Test 1 Flashcards
Aliphatic AAs
Valine V Leu L Ile I Ala A Gly G
Polar OH and SH AAs
Serine S Tyr Y Thr T Cys C Met M
Acidic AAs
Glu E
Asp D
Asn N
Gln Q
Basic AAs
Lys K
Arg R
His H
Aromatic AAs
Tyr Y Phe F His H Trp W Pro P
Characteristics of water
Nucleophile
70% body mass
Regulated by ADH
Important for metabolic rxns and enzymatic rxns
Amphoteric (donates OH- or H+)
PH >7.45 alkalosis (vomiting with loss of HCl)
Dissolves biomolecules
PH<7.35 acidosis (diabetic ketones or lactic acidosis)
H-bonds
Most important property of water High BP Viscosity High surface tension H-bonds to 4 other water molecules
PKa
-log ka
Keq
=pdct/reactant=ka
When HA=A-
PH=pKa
Henderson Hasselbach
PH=pka+log [A-]/[Ha] (base/acid)
Must be at peak protonation to go through lipid membrane
When pH is lower than the pka…
AA is protonated (more H+ in solution at low pH)
When pH>pka
AA is deprotonated
Carbonic acid
H2C03, very important acid
Bicarbonate buffer system most important inorganic buffer
H20 C02–H2C03—-H+ HC03
Water and carbon dioxide–Carbonic acid—Protons and Bicarbonate
Carbonic anhydrase
Converts H2C03—H+ HC03-
More carbonic anhydrase means more H+ ions excreted in urine, leaving blood more basic (higher pH)
Needs zinc ion and catalyst
Lungs and kidneys
Most important for controlling pH
Lungs decrease pC02 by
Hyperventilation (higher HC03-/C02 ratio), increases pH since bicarbonate is more basic than carbon dioxide
Kidneys control pH
retain HC03-, make more of it, and eliminate H+ in urine as NaH2PO4 + NH4+
Most C02 transported as
HC03-, bicarbonate buffer used for Isohydric transport
Hb binds 02 and takes it to tissues (acidic) where 02 is released Then H+ binds to Hb
HC03- goes to lungs and binds H+ from H+Hb
02 from air binds Hb again and takes to tissues
C02 released at lungs; chloride exchange…
low Cl-, high HC03- venous
maintains electrical neutrality during bicarbonate passage
02 released at tissues;
high Cl-, low HC03- in lung plasma (arterial)
Phosphate buffer is important (like bicarbonate buffer)
H2P04- – HP042-
pka 6.7
Close to pH of our body (7.4)
PH >pka means it’s deprotonated since there’s less H+ in solution at higher pH
To determine good buffer, look for
High molar concentration
PKa closest to desired pH