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Reverse transcriptase:
violates ________
RNA –> ???
replication of?

A
  • violates central dogma
  • RNA –> cDNA (complimentary)
  • replication of retroviruses (HIV)
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ncRNA:
skips _____
ex?

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noncoding RNA
skips translation
tRNA, rRNA

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Epigenetics:

ex?

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  • different phenotypes without making changes to the underlying DNA sequence
  • can have the same DNA in all body cells but not all cells look or behave exactly the same
  • DNA methylation, histone modification
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peptide bond?
^ makes aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-aa?
^ makes what?

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between 2 amino acids
polypeptide
protein

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peptide bond formed by

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nucleophilic addition-elimination rxn b/w carboxylic acid group of aa 1 and amino group of aa 2 creating amide bond

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peptide bond cleaved/broken by?

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acid hydrolysis and proteolysis

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acid hydrolysis

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  • heat + acid

- nonspecific form of cleavage of peptide bond

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proteolysis

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uses enzyme protease

specific

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what are the special aa?

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histidine, proline, glycine, cysteine

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pH < pKa: protonation or deprotonation?

pH > pKa: protonation or deprotonation?

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protonation

deprotonation

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why is histidine a special aa?

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pKa of side chain = 6.5 = physiological pH so it exists in the protonated and deprotonated state so it can stabilize or destabilize an active side of a protein

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why is proline a special aa?

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has a secondary alpha amino group (the side chain forms a 2nd bond w N on amino group)

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why is glycine a special aa?

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it has the simplest side chain
no chiral alpha C
flexible/free rotation around alpha C

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why are proline and glycine special in terms of secondary protein structure?

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proline and glycine cause the alpha-helix structure to “kink” = ALPHA HELIX BREAKERS

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cysteine vs cystine

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cysteine: reduced form (e for e- so have e- in reduced form); thiol- (SH)
cystine: oxidized form; 2 cysteines come together via disulfide bridge

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how to form cystine?

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2 cysteines: reducing –> oxidizing

-gain e- by loss of H and bond form b/w 2 sulfurs (disulfide bridge)

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extracellular space: reducing or oxidizing? thiol or disulfide form?
intracellular space: reducing or oxidizing? thiol or disulfide form?

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extra: oxidizing, disulfide
intra: reducing, thiol (antioxidants are inside the cell)

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18
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what is hemoglobin?

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a protein (made of aa) that transports oxygen to tissues which creates ATP and energy

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if amino group (NH2) is on the left for a fischer projection of an aa, what is its configuration?
if on the right?

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L-aa

D-aa

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what is the configuration found in humans?

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L

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L and D configurations are ______ b/c they are mirror images that are not _______

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enantiomers

superimposable

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what is an alkyl group?

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CnH2n+1

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classification of aa?

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NP, hydrophobic

Polar, hydrophilic

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NP, hydrophobic splits into which 2 functional group classifications?

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alkyl and aromatic

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what are the 7 NP, hydrophobic, alkyl aa?
``` Glycine Alanine Valine Methionine Leucine Isoleucine Proline ```
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glycine?
NP, hydrophobic, alkyl | side chain: -H
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alanine?
NP, hydrophobic, alkyl | side chain: CH3
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valine?
NP, hydrophobic, alkyl | side chain: -CH(CH3)2
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methionine
NP, hydrophobic, alkyl | side chain: -CH2CH2SCH3
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leucine?
NP, hydrophobic, alkyl | side chain: -CH2CH(CH3)2
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isoleucine?
NP, hydrophobic, alkyl | side chain: -CH(CH3)CH3CH2
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proline?
NP, hydrophobic, alkyl | side chain: secondary alpha N
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what are the 2 NP, hydrophobic, aromatic aa?
phenylalantine | tryptophan
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phenylalantine?
NP, hydrophobic, aromatic | side chain: -CH2aromaticring
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tryptophan?
NP, hydrophobic, aromatic | side chain: 2 rings --> first ring looks like side chain of proline (NH) and second ring is aromatic
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polar, hydrophilic splits into what 3 categories?
neutral acid base
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what are the 6 neutral aa?
``` Serene Threonine Asparagine Glutamine Cysteine Tyrosine ```
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serene?
Polar, hydrophilic, neutral | side chain: CH2OH
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threonine?
Polar, hydrophilic, neutral | side chain: CH(OH)CH3
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asparagine?
Polar, hydrophilic, neutral | side chain: CH3CONH2
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glutamine?
Polar, hydrophilic, neutral | side chain: CH2CH2CONH2
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cysteine
Polar, hydrophilic, neutral | side chain: CH2SH
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tyrosine?
Polar, hydrophilic, neutral | side chain: -C-aromaticring-OH
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why are S,T,A,G,C,T neutral aa?
the side chain contains an O or an S which has a localized - charge and the rest of the side change has a + charge
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what are the 2 polar, hydrophilic, acidic aa?
Aspartic acid | Glutamic Acid
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aspartic acid?
Polar, hydrophilic, acidic | side chain: -CH2COOH
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glutamic acid?
Polar, hydrophilic, acidic | side chain: -CH2CH2COOH
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what makes aspartic acid and glutamic acid acidic?
they have a carboxylic group in their side chain = strong H donor
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after donating H, what do aspartic acid and glutamic acid become when in anion form?
aspertate | glutamate
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what are the 3 polar, hydrophilic, basic aa?
Histidine Lysine Arginine
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histidine?
polar, hydrophilic, basic | side chain: -C-ringwNandN
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lysine?
polar, hydrophilic, basic | side chain: -CH(CH2)3NH2
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arginine?
polar, hydrophilic, basic | side chain: -CH2(CH3)2N(NH2 and NH)H
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why are histidine, lysine, and arginine basic?
their side chain has N atoms = strong H acceptor
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primary structures for proteins determines what? | primary structure is stabilized by?
aa sequence | peptide bond
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secondary structures for proteins is? | secondary structure is stabilized by?
backbone interactions | H bonds
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two types of secondary structures?
``` alpha helix (coiled spring) beta pleated sheet (parallel or anti-parallel depending on if amino ends and carboxyl ends line up with themselves or each other) ```
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tertiary structures determined by? | stabilized by?
distant group interactions | H bonds, vander waals forces, disulfide bridge (cys aa), hydrophobic packing
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quaternary structure determined by? | stabilized by?
bonding b/w multiple polypeptides | same interactions that determine tertiary structure
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an individual polypeptide in a group of folded polypeptides is called?
subunit

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