Amines, Amino Acids and Proteins Flashcards
are compounds in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of the ammonia molecule have been replaced by hydrocarbon groups.
Amines
act as Lewis bases and are nucleophiles
Amines
the unshared electron pair on the N atom is responsible for most of the chemical properties of amines
Amines
TRUE OR FALSE:
Amines are classified as 1, 2 or 3 according to the number of hydrogen atoms that have been replaced
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE:
Amines also make an aromatic ring strongly activated towards electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS) reactions
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE:
Amines, whether soluble or insoluble in water, react quantitatively with weak acids to form water-soluble salts.
FALSE; it reacts quantitavely with strong acids
TRUE OR FALSE:
- Amines are non-polar compounds
- Both 1° and 2° amines form intermolecular hydrogen bonds.
- FALSE; they are polar compounds
- TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE:
The acid-base reaction between an amine and water involves transfer of a proton from water to amine.
TRUE
They are the buildings blocks of proteins.
Amino Acids
Each amino acid has a
1. _______
2. _______
3. ________
- Carboxyl Group
- Amino Group
- R Group (distinctive side chain)
TRUE OR FALSE:
In most aa, the amino group is bonded to the C atom which is attached to the carboxyl group
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE:
there are about 25 different α-amino acids obtained from the hydrolysis of different proteins and they differ only in the nature of the R groups
FALSE; they are only 20 different α-amino acids
TRUE OR FALSE:
In amino acids, the central carbon is surrounded by four different groups and only L-isomer occurs naturally.
TRUE
An absolute configuration; does not indicate the direction by which the molecule rotate plane
polarized light
D and L Configuration
TRUE OR FALSE:
The amino and carboxyl groups in aa undergo external acid-base reaction to form an external salt
FALSE; they undergo internal acid-base reaction to form an internal salt
TRUE OR FALSE:
Amino acids can exist as zwitterions or polar ions
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE:
Amino acids undergo the same reactions due to the amino and carboxyl groups
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE:
Similarities in chemical behavior arise when other functional groups are present in the R portion of the molecule
FALSE; Differences in chemical behavior arises
Formed by condensation reaction of amino acids with the removal of
water
Peptides
Complex Nitrogenous Organic Substances involved in all phases of cell metabolism
Proteins
Proteins are very (1. your answer here) and essentially consists of (2. your answer here) long chains which are coiled and folded in a definite number.
- Large
- One or more
In proteins, the individual chains are made up of amino acids which are connected by ____________?
amide linkages or peptide bonds