Biochemistry 2.1-2.4 Flashcards

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What is the difference between covalent and ionic bonds?

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  • covalent share electrons (stable)
  • ionic bonds easier to separate
    • dissociation
    • electrons move
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Why is water bipolar?

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  • oxygen negative
  • hydrogen positive
  • polarity
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What are hydrogen bonds?

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  • intermolecular force
  • dipole-dipole force
    • strongest
  • between water molecules
    • or bases of DNA
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What are properties of water?

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  • cohesion
    • water holds it shape (H-bonds)
    • surface tension
      • water “membrane” withstands pressure from air
  • adhesion
    • water reacts with polar substances (also solid)
    • capillary action
      • water hold together and sticks to glass
      • forces pull water upwards
  • thermal
    • water holds heat
    • high boiling point (H-bonds)
  • solvent
    • for polar and ionic substances
    • hydration shells
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Why is water more dense than ice?

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  • in liquid state molecules are densely packed
  • in ice water molecules are arranged in crystal lattice
    • more space between them
  • highest density at 4ºC
  • normally substances in liquid state have more space
  • hexagonal structure maximises the amount of hydrogen bonds between molecules
  • water reservoirs freeze at the top
    • organisms live underneath
    • isolates water from further freezing
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Boiling point of water vs methane

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  • hydrogen bonds are stronger and don’t allow for movement
  • b.p. of water higher
    • more energy to break H bonds
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What is specific heat capacity and heat of vaporisation?

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  • specific heat capacity
    • energy needed to raise temp of 1g by 1ºC
    • conductivity regulates temperature of living things
  • heat of vaporisation
    • energy needed for 1g to change from liquid to gas
    • no dehydration
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Water as a coolant

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  • water evaporation needs a lot of energy
  • sweat cools down body
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Why are biological membranes wet?

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  • alveoli, villi and capillaries
  • substances dissolve quickly
    • prevent collapsing
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Benefits of living in water?

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  • high density of water
    • swimming and floating
      • ice on top, underneath not frozen
  • transparent
    • photosynthesis
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Why is carbon necessary for living things?

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> 4 covalent bonds
complex molecules
gives and receives e-

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How are polymers formed?

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  • few molecules combined
    • large molecule
    • releasing small ones
  • ex.: water - dehydration reaction
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What is hydrolysis?

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  • hydrolysis → opposite of dehydration
  • polymer split into monomers + H2O
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Anabolism vs catabolism

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  • anabolism
    • formation of molecules from monomers
  • catabolism
    • breakdown of complex molecules into monomers
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How are carbohydrates, proteins and triglycerides synthesised?

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  • carbohydrate
    • monosaccharides → disaccharides → polysaccharides
  • proteins
    • amino acids → dipeptides → polypeptides
  • triglycerides
    • 3 fatty acids + glycerol → triglyceride
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Examples of saccharides

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  • sucrose → glucose + fructose
  • maltose → glucose + glucose
  • lactose → glucose + galactose
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How are peptide bonds created?

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  • condensation reaction
  • carboxyl group connects to amino group
    • water is released
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What are properties of glucose, fructose, sucrose and lactose?

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  • glucose
    • producing ATP
    • transported in blood
  • fructose
    • fruit sugar
    • energy source
  • sucrose
    • table sugar
    • transported in plants (plant sap)
  • lactose
    • milk sugar
    • energy for infants
    • digested by lactase
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What are bonds between 2 monosaccharides

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  • glycosidic bonds
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What are functions of carbohydrates?

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  • energy source
  • energy storage
    • starch - plants
    • glycogen - animals
  • structure
    • cellulose
  • cell membranes
    • glycoproteins
    • proteins + sugar = antigens
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What are the properties of glycogen and starch?

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  • glycogen
    • stores energy in muscles and liver
    • mobilised when blood glucose level drops
    • lots of branches and 2 glycosidic bonds
  • starch
    • stored in plants
    • starch has less glycosidic bonds and therefore less branches (or none)
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What is amylose and amylopectin?

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  • building blocks of starch
  • amylose = single strand
  • amylopectin = branched
    • plant growth
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What are the properties of cellulose?

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  • multiple B-glucose molecules
    • plant cell walls
    • put at 180º to previous → stable structure (wall)
  • digested by cellulase
  • humans can’t digest → fibre (pushes faeces out)
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What is the difference between unsaturated and saturated fats?

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  • saturated = single bonds only
  • unsaturated = double and single bonds
    • bent
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What is the difference between cis and trans fats?
- unsaturated fats → double bonds - difficult to rotate 2H+ mol. - on the same side → cis → bent - on opposite sides → trans
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What are phospholipids?
- fats with phosphate group - hydrophobic tails and hydrophilic heads → form plasma membrane
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Why are fats good energy storage?
- don’t affect osmosis of cell - long-term energy storage - harder to break down - more energy per unit of fat than sugar - thermal isolation and shock absorber
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What are LDL and HDL?
- LDL = low density lipoprotein (“bad cholesterol”) - more dense in cholesterol than proteins - used when fat deficiency - HDL = high density lipoprotein - carries excess cholesterol to liver
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How does cholesterol accumulate in blood vessels?
- LDL sticks to wall of vessels - endothelium destroyed - monocytes detect, macrophages destroy build-up - die from overeating - cholesterol builds up → cloth - fibrous cap covers the clot - calcium hardens - plaque (mountain) restricts blood flow
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How is insulin synthesised?
- preproinsulin (polypeptide) → proinsulin - chain C released → insulin created
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What are the levels of protein structure?
- primary (chain) - secondary (α helix or β sheets) - hydrogen bonds - tertiary (3D) - hydrophobic bonding (not an actual bond) - disulphide bridges - salt bridges (ions) - quaternary (more than one chain)
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What is the function of rubisco?
- enzyme (catalyst) for light-independent phase of photosynthesis - RuBP + CO2
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What is the function of insulin?
- animal hormone - secreted in β cells of pancreas - lower blood glucose level - triggers uptake by cells
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What is the function of immunoglobulins?
- immunoglobulins = antibodies - destroy foreign cells - recognise antigens - produced by lymphocytes - different structures
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What is the function of rhodopsin?
- light-sensitive protein - produced by rods (photoreceptors in retina) - B&W vision
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What is the function of collagen?
- building structure (connective tissue) - elastic
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What is the function of spider silk?
- resistant to pulling apart - used by spiders to make webs
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What is proteome?
- complete set of proteins expressed by an organism