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Lecture 2: Biomolecules Flashcards

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What are biomolecules?

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Biomolecules are an organic molecule that is commonly associated with life

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Define organic molecule

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contains carbon

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What is the general

Formula of Carbohydrates?

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C(n) H(2n) O(n)

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Are most carbohydrates Hydrophilic or Hydrophobic

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Hydrophilic

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What are carbohydrates typically used for?

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Structure and energy

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Define Monosaccharides and give 2 examples

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Are a simple sugar, five carbons or six carbon

ex; Ribose, Glucose

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Define Disaccharides

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Consist of Glucose and another monosaccharide

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Define Polysaccharide

Give 2 examples

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Are glucose polymers, all living cells store glucose for energy in this form
Ex; Cellulose and Starch

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Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids are involved in what

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energy metabolism and signaling

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A nucleotide consists of what three things

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1) One or more phosphate groups
2) A 5-carbon sugar
3) A ring structure called a nitrogenous base

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The structure of a nitrogenous base determines whether the nucleotide is

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Adenosine, Cytosine, Guanosine, or Thymidine

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Define ATP

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Is Adenosine Triphosphate which is the basic molecule of energy storage in most mammals and organisms

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Adenosine is a

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Neurotransmitter

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Define GTP

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Is Guanosine Triphosphate which is an energy source in physiological chemical reactions

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Define cAMP

What enzyme converts ATP to cAMP

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An important signaling molecule within cell

Adenyly cyclase

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Define cGMP

What enzyme converts GTP to cGMP

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An important signaling molecule within the cell

Guanylyl cyclase

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Lipids contain

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Mostly carbon, hydrogen, few oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus

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Are lipids typically hydrophilic or hydrophobic molecules

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Hydrophobic or have hydrophobic parts

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What are the 5 groups of Lipids?

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1) Fatty acids
2) Glycerides
3) Phospholipids and Sphingolipids
4) Steroids
5) Eicosanoids

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Fatty acid properties are

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a long chain with 8-28 carbon atoms bound to hydrogen with a carbonyl functional group

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Saturated fatty acide have ____ bonds and a ____ chain and are ____ at room temp

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no double bonds , straight solid

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Unsaturated fatty acids have ______ bonds and a _____ chain and are ____ at room temp

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double bonds, kinked, liquid

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What are the 3 roles of lipids

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1) Structure of cell
2) Energy source
3) Communication both within and between cells

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Glycerides are a derivative or what

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derivative of Fatty acids

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Glycerides typically do what to water
takes it out
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What are the three kinds of glycerides
Mono- Diglyceride Tri-
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Phospholipids and Sphingolipids contain
a phosphate group, a diglyceride and an R group
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Phospholipids are _____ molecules that have _____ head and _____ tails
Amphipathic molecules with polar heads and non-polar tails
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Define amphipathic
having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic molecules
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Phospholipids come in 3 shapes what are they
Bilayer, Micelles (droplets) Liposomes (3D, aqueous center)
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Phospholipids are converted to Sphingolipids by
removing the glycerol and changing it into sphingosine
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Phospholipids are _____ than sphingolipids
smaller
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What is the basic structure of Steroids?
Consists three six-carbon ring with one five carbon ring (17 carbon) Different function group (R group)
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What two areas do steroids play a role in
communication and cell structure
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What are 2 examples of steroids
Testosterone and cortisol
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Eicosanoids consist of ____ carbons and derived from
20, fatty acid arachidonic acid
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Eicosanoids play a role in
communication within cells
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Proteins are ________ with _____ chains made up of _____
macromolecules , linear and amino acids
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How many amino acids are encoded by the universal genetic code; and of them how many are essential (need to be consumed)
20 and 9
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Amino acids can be
acidic, basic, polar, non-polar
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A short chain of amino acids are called _____ where as a long chain are called ____
Peptides; Proteins
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What are the four structures of Proteins
Primary secondary tertiary quaternary
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Define primary structures of proteins
Linear sequence, 10-100 AA
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Define secondary structures of proteins
Covalent bond angles between amino acids. Can be a-helix or B-pleated sheets
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Define Tertiary proteins
A 3D shape , looks like random lines?
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Define quaternary structures of proteins
Muletiple subunits combined with noncovalent bonds | Can be fibrous or globular
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Give an example of a fibrous protein and a globular protein
``` collagen = fibrous hemoglobin = globular ```
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Proteins are the ____________ ___________ of cells
Molecular tools
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What are the 7 functional groups of proteins?
1) Enzymes 2) Membrane transporters 3) Signal molecules 4) Receptors 5) Binding proteins 6) Regulatory proteins 7) Immunoglobulins
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Enzymes are
biological catalysts, speed up chemical reactions
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Membrane transporters
May form channel in cell membrane or bind to molecule and carry it through a membrane
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Signal molecules
signal other molecules
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Receptors are proteins that
bind signal molecules and initiate cellular response
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Binding proteins are found and do what | give an ex
are mostly found in the ECF , bind and transport molecules throughout the body ex; hemoglobin
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Immunoglobulins are also called what and do what
antibodies and help protect the body from foreign substances
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Define a Ligand
a molecule that binds to a protein binding site
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Define an Agonist ligand
A ligand that binds to a protein binding site and alters the state of said protein, resulting in a biological response
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Define Antagonist ligands and give the two types
A Ligand that reduces the action of an agonist, binds but causes no biological response can be competitive (act to block the agonist at its binding site) or Allosteric (act to block the agonist by binding to the protein away from the binding site and inactive the binding site)
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What is another name for n antagonist ligand
Inhibitor
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Define affinity
A protein binds a ligand with affinity | high = strong
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Rate of protein binding can be modified by what 3 things
1) Depends on type of protein 2) ligand concentration 3) Saturation
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Define binding regulatory subunits
They change protein's activity to bind a ligand, or change the proteins activity/ability to create a response
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Define Isoforms
Closely related proteins whose function is similar but whose affinity for ligands differ
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What can pH or temperature cause
Structural changes
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True or False; Phosphorylation does not mean it activates the protein?
True
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Describe phosphorylation
Adding a phosphor via the enzyme kinase
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Describe Dephosphorylating
Removing a phosphor via the enzyme phosphatases
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When a Phosphors is removed from ATP it turns into what and energy us _____
ADP and energy is released
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What is the difference between an organic molecule and a biomolecule?
Organic molecule is a molecule that contains carbon, biomolecules is an organic molecule that is commonly associated with life , ex carbohydrates, lipids
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Why would a cell store glucose as glycogen?
Because polysaccharides are glucose polymers and all living cells store glucose for energy in this form
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Structurally, what is different between a phospholipid and a sphingolipid
sphingolipid have a sphingosine backbone and tail with no glycerol
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Why are some fatty acids considered saturated and some considered unsaturated?
Saturated fatty acids = double bonds, solid at room temp | Unsaturated fatty acids = no double bonds, liquid at room temp
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What is the significance of different R-Groups
R groups alter amino acids
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True or False; All amino acids are considered acidic
False
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What does adding an antagonist do to reaction velocity?
Slows down the reaction because antagonist binds to a protein and decreases its activity
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What role do cofactors play in activation?
attaches to their protein before the binding site will become active and bind to ligand
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Describe chemical modulators
Molecules that bind covalently or non covalently to a protein and alter their binding ability or their activity
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Describe irreversible antagonists
compete with the customary ligand for binding sites
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Allosteric modulators
bind reversibility to protein at regulatory site away from the binding site, by changing the shape at the binding site
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Define and distinguish between the processes of up-regulation and down- regulation
``` Down-Regulation = removal of proteins Up-Regulation = production of new proteins ```
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Define saturation and describe how proteins can reach the point of saturation
saturation is when concentration of ligand exceed some point, protein molecules have no free binding site and rate reaches a max rate

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