//
−C
\
OH
Proteins, lipids

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6
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Amino

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H
/
−N
\
H
Proteins, nucleic acids

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7
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Sulfhydryl

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−S− H
Proteins

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8
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Phosphate

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O-
|
− O − P− O-
II
O
Nucleic acids

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9
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Methyl

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H
|
− C− H
|
H
Proteins

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10
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Isomers

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Molecules with the same chemical formula

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11
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Structural isomers

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Functional groups attached to different parts of C- skeleton
Bonds in different locations

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12
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Stereoisomers

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Different arrangements of functional groups on same C- skeleton
Flipped direction

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13
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Chiral

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Molecules are mirror image
Dextrorotatory- Right hand form
Levorotatory - left hand form

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Monomers

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Single subunits or “block”

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Polymer

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Many units or “blocks”

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16
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Polypeptide

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Protein

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17
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Dehydration synthesis

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Formation of large molecules by the removal of water (monomers joined to create polymers)

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Hydrolysis

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Breakdown of large molecules by the addition of water (polymers breakdown to monomers)

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Carbohydrates

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1:2:1 ratio of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen (CH²O)n
Good energy storage
(C−H breaks bond to create energy)

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20
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Monosaccharide

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Glucose. Single sugar. 6 carbons. Energy storage

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21
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Disaccharides

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2 momosaccharides linked together by dehydration synthesis. Used for sugar transport or energy storage

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Polysaccharides

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Long chains of sugar. Energy storage. Structural support. Plants use starch and cellulose. Animals glycogen (stored in liver). Crustaceans, insects use chitin

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23
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Nucleic acids

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DNA, RNA, & ATP (energy of cell).
Specialized for storage, transmission, and use of genetic information

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Nucleotides

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Polymer of nucleic acids.
Sugar+phosphate+nitrogenous base

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25
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Deoxyribose

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Sugar in DNA

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26
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Ribose

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Sugar in RNA

27
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Nitrogenous base of purines

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Adenine and Guanine
A and G
2 Rings

28
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Nitrogenous base of pyrimidines

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Thymine, Cytosine, and Uracil
T, C, and U
Single ring

29
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DNA contains…

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A, T, G, and C

30
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RNA contains…

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A, U, G, and C

31
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To make a nucleic acid polymers (DNA or RNA)

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You need phospodiester bonds (phosphorus connected between nucleotides)

32
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Complementary Purine and Pyrimidines

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A&T (2 H bonds)
G&C (3 H bonds)

33
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DNA Helix and function

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2 polynucleotide strands connected by Hydrogen bonds. Double Helix
Genetic information carried in sequence of nucleotides

34
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Polynucleotide strands are

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complementary

35
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RNA strand type & function

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single polynucleotide strand
(Read genetic info on DNA)
Direct the synthesis of proteins

36
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ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

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Primary energy use of cells

37
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NAD+ and FAD

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carry and move electrons (move energy) for cellular reactions

38
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Protein Functions

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Enzyme catalyst
Defense
Transport
Support
Motion
Regulation
Storage

39
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Proteins are …

A

polymers (polypeptides) of amino acids (monomers)

40
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Amino Acids

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20 different (12 synthesized)
joined by dehydration synthesis
Peptide bonds form between adjacent amino acids

41
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Amino Acid structure

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Central carbon atom surrounded by
amino group
carboxyl group
single hydrogen
variable R group

42
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R group dictates

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Chemical properties of amino acid

43
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Amino Acid classification

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Nonpolar
Poplar
charged
aromatic ( ring like)
Special function

44
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Primary structure

A

sequence of amino acids linked by peptide bonds

45
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Secondary structure

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Interaction of groups in the peptide backbone, H-bonds between Amino Acids
(alpha helix, beta sheet)

46
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Tertiary structure

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Final folded shape of globular protein with single polypeptide chain.

47
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Quaternary structure

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Arrangement of individual chains (subunits) in a protein with 2 or more polypeptide chains

48
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Domains

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Specific functions. (Functional units within a larger structure)

49
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Chaperone Proteins

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Help proteins fold correctly, form bonds properly and in correct form. Enter chamber and ATP energy alters condition (hydrophilic or hydrophobic)
(Shape determines function)

50
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Denaturation

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change in shape of protein, causing loss of function. (Effects secondary, tertiary and quaternary) Not primary

51
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Lipids and main categories

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Group of molecules that are insoluble in water (No true monomer)
Fats (triglycerides)
Phospholipids
(Steroids, waxes)

52
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Triglycerides

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1 glycerol + 3 fatty acids
Animal fat, plant oil
Store two times more energy than carbohydrates.

53
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Fatty acids (tails/chains) are

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Long hydrocarbon chains
saturated
unsaturated
polyunsaturated

54
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Saturated fatty acids

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single carbon - carbon bonds
single H - C bonds
(saturated with hydrogen, no double C bonds) Linear, straight, solid at room temp (animal fat, butter)

55
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Unsaturated fatty acids

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Some double C bonds. Causes kinks/bends. Liquid at room temp (vegetable oil)

56
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Phospholipids

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1 glycerol + 2 fatty acids + 1 phosphate group
Contain polar heads (phosphate, hydrophilic) and nonpolar tails (fatty acid hydrophobic)
Can be saturated or unsaturated

57
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Phospholipids spontaneously form (2 options)

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Micelles ( single layer ball) or lipid bilayers.

58
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Micelles

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can be formed within cells (ball, single layer) Hydrophobic tail, hydrophilic heads

59
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Phospholipid bilayer

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Forms cell membranes, (hydrophobic) tails create selectively permeable barrier for control/regulation. Hydrophilic heads outwards

60
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Carbohydrate cellular structure, polymer, monomer, and type of bond

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Starch- chloroplast
Polymer- Starch
Monomer- Monosaccharide
Glycosidic bond (O with 2 sugars)

61
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Nucleic acid cellular structure, polymer, monomer, and type of bond

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Chromosome
Monomer - DNA RNA
Polymer- nucleotide
Phosphodiester bonds (phosphate group)

62
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Protein cellular structure, polymer, monomer, and type of bond

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Hemoglobin
Monomer - polypeptide
Polymer - amino acid
Peptide bond (O=C - N=H

63
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Lipid cellular structure, polymer, monomer, and type of bond

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Phospholipid bilayer
Polymer - triglycerides
Monomer - no true monomer
Ester bonds C - O - C = O

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