Proteins Flashcards

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1
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Proteins have more … than NA

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Structural diversity

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How many a.a in long protein

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100

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What is the pl equation at equivalence point

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pI = (pK1 + pK2)/2

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Pl for acidic acid (D,E)

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pI = (pK1 + pKR )/2

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Pl for basic aa (k,r,h)

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pI = (pK2 + pK2 )/2

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6
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Do proteins have high or low stability at ph=pl

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Low stability and leads to precipitation

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7
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What does isoelectric separating use

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Pl difference

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8
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What are the 10 amino acids

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F, V, W, T, I, M, H, R, K, L

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9
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How are peptide bonds formed?

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Reaction of nh2 and cooh from aa

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10
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What are the structure of peptide bonds

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Linear from one aa to another

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11
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Where are the peptide bonds synthesized

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N terminus -> C terminus

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12
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What two polypeptide chains are joined by disulfide bonds

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A and B

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13
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Does the bond have a full or partial bond

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  1. Partial double bond character
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14
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Is there rotation around the peptide bond

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No

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15
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Where is the point of flexibility along the backbone

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Alpha carbon

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16
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What describes the secondary conformation along the backbone

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Psi and pi

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17
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Chiral compounds are…

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Optically active

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18
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Chiral compounds rotate the …

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Plane of polarized light

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19
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All aa are chiral except

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Glycine

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20
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In a racemic how many are optically active

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50:50

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21
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What degree of rotation in a racemic

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Zero rotation of plane-polarized light

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22
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Primary structure

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Aa sequence of protein

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23
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Secondary structure

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Hélix, sheet, turn/loop

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Tertiary structure

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Folded structure of whole protein ( s-s bonds)

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Quarternary
Assembled complete ( oligomer)
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What helices fits in the major groove of dsDNA and recognizes specific dna sequence and bind to it via h-bonds
A-hélices
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What type of aa are in the central regions
Hydrophobic
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What are the two types of beta sheets
Parallel and antiparallel
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What do the two beta sheets have in common
Inter-strand h-bonding between c=o and n-h
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What are the differences in the beta sheets
Length of the loop( may contain alpha helical segments) and the direction of the associated b strand
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What form of sheets can transport things
Beta sheets
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Beta sheets fit into … grooves
Minor
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What is a beta barrel
Twisted and inclined beta sheet
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What causes diff types of turns in secondary proteins
Different number of residuals and h-bonding patterns
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What joins other 2 degree structures in beta parallel sheets
Loops
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Type 1 beta turn
R group on the same side
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Type 2 beta turn
R groups on the opposite sides
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What aa is used in y-turns
Proline
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In a domain what is on the inside and outside
Hydrophobic: hydrophilic
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How are proteins in quarternary structure stabilized
Non covalent interactions of the r groups and can be stabilized by covalent s-s bonds
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What part of the body has alpha keratin
Hair, nails, and part of the skin
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What is a monomer
Long alpha helix
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What residue is hydrophobic in a monomer
4th residue
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What is a coiled-coil dimer stabilized by
Hydrophobic interactions
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What way do pair of helices wind
Left- hand fashion
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What is there a large number of in alpha structures
Cysteine
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What repeats in beta sheets
Glycine and alanine and serine
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Layers of beta sheets lead to what
Toughness and flexibility
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Keratin is very
Strong and flexible cable-like structures
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Fibrous protein are … in water
Insoluble
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Globular proteins are … in water
Soluble
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What are orthologs
-Similar seq found in different species - conventional divergence ( specification)
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What are paralogs
-Similar seq found in the same species - gene duplication
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…kill nerve cells
Protein aggregates
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Protein misfolding is…
Spontaneous
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Myoglobin and hemoglobin structure
Monomer; tetramer
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Myoglobin and hemoglobin binds to:
1 o2: 4 o2
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What are the affinities for myoglobin and hemoglobin
High; moderate
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What are the functions of myoglobin and hemoglobin
Store; transport
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Sensitivity to ph for myoglobin and hemoglobin
Unaffected by ph; sensitive to ph
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Function of hsp
Assist folding
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What type of residue are associated with hsp
Hydrophobic
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What is zymogen
Catalytically inactive protein precursor
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What does low p50 mean
High o2 affinity
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What curve is very efficient in o2 transport
Sigmoidal o2 binding curve
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What is Cooperactivity
Filling 1st heme sites which lead to affinity of the other sites for o2
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Does heme cause structural change?
Yes, the binding of o2 with iron pull on helix F causing a change
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What factors affect o2 affinity
BPG Low ph Co2 from tissues Temperature increase
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Mutation in which residue causes sickle cell
Glycine-> valine
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What is the first step in precipitation and diff solubilization
Precipitation with salts like nh4, so4
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What is the purpose of the edamame degradation
Identify the n-terminal amino acid of a polypeptide
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What gels are used in gel filtration
Porous gels: separate small, denatured or solubilized proteins
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Which proteins elute first and last
Larger proteins; smaller ones
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How is Ion exchange chromatography column selected
Type and strength of charge
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What is the elution order
Weakly charged-> moderate-> strongly- charged
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Affinity chromatography is separated by
Molecular conformation
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What uses antibodies to detect specific proteins
Elisa and western blotting