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1. Structure Flashcards

1
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Squalene (2)

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Triterpene (30 Cs) that acts as precursor to cholesterol

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2
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Susquiterpenes Carbon Number

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15

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3
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3 MCFAs

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Caproic
Caprylic
Capric

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4
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4 LCFAs (+ C#)

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Myristic - 14
Palmitic - 16
Stearic - 18
Arachidic - 20

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5
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4 Unsaturated Cis FAs (+ description #s)

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Palmitoleic - 16:1 (9)
Oleic - 18:1 (9)
Linoleic - 18:2 (9,12)
Linolenic - 18:3 (9,12,15)

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2.2 Essential FAs

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Linoleic (omega-6) and linolenic (omega-3)

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7
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2 Fish Oils

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EPA and DHA

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8
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Plasmalogens (2)

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Glycerophospholipids with C1 ether linkage and an unsaturated tail, named phosphatidal instead of phosphatidyl

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9
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Platelet-Activating Factor

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Glycerophospholipid with C1 ether linkage to saturated tail, C2 acetyl linkage, and ethanolamine head

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10
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Sphingomyelin Structure

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Ceramide + Phosphocholine

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11
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Cerebroside (2)

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Neutral glycosphingolipid consisting of Ceramide + Sugar

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12
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2 Acidic Glycosphingolipids

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Sulfatides and gangliosides

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13
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Maltose

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Glucose, glucose alpha-1,4’ linkage

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14
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Lactose

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Galactose, glucose Beta-1,4’ linkage

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15
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Sucrose

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Glucose, fructose Alpha-1,Beta-2’ linkage

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16
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2 Reducing Sugars

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Maltose and lactose

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17
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1 Non-Reducing Sugar

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Sucrose

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18
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Ribose Unique Ring Formation

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Pyranose form most stable in solution but furanose form most preferred in nature

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19
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Glucan

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Polysaccharide of D-glucose monomers

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20
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Starch

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Mixture of amylose (20-30%) and amylopectin (70-80%) alpha-glucans

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21
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Amylose

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Alpha-1,4’ glucan

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22
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Amylopectin (2)

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Alpha-1,4’ glucose chain with Alpha-1,6’ glucose branching

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23
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Cellulose (2)

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Dietary fiber, Beta-1,4’ glucan

24
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Ribonucleoside

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Base + D-ribose

25
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Ribonucleotide

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Base + D-ribose + Phosphate

26
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3 DNA Components

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  1. 2’-deoxy-D-ribose-phosphate backbone
  2. 3’-5’ phosphodiester linkage
  3. 1’-Beta-glycolidic linkage to bases
27
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Chargaff’s Rule

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Amount of A equals amount of T and amount of G equals amount of C in DNA samples

28
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5 Structural Properties of DNA

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  1. Antiparallel double strands
  2. Right-handed helical twist
  3. Phosphate sugar backbone outside w/ (anti)-bases inside, resulting in major and minor grooves
  4. Complementary H-bonded AT and CG base pair planes perpindicular to helical axis
  5. Sequential base pairs stack along helical axis, 10bp per helical turn
29
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Topoisomers

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DNA molecules w/ same number of base pairs that differ in coiling amount

30
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Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic DNA

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Proks have circular plasmids whereas euks have linear chromatin

31
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DNA Central Dogma

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DNA transcribes RNA translates protein

32
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3 Differences bw Prok and Euk mRNA

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  1. Proks have polycistronic, euks have monocistronic
  2. Euks have 5’ 7-methylguanosine triphosphate cap
  3. Euks have 3’ poly-A tail
33
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2d and 3d Representations of tRNA

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2d - cloverleaf

3d - L shape

34
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Prok Ribosome Sizes (3.3)

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70S total
50S w/ 23S and 5S
30S w/ 16S

35
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Euk Ribosome Sizes (3.4)

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80S total
60S w/ 28S, 5.8S, and 5S
40S w/ 18S

36
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2 Kinds of Polypeptide Rotation (+ point of each)

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Phi: HN-Calpha rotation - heavily limited
Psi: Calpha-CO rotation - for alpha helices and beta sheets

37
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2 Stabilizing Factors of Alpha Helix

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  1. Main chain H-bonding bw C=O and HN

2. Side chains projecting out

38
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3 Destabilizing Factors of Alpha Helix

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  1. Branching Side Chains from CBeta (V,I,T)
  2. H-bonding side chains compete w/ main chain (S,D,N)
  3. Proline ring has no main chain NH so produces kink of not last in helix
39
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Alpha Helix Structure

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60 deg Psi angle gives “coiled” main chain

40
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Beta Sheet Structure

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150 deg Psi angle gives “extended” main chain

41
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Parallel vs. Antiparallel Beta Sheets

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Parallel: Each AA H-bonds w/ 2 different AAs of adjacent strand
Antiparallel: Each AA H-bonds (twice) w/ 1 other AA of adjacent strand

42
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Loops (2)

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Connect repetitive secondary structure elements, often on protein surface to mediate interactions w/ other molecules

43
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4 Alpha Domain Tertiary Structures

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Helix bundles
Globin fold
Homeodomain
Alpha solenoid

44
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3 Beta Domain Tertiary Structures

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Beta Barrels
Beta Propellers
Immunoglobin fold

45
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Helix Bundles

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3-4 alpha helices tightly packed in coiled coil fashion

46
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Homeodomain

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C-terminal helix roughly perpendicular to N-terminal helix-turn-helix pair

47
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Globin Fold

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Alpha helices (8) tightly packed

48
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Alpha Solenoid

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Alpha helices arranged in curved pattern that resembles jelly roll

49
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Beta barrel

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Large antiparallel beta sheet that twists to a closed structure

50
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Beta propellers

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Blade shaped beta sheets (4 antiparallel strands) arranged toroidally around a central axis

51
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Immunoglobin Fold

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Two layer sandwich of antiparallel Beta strands in two sheets w/ Greek key topology

52
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2 Components of Salt Bridges

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H-bonding and electrostatic attraction

53
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Alpha/Beta Barrels (3)

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Closed parallel 8 Beta sheet structure with interconnecting alpha helices packed on outside of the barrel
One of the most common protein folds
Active site residues always located w/in C-terminal loops

54
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Alpha/Beta Twists

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Open parallel 4-10 Beta sheet structure w/ interconnecting alpha helices packed on both sides of sheet

55
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Rossman Fold

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Six parallel Beta strands linked to four alpha helices

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