Bio 3-6 Flashcards
R-group
Represents the part of the amino acid core structure that makes each of the 20 different amino acids.
Amino acids
Building blocks
Monomer
A subunit that links together to form polymers.
Polymers=
Proteins
Condensation and dehydration reaction
Taking water out
Peptide
Fewer than 50 amino acids linked together
Poly peptides
More than 50 aminoacids linked together
Primary structure
Unique sequence of amino acids in a protein
Secondary structure
Alpha helices, beta pleated sheets
Tertiary
Backbone starts folding and bending
Quaternary structure
Final product
Denatured
Unfolded
Prions
Infectious disease causing agents that used to be normal proteins
Two functional groups that bound to the central carbon of every free amino acid monomer
Amino and carboxyl
What type of information is used to direct different polypeptides to fold into different shapes
Amino acid sequence
3 main categories of amino acids
Neutral, acidic, and basic
Bond that link amino acids
Peptide bond
Hydrolysis reaction
Water goes out to make a peptide bond
Types of interactions in a tertiary bond
Hydrogen bonding, disulfide bonds, and hydrophobic interactions