BioChemistry Flashcards
1
Q
Carotenoids
functions
A
- photosynthesis
- vision on the vertebrates
- antioxidunts; membrane-protective
2
Q
Waxes
stracture
A
fatty acids esterfied with an alcohol group
3
Q
Mg 2
Ca 3
A
- strucure of the ribosomes
- chlorophyll molecule
/ - 99% in the bone
- muscle contraction
- blood clotting
4
Q
Protein % in a cell
A
2/3
5
Q
peptide chain
structure
Shortest/Longest
A
^v^v^v
70-80/800
6
Q
Hemoglobin
structure
A
2 a 141 amino acids
2 ß 146 amino acids
7
Q
Catalysts
types
A
proteins > enzymes
ribonucleic acids > ribozymes
8
Q
DNA %
in nucleus
in mitochondria
A
98%
2%
9
Q
mRNA
tRNA
rRNA
%
functions
A
2%
copies a region of DNA
15%
looks like a clover leaf
bind to AAs / transport to ribosomes
translate mRNA
80%
with ribosome proteins => comboses small and large subunit of ribosomes
