AAMC 2 Flashcards

1
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which Phosphate group from ATP does a kinase take?

A

the gamma (y) phosphate

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2
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does phosphorylation of an amino acid side chain change the charge at all?

A

yes! phosphorylation makes it negative and hydrophillic

more similar to D and E

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3
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break down what I mean when I say “Y229A” variant was made

A

at the 229th residue, the tyrosine was switched out to an alanine

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4
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please explain the venturi effect

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the venturi effect is when fluid/air travels through a smaller pipe area, lower pressure because higher velocity. Helps air flow into a breathing tube from the atmosphere

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5
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what is it called when two aromatic rings (maybe in G-C in DNA) are stacked on top of each other?

A

pi stacking is this attraction.

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6
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purines are which ones and have how many rings?

A

purines Adenine Guanine and have two aromatic rings.

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7
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when calculating the enthalpy change, (delta H) its as simple as…

A

looking at the difference in values for H f on the different sides of the equation based on their coefficients (with negative being heat released)

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8
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what is the formula for elastic work?

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(J) = (0.5)kd^2

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9
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please explain what it means to go up 10 dB in scale?

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10 dB= 1 B = 10 times more

*change of 30 dB = 10^3 times more since this is a logarithmic scale

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10
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concave lenses can only create this type of image

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virtual, upright, smaller (also negative bc same side)

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11
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protein secondary structure is mostly held together by…

what about tertiary structures? quat?

A

the H bonds between the N on the backbone and the C=O on the backbone. basically, it is the backbone holding itself together from the N to the C terminal

tertiary structure is based off the R groups (hydrophobic and disulfide bonds)

quaternary structure is mainly held together by H bonds and VDW

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12
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what type of VDW force are H bonds?

A

dipole-dipole permanent

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13
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which 3 types of cells are “highly proliferative” (has lots of turnover?)

A

endothelial cells (inside of vessels), epithelial cells (outside, like skin), and smooth muscle cells (lining of hollow organs)

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14
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how does ATP inhibit PFK-1?

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this is feedback inhibition in an allosteric location

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15
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how do you destroy disulfide bonds between cysteines?

A

reduction (add an H with acid maybe)

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16
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what does a dehydrogenase confusingly do?

A

add a phosphorus group! glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate to 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate in glycolysis

17
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what is a prion bruh?

A

a prion is a weirdly folded protein that causes other normally folded proteins to also become weirdly folded and harmed.

18
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where do nutrients absorbed in the small intestine go ?

A

they go to the liver to be processed

19
Q

which enzymes digest protein??

A

proteases bro. you know this shit

20
Q

please explain what happens in anaerobic respiration to me (including glycolysis and what happens after)

A

without oxygen, two atp, two nadh, and two pyruvate will be produced by glycolysis.

these go to fermentation where NADH gives its protons to pyruvate = NAD+ and lactic acid!!

without oxygen, only two ATP are produced. with oxygen, 38 ATP are produced.

21
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how many ATP does NADH and FADH2 make, respectively? how many protons did this require from them?

A

NADH: 3 ATP (Complex I pumps 4 H+ per 2e-)
FADH2: 2 ATP (Complex II->III pumps 4 H+ per 2 e-)
(Complex IV pumps 2 H+ when making
h20)

22
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where do microtubules originate from?

A

the centrosome “s for spawn”

23
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in what structure do sperm become motile/ swimmer bois?

A

the epididymis

24
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what is the Hawthorne effect?

A

when someone’s behavior changes when watched.

25
what is it called when you only give the socially-acceptable answer?
social desirability
26
conflict theory was proposed by who? what mainly does this mean it deals with?
Marx proposed conflict theory to deal with classes and resources
27
which neurotransmitter does the MCAT want you to associate with hallucinations?
serotonin, NOT dopamine
28
what type of people can delay gratification?
emotionally intelligent people
29
what is structural functionism?
every single social activity has an intended, unintended, or latent function.