Proteins Flashcards

(42 cards)

1
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the single unit of a protein

A

amino acid

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2
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amino acid aka

A

residue

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3
Q

four components of an amino acid

A
  • amino group
  • carboxylic acid
  • hydrogen atom
  • variable R group / side chain
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4
Q

amphiprotic definition

A

containing both acidic and basic functional groups

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5
Q

essential

A

body cannot synthesize them

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6
Q

how many essential proteins are there?

A

8

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7
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what are the 4 classifications of amino acids?

A

nonpolar
polar
acidic
basic

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8
Q

acidic amino acids have

A

carboxylic acid , negative charge

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9
Q

basic amino acids have

A

amino, positive change

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10
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how to form a polypeptide

A

condensation reaction to join 2 amino acids

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11
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what does forming a polypeptide require?

A

carboxyl groups
amine

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12
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peptide

A

links between amino acids

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13
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what is the growth order for a polypeptide

A

N to C terminus

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14
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conformation

A

shape of a protein

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15
Q

what are the levels of a protein structure?

A

primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary

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16
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primary structure

A

unique sequence of amino acids

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17
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how is the primary structure determined

18
Q

secondary structure results from…

A

hydrogen bonds are regular intervals along the polypeptide backbone

19
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what are the typical shares of the secondary structure?

A

alpha helix
beta pleats

20
Q

who discovered the alpha helical structure of protein and when?

A
  • linus pauling
  • 1961
21
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tertiary structure describe

A

interactions between R groups

22
Q

what happens between polar bonds /charged amino acids at the tertiary structure

A

hydrogen bonds
dipole-dipole
ion-dipole

23
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what happens between non polar amino acids in the tertiary structure

A

hydrophic interactions

24
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disulfide bridge

A

formed between the sulfhydryl groups of cysteine amino acids

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proline kink
only amino acid where the R group is attached to the amino group creating a kinked shaped
26
all proteins have tertiary structure
27
quaternary structure
proteins will have a fourth level of structure that involves interactions between two or more polypeptide chains
28
types of quaternary structure
- fibrous - globular
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fibrous quarternary structure properties
water insoluble, threadlike
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globular quarternary structure
water soluble, compact spherical
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conformational change
change in the shape of a protein, can be reversible, doesn't disrupt function but rather defines the function
32
example of a conformational change
carrier protein
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denaturation
change in the shape of the protein that disrupts protein function
34
renaturation
some proteins can return to their functional shape after denaturation
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Test that looks for starch
iodine
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test that looks for a reducing sugar
benedict's
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test that looks for protein
Biuret
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test that looks for lipid
Sudan 4
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positive test colour for iodine
black
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positive test colour for benedict's
orange
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positive test colour for bioret
purple
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positive test colour for sudan 4
red