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Amino Acids Flashcards

1
Q

Building block of proteins composed of amino group and carboxyl group

A

Amino acids

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2
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What are the essential amino acids

A 
Valine  V
Leucine  L
Isoleucine  I
Phenylalanine  F
Methionine  M
Tryptophan  W
Lysine  K
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3
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Acidic amino acids

A

Aspartic D

glutamic acid E

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4
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Basic amino acids

A

Lysine K
Arginine R
Histidine H

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5
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Additional amino acids essential for growing babies

A

Arginine R

Histidine H

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6
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A compound that acts as an acid or base

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Amphoteric

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7
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An amino acid which has H as an R group

A

Glycine G

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8
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An amino acid which has CH3 as an R group

A

Alanine A

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9
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The connection between two amino acids

A

Peptide linkage

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10
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A substance that produces pain

A

Substance P

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11
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Secondary protein structure

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Alpha helix and beta pleated sheat

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12
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A fibrous protein that can be found in bones and tendons

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Collagen

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13
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Composition of a silk that has a structure of beta pleated sheet

A

Fibroin

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14
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A component of hair which are connected by disulfide bonds

A

Alpha k

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15
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How many oxygen molecules can one hemoglobin hold

A

4

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16
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An enzyme that catalyzes proteins in small intestine

A

Carboxypeptidase A

17
Q

A binding protein that defends the body from diseases by binding foreign substances in its antigen binding site

A

Immunoglobulin

18
Q

What protein structure can’t be altered by denaturation

A

Primary structure

19
Q

Which of the following is not a protein or amino acid test

a. Xanthoprotic test
b. Biuret test
C. Ninhydrin test
d. Tollens test

A

D. Tollens test

20
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It is the number of molecules an enzyme can react at a given time

A

Turnover number

21
Q

What percentage of the surface area of an enzyme is the active site

A

1-5%

22
Q

Whote proposed lock and key theorem

A

Emil fischer

23
Q

Who proposed induced fit theorem

A

Koshland

24
Q

It states that substrates are forced toward the product shape by enzyme bonding

A

Strain hypothesis

25
Q

Enzyme used in liquid soap manifacturing

A

Alcalase

26
Q

Enzyme used in powder detergent manufacturing

A

Savinase

27
Q

Enzyme used in industrial laundries

A

Esperase

28
Q

V vs S plot

A

Eisentaal and Cornish Bowden plot

29
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1/v vs 1/s plot

A

Lineweaver Burk plot

30
Q

S/V vs S

A

Hanes Woolf Plot

31
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V/S vs S

A

Eadie-Hofstee plot

32
Q

What are the two heterocylclic bases of nucleic acid

A

Purine and pyrimidine

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