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Biochemistry Flashcards

1
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Key elements present in living organisms as inorganic ions

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Magnesium (Mg^2+)
Iron (Fe^2+)
Calcium (Ca^2+)
Phosphate (PO4^3-)
Nitrate (NO^3-)
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Magnesium

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Constituent of chlorophyll (needed for photosynthesis)

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Iron

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Constituent of haemoglobin (needed for O2 transport in blood)

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Calcium

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Hardens bones and teeth

Component of plant cell walls

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Phosphate

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Make nucleotides (ATP, RNA, DNA)
Constituent of phospholipids
Hardens bones

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6
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Nitrate

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Nitrogen from nitrate makes nucleotides (ATP, RNA, DNA)

Amino acid formation

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Water (polarity, H bonds, surface tension, solvent, thermal properties, metabolite)

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  • Dipolar molecule
  • Hydrogen bonds between water molecules
  • Water molecules join together to form skin of water at skin tension
  • Water is a solvent for polar molecules like salts
  • Water used for transport
  • Water has a high latent heat of vaporisation (requires lots of heat to change state e.g. Perspiration)
  • Water has a high specific heat capacity (requires a lot of energy to raise temperature) water is stable
  • anomalous expansion of water (ice less dense than water)
  • chemical reactions occur in water due to transport of ions and polar molecules when particles meet
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8
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Water - What happens when sweating/perspiring?

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Water has a high latent heat of vaporisation
Liquid water –energy–> water vapour
Requires a lot of energy to change state

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9
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Respiration equation

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Glucose + water ==> carbon dioxide + water

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10
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Photosynthesis equation

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Water + carbon dioxide ==> oxygen + glucose

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Elements in Lipids

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

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13
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What happens in a condensation reaction?

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Water is formed

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14
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What happens in a hydrolysis reaction?

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Water is used

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What is a condensation reaction?

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Water is chemically removed to form a bond between adjacent monomers

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What is a hydrolysis reaction?

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Water chemically added to break a bond between two monomers

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17
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Elements in Phospholipids

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus

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17
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Elements in Amino Acids and Proteins

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, (Sulphur)

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18
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Elements in Carbohydrates

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

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Elements in Nucleic Acids

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Nitrogen

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20
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What are trioses?

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3 Carbon sugars

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What are pentoses?

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5 Carbon sugars

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21
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What are hexoses?

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6 Carbon sugars

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23
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What is a polymer?

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A large molecule comprising of repeated, identical units (monomers) bonded together

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24
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Examples of carbohydrates

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Glucose, fructose, sucrose, ribose, lactose, starch/amylose, glycogen

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Monomer

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Single unit sugar

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26
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Monosaccharides

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1 sugar

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Disaccharide

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2 sugars

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Polysaccharide

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2+ sugars

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29
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Carbohydrates/monosaccharides rules

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All Carbons in a straight line
One Carbon will have a =O bond
All other Carbons will have a -OH bond
Gaps filled with Hydrogens

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30
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Isomer

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Same formula, different structure

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31
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3 types of monosaccharides

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Trioses, Pentoses, Hexoses

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32
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Triose

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C3H6O3
Important in metabolism
Intermediates of respiration and photosynthesis

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33
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Pentoses

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C5H10O12

Constituents of nucleotides (deoxyribose in DNA, ribose in RNA,ATP,ADP)

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34
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Hexose

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C6H12O6
Source of energy in respiration (e.g. Glucose)
C-H and C-C bonds broken to release energy to make ATP

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35
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Monosaccharides that make Maltose

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Glucose + Glucose

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36
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Monosaccharides that make Lactose

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Glucose + Galactose

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37
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Monosaccharides that make Sucrose

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Glucose + Fructose

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38
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Maltose

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Sugar transported in seeds

Used in beer

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39
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Lactose

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Milk sugar (found in mammalian milk)
Transports energy from mother to baby
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40
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Sucrose

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Transported in phloem of plants

Product of photosynthesis

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41
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A hydrolysis reaction of Maltose plus water would make…

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2 alpha glucose molecules

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42
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Monosaccharides used for…

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Energy in respiration

To build larger carbohydrates

43
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Disaccharides used in…

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Transport of energy

44
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Polysaccharides used in…

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Structural support or storage

45
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Starch is made of..

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Alpha glucose polymerised together (same way up)
2 polymers
Amylose, a component if starch (1,4 bonds) is a helix with smaller helixes off it called amylopectin (1,6 bonds) which is also a component of starch

[alpha-glucose units joined together + 2 polymers, amylose and amylopectin]

46
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Starch allows…

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Plants to store glucose

47
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Amylose is..

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A component of starch

48
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Amylose made of…

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Helix of starch, has chains of amylopectin

49
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Glycogen is made of…

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Alpha glucose with short 1,4 and many 1,6 bonds

Has chains of amylopectin

50
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Glycogen is…

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The main storage product in animals
Found in liver (sometimes muscles)
Similar to starch but has more side chains for enzymes to attack and digest more quickly

51
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Cellulose is..

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Structural polysaccharide found in plant cell walls

A polymer of Beta Glucose

52
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Cellulose made of…

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Beta glucose (1,4 bonds) where every other Beta glucose is rotated 180 degrees resulting in a straight chain microfibre

53
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Chitin contains CHON so is a…

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Polysaccharide derivative

54
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Chitin is a…

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Structural polysaccharide found in exoskeletons of insects and fungal cell walls

55
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Chitin contains…

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CHON
(O and N found in Amide)
Double Hydrogen bonds between Amides

56
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Alpha glucose is when…

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H is above C1

57
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Beta glucose is when…

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H is below C1

58
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Starch is…

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A large molecule (transport difficult)
Insoluble
Good for plants (stays put- plant can break down for growth and energy)

59
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Test for starch

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Add iodine to starch and solution will turn from orange/brown to blue/black

60
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Test for reducing sugars and non reducing sugars

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Add Benedict’s solution to reducing sugar and heat to 80 degrees. Will turn from blue to red. If done to a non reducing sugar, negative result (stays blue). To achieve positive result, hydroxide with HCl acid then retest

61
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Test for protein

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Add Biuret solution to protein. Will turn from blue to lilac (purple)

62
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Test for lipids (fats and oils)

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Add ethanol to lipid (oil) then to water. Will turn from clear to cloudy (produces a white emulsion)

63
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All fats are…

64
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Lipids contain…

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CHO (mostly C and H, some O)

65
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Fats and oils composed of…

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Fatty acids and glycerol

66
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Lipids broken down by…

67
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3 fatty acids plus 1 glycerol…

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Triglyceride

68
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What bond is in a triglyceride?

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Ester bonds

69
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What is an Ester bond?

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O O
\ //
C

(C double bonded to O and bonded to another O)

70
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Properties of lipids

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  • used as an energy reserve in plants and animals
  • thermal insulator (stored under skin)
  • protection (around organs)
  • metabolic water source
  • waterproof (insoluble- forms waxy cuticle)
  • low density helps float
  • nerve transmission
  • steroids and cholesterol
  • used in cell membrane formation (phospholipid bilayer)
71
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Phospholipids contain…

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CHOP

Triglyceride with a fatty acid replaced with a phosphate group

72
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Basis of cell membrane

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Phospholipid bilayer

73
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Unsaturated fats have…

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At least one C=C bond

74
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Unsaturated fats are…

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Good for human health (found in plants)

75
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Saturated fats are..

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Bad for human health (found in meat)

76
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Diet of saturated fats…

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Low density lipoproteins (LDL) build up- increased risk of heart disease

77
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Diet of unsaturated fats…

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More High density lipoproteins (HDL)- higher HDL:LDL ratio decreases risk of heart disease

78
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Amino acids contain…

79
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Basic structure of an amino acid…

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Amino group
R group (variable side chain of CHON(S))
Hydrogen atom
Carboxyl group

80
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How many amino acids are in living cells?

81
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Simplest amino acids?

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Glycine and Valine

81
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What is a peptide bond?

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O H
\ /
C - N

(C double bond to O and bonded to a NH)

82
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Product of amino acids reacting

83
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What are the levels of protein structure?

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Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary

84
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What bond forms when Glycine and Valine react?

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Peptide bond

85
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What are classifications of proteins?

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Globular and fibrous

85
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What are globular proteins used for?

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Enzymes, antibodies, hormones

86
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What are fibrous proteins used for?

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Keratin in hair

Structural functions

87
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Primary protein structure

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Determined by DNA
Gives type, number and sequence of amino acids in polypeptide chain
One gene codes for one polypeptide
Peptide bonds between each amino acid

88
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Bonds in primary protein

89
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Secondary structure in proteins

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Shape after primary
Peptide and hydrogen bonds
Hydrogen bonds twist and folds polypeptide to form an alpha helix (or a beta pleated sheet)

90
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Bonds in secondary protein

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Peptide and hydrogen

91
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Tertiary structure proteins

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Shape after secondary
Alpha helix further folded and twisted to give a 3D structure
Peptide, hydrogen, disulphide, ionic (& covalent hydrophobic) bonds
Bonds maintain active site shape

92
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Bonds in tertiary structure

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Peptide, hydrogen, disulphide, ionic (& covalent hydrophobic) bonds

93
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Enzymes have a _____ structure

94
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Bonds in tertiary structure are to…

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Maintain active site shape

95
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Quaternary structure protein

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Combination of 2 or more different polypeptide chains in tertiary structure
Associated with non protein groups and form large complex molecules (e.g haemoglobin)

96
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Haemoglobin

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4 polypeptide chains
4 genes needed to code for haemoglobin (each polypeptide molecule different)
Associated with non protein groups (haem group)
Quaternary protein structure

97
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Collagen

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3 polypeptide molecules
1 gene needed to code for collagen (each polypeptide molecule the same)
Not associated with non protein groups
Secondary protein structure

98
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Globular proteins suited to function…

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Compact, folded into 3D spherical molecules

Soluble in water

99
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Fibrous proteins suited to function…

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Polypeptides in chains/sheets with cross linkages to form long fibres
Insoluble in water

100
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Example of globular protein and its function

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Haemoglobin - transports O2 to tissues

101
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Example of fibrous protein and its function

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Collagen - provided properties needed in tendons

Biology AS Level unit 1 (7 decks)

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