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how does the cell membrane maintain life

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uses selective permeability to maintain gradients and inequilibrium

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metabolism (catabolism vs anabolism)

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all chem reactions that maintain cell life.

catabolism: breakdown of molecules to obtain energy
anabolism: synthesis of all compounds need by cell

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attributes of all living organisms (7)

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cell membrane, metabolic processes facilitated by enzymes, spend energy, react to stimuli, reproduction, mutability, non-equilib (selective permeability)

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stereoisomer, chiral center, enantiomer

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stereoisomer: 2 molecules w same formula and f.g. but cannot be superimposed
chiral center: center of asymmetry
enantiomer: mirror image

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end of monosacharride

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carbon of aldehyde or ketone (lowest number convention)

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reaction of monosaccharide

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  1. reaction with aldehyde or ketone (hemiacetal/hemiketal product)
  2. linear to ring structure forms
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glycosidic bond

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  • dehydration synthesis reaction
  • join monosacc/longer sugar chains
    forms di,oligo,polysaccharides
  • in acidic environment
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central dogma of molecular biology

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DNA-(transcription)->RNA-(translation)->protein (amino acid)

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nucleotide vs nucleoside

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nucleotide: sugar ribose+base+phosphate
nucleoside: sugar ribose+base

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nitrogenous bases (5)

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pyrimidine: C, T (DNA), U (RNA)
purine: A, G

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define deoxy-ribo-nucleic-acid

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deoxy: without oxygen on 2’ carbon of ribose
ribo: ribose sugar
nucleic acid: nucleotide
acid: acidic phosphate group

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why does DNA have double helix?

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  • strands oriented is opposite direction
  • complementary base pairs
  • H bond bw bp
  • VDW bw stacked bases
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heterochromatin vs euchromatin

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hetero: when cells not dividing (interphase), chromosones are more packed
euchro: less condensed (in prokaryotes)

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denaturation, annealing, melting

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denat: DNA strand seperation, w/ or w/out T chnage
annealing: upon cooling, some/all complementary strands re establish
melting: seperation above given T

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DNA melting curve, DNA melting temperature

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  • dna absorbs more light when it denatures

- T as which slope of absorbance is steepest

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result of RNA annealing

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  • forms double helical and complex 3D structure
  • tRNA (transfer)
  • rRNA (ribosome)
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tRNA vs rRNA

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tRNA: 3D cloverleaf created by local annealing of nucleotides
rRNA: 3D in ribosome, part of catalytic rxn to make protein (active site of ribosome)

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interactions that stabilize DNA (4)

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  1. hydrophobic effect
  2. H bond bw bp
  3. base stacking
  4. ionic int bw neg phosphate backbone and ions in solution
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peptide bond

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  • between carboxyl and amino group

- condensation/dehydration synthesis

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pKa and acidity

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pKa incr, Ka decr, acidity decr

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pH>pKa vs pH

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pH>pKa (basic): fg deprot ie acts as acid

pH

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buffer selection

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  • capacity highest when pH=pKa

- low slope regions: low pH changes

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isoelectric point

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pH at which the average charge of a solution containing the amino acid is neutral

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secondary structure

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  • h bond within backbone of one strand
  • alpha helix
  • beta sheet (parallel vs antiparallel)
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tertiary structure
organisations of series of secondary structure elements (h bond, hydrophobic, polypetide backbone, disulfide bridge, ionic bond)
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disulfide bond
- 2 cyteines in close proximity form covalent bond | - stabilizes tertiary structure
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quaternary structure
each peptide chain is a protein subunit
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motif
- small regions of 3D structure/AA sequence shared among proteins - conserved - unique function
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fold
orientations of motifs within tertiary protein structure
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domain
- conserved sequence pattern - independent functional and structural unit - longer than motifs
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classes of proteins (3)
1. globular (transport) 2. fibrillar (structure) 3. integral (receptor)
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glycosylation
- protein-saccharide link - covalent - takes place in ER and golgi - can change protein half life
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types of glycosylation
1. N-link: occurs on side chain of Asn | 2. O-link: occurs on side chain of Ser or Thr
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triacylglcerols (triglycerides)
- fat - acid, hydrocarbon, alc - high energy
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glycerophospholipids (phosphoglycerides)
- one of hydroxyl groups of glycerol is occupied by phosphodiatic head - amphiphilic: molecule w/ polar and non polar regions
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glycerophospholipids (phosphoglycerides)
- one of hydroxyl groups of glycerol is occupied by phosphodiatic head - amphiphilic: molecule w/ polar and non polar regions
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sphingo-lipids
- phosphate group can be switched w/ OH | - glycerol backbone is bound by amine or amide
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saponification
triglyceride+NaOH= | glycerol+soap molecule
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steroids
- slightly amphiphilic due to OH | - rigid ring structure provides rigidity to membrane
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diffusion (2 types)
transverse: flip flop, slow lateral: fast
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transition temperature
- from solid to liquid of phosphlipid bilayer - gel like solid: T below Tt - liquid crystal: T above Tt
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factors affecting transition temp
1. chain length | 2. number of double bond
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liposomes
- phospholipid as drug delivery vehicle | - entry routes of liposome into cell: receptor specific endocytosis, adsorption
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gram positive vs negative bacteria
- peptidoglycan: thick in (+) - membrane structure: (-) have 2 membranes (inner, outer) - lipopolysaccharides: (-)
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LPS
- outer membrane bacteria (-) - lipids with polysaccharide chain - trigger immune reactions in animals against pathogenic bacteria
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enzymes
- large proteins that catalyze rxn | - do not change G, but change time needed for rxn
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enzyme anatomy
- scaffold to support and position active site - binding site: bind and orient substrate - catalytic site: reduce Ea
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theories of enzyme binding (2)
1. lock and key | 2. induced fit
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cofactors and coenzymes
- used by enzymes to complete met. rxn cofactor: inorganic ions (metals) coenzyme: organic molecules
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enzyme functions (5)
1. acid base catalysis 2. covalent catalysis 3. metal ion catalysis 4. electrostatic catlysis 5. proximity and orientation effects
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Km
substrate concentration that provides a reaction velocity that is half the max velocity under saturating substrate conditions
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turnover number (kcat)
- measure if catalytic act - # substrate molecules converted to product/enzyme molecule/time - if MM: k2=kcat=Vmax/Et
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catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km)
- estimate of how perfect enzyme is | - measures enzyme performance when S is low
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Lineweaver-Burk diagram
double reciprocal plot of 1/[S] vs 1/V - slope=Km/Vmax - yint=1/Vmax
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enzyme inhibition
- regulatory mechanism | cells: change enzyme concentration, regulate activity of enzymes
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types of inhibition (3)
1. competitive: Km incr 2. uncompetitive: Km, Vmax decr 3. mixed inhibition: Vmax reduced
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specific activity of pure enzyme
units: micromoles/min/mg of enzyme

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