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Lec 1 Flashcards

1
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two types of proteins

A

globular, fibrous

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2
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most abundant fibrous protein

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collagen

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3
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enzymes are blank

A

proteins

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4
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many hormones are proteins aka

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peptides

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5
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receptors are blank

A

proteins

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6
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hemoglobin is blank

A

protein

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7
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proteins are both blank and blank components of cells

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structural, catalytic

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8
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comprise the cells genetic information / blueprint and play a catalytic role

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nucleic acids

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9
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polymers of nucleic acid are blank

A

dna, rna

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10
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genes encode blank

A

rna

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11
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rna often codes for blank

A

proteins

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12
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a segment of dna that is transcribed

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gene

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13
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central dogma

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dna –> rna –> protein

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14
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chain of monosaccharide

A

polysaccharide

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15
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glucose is a blank

A

polysaccharide

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16
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an essential structural component of living cells

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saccharides

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17
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monosaccharides are consituents of blank

A

nucleic acids

18
Q

the sugar component of rna

A

ribose

19
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sugar component of dna

A

deoxyribose

20
Q

building block of membrane that is a metabolite

A

lipid

21
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lipids are important blank and blank components of cells

A

structural, metabolic

22
Q

process by which metabolites are processed

A

metabolism

23
Q

role of these are for cell to cell signaling

A

hormone

24
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in fed state, there are blank levels of insulin

A

high

25
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in fasted state, insulin is blank

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low

26
Q

lacking insulin

A

type 1 diabetes mellitus

27
Q

lacking activity of insulin receptors

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type 2 diabetes mellitus

28
Q

unique anatomy and physiology means there must be some unique blank

A

biochemistry/molecules/reactions

29
Q

measure of electrostatic quenching (polar)

A

dielectric constant

30
Q

water blank electrostatic interactions between charged particles

A

reduces

31
Q

percent of body weight from water

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60%

32
Q

blank stimulates reabsorption of h20 in kidney

A

vasopressin (peptide hormone) antidiuretic

33
Q

people with blank are deficient in vasopressin and excrete lots of urine so always thirsty

A

diabetes insipidus

34
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hydrogen bonds are a sharing of 2 electrons between blank and H

A

O or N

35
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hydrogen bonds are blank as strong as covalent

A

5%

36
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H bonds are blank times longer than covalent bonds

A

2x

37
Q

ice molecules each have blank h bonds

A

4

38
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water destabilizes blank interactions

A

electrostatic

39
Q

hydration blank dissociation of acids

A

stabilizes

40
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high dielectric constant makes a good solvent for blank materials

A

ionic

41
Q

molecules that have polar and non polar properties

A

amphipathic

42
Q

chain of amino acids

A

protein

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