Amino Acids Flashcards

1
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building blocks of proteins

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Amino acids

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2
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organic molecule containing both carboxyl acid and amino functional groups

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Amino acids

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3
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can be grouped as nonpolar,polar,acidic,basic

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Amino acids

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4
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capable of being converted to glucose/sugar

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Glucogenic Amino acid

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5
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capable of being converted to ketone

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Ketogenic Amino acid

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6
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a process of changing/deviating from the native conformation

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Denaturation

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7
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Denaturing agents:

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  1. Heat
  2. Extreme pH
  3. Mercaptoethanol
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8
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constitute of 70% of the organic matter of a cell

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Proteins

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9
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are polymers of amino acids linked by peptide bonds

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Proteins

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10
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globular:

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globule (ex.albumin)

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11
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fibrous:

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large

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12
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structural protein;made up of 2AA

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Collagen

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13
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blood vessels

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Elastin

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14
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storage proteins, muscles

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Myoglobin

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15
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transport proteins, carries O2 blood

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Hemoglobin

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16
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hormones;controlling blood sugar

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Insulin & Glucagon

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17
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antibodies

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Immunoglobulins

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18
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Isolation/Sequencing of Proteins

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  1. By polarity: salting out, precipitation
  2. By charge
  3. By size
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19
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technique of separating the components, or solutes, of a mixture on the basis of the relative amounts of each solute distributed between a moving fluid stream

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Chromatography

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20
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_______phase may be either a liquid or a gas

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Mobile phase

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21
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________phase is either a solid or a liquid

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Contiguous stationary phase

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22
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Mobile phase: Non-polar
Stationary phase: Polar

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Normal

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23
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Mobile phase: Polar
Stationary phase: Non-polar

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Reverse

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24
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Xanthoproteic Test: Reagent

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HNO3

25
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Xanthoproteic Test: Positive

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Yellow or Orange ppt

26
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Xanthoproteic Test:Presence

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Phenylalanine

27
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Fohl’s Test: Reagent

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PbCH3COO

28
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Fohl’s Test:Positive

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Black ppt (PbS)

29
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Fohl’s Test:Presence

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Methionine

30
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Hopkin-Cole Test:Reagent

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Glyoxylic acid

31
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Hopkin-Cole Test:Positive

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Violet ring

32
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Hopkin-Cole Test:Presence

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Tryptophan

33
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Ninhydrin Test:Reagent

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Ninhydrin rgt

34
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Ninhydrin Test:Positive

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Primary: Violet
Secondary: Yellow

35
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Ninhydrin Test:Presence

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General test for free amino acids

36
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Millon-Nase:Reagent

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Hg

37
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Millon-Nase:Positive

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Pink/old Rose

38
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Millon-Nasse:Presence

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Phenolic rings, Tyrosine

39
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Sakaguchi Test:Reagent

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a-naphthol

40
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Sakaguchi Test:Positive

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Red/wine color

41
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Sakaguchi Test:Presence

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Arginine

42
Q

protein made by the liver

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Albumin

43
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it keeps fluid from leaking out of blood vessels, nourishes tissues and transports hormones, vitamin, drug and other substances throughout the body

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Albumin

44
Q

Disease related to albumin deficiency

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  1. Severe liver disease
  2. Kidney disease
45
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family of proteins found in grains like wheat, rye, spelt and barley

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Gluten

46
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two main proteins found in gluten

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Glutenin and Gliadin

47
Q

most severe form of gluten intolerance

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Celiac disease

48
Q

autoimmune disease that involves the body from treating gluten as an invader

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Celiac disease

49
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Common sources of gluten:

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  1. Wheat
  2. Spelt
  3. Rye
  4. Barley
  5. Bread
  6. Pasta
  7. Cereals
  8. Beer
  9. Pastries
50
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When wheat flour is washed this process removes the starch that when tested with I2 solution _____results give ______ solution

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Positive results give violet or purple solution

51
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The ________ material left is the gluten

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Insoluble material

52
Q

vital to oxygen transport and storage in vertebrates

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Myoglobin and Hemoglobin

53
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dominant in muscles

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Myoglobin

54
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dominant in blood

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Hemoglobin

55
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myoglobin can be isolated by using _________precipitation

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ammonium sulfate precipitation

56
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a common technique used to identify compounds, determine purities

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Thin layer chromatography

57
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also used to separate or differentiate substances according to their polarity

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Thin layer chromatography

58
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semi-quantitative method

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Thin layer chromatography

59
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special finely ground matrix (silica gel, alumina) is coated on a glass plate or a metal or plastic film as a thin layer

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Stationary phase: Thin layer chromatography