Amino Acids Flashcards
building blocks of proteins
Amino acids
organic molecule containing both carboxyl acid and amino functional groups
Amino acids
can be grouped as nonpolar,polar,acidic,basic
Amino acids
capable of being converted to glucose/sugar
Glucogenic Amino acid
capable of being converted to ketone
Ketogenic Amino acid
a process of changing/deviating from the native conformation
Denaturation
Denaturing agents:
- Heat
- Extreme pH
- Mercaptoethanol
constitute of 70% of the organic matter of a cell
Proteins
are polymers of amino acids linked by peptide bonds
Proteins
globular:
globule (ex.albumin)
fibrous:
large
structural protein;made up of 2AA
Collagen
blood vessels
Elastin
storage proteins, muscles
Myoglobin
transport proteins, carries O2 blood
Hemoglobin
hormones;controlling blood sugar
Insulin & Glucagon
antibodies
Immunoglobulins
Isolation/Sequencing of Proteins
- By polarity: salting out, precipitation
- By charge
- By size
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
Chromatography
_______phase may be either a liquid or a gas
Mobile phase
________phase is either a solid or a liquid
Contiguous stationary phase
Mobile phase: Non-polar
Stationary phase: Polar
Normal
Mobile phase: Polar
Stationary phase: Non-polar
Reverse