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1
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Structure of an amino acid

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Amino group (NH2), alpha carbon, hydrogen, carboxylic acid group (COOH), variable side chain (R)

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Functional groups of an amino acid

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An amine group (-NH2) and a carboxylic acid acid (COOH)

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3
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How do naturally occurring amino acids differ

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The R group

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4
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Which amino acid isn’t optically active

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Glycine

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5
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Why are amino acids optically active

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They have a chiral carbon

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Which which optical isomer naturally occurs and what is the effect on plane polarised light

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L-isomer rotates plane polarised light anti-clockwise (the left)

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Can amino acid acids act as a base or an acid

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Both an acid and a base

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8
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Does an amino acid act as an acid or a base in a solution of acid

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Base

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9
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Does an amino acid act as an acid or a base in a solution of base

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Acid

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10
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Does an amino acid act as an acid or a base in a solution of isoelectric pH

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Zwitterion so both

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11
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Which part of an amino acid accepts a proton

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The lone pair on the NH2

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12
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Which part of the amino acid donates a proton

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Carboxylic acid

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13
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What is the isoelectric point

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pH at which is has no net charge. Midway between two pKa of its two functional groups

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14
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Which amino acid has the variable group H

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Glycine

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15
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Charge on an amino acid in a acidic solution

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Positive

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16
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Are cations positive or negative

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Positive

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17
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What binds join amino acids in a protein

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Peptide

18
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What sort of polymers are proteins

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Condensation polymers

19
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Define fibrous proteins

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Long chains of polypeptides found in bundles and insoluble in water

20
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Define globular proteins

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Polypeptide chains folded into roughly spherical shapes that are soluble in water

21
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Example of globular protein

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Haemoglobin

22
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Example of fibrous protein

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Keratin

23
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Define primary structure

A

The order of alpha-amino acids in a protein

24
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How do you determine the order of amino acids in a protein

A

Systematically hydrolyse the protein chain and identify each amino acid

25
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How do you separate amino acids

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TLC or paper chromatography

26
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What is a proteins secondary structure caused by

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Caused by hydrogen bonding between the N-H and the C=O groups of the peptide links along the protein chain causing alpha helix and beta pleated sheets

27
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Define alpha helix

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Hydrogen bonds formed every four amino acids forcing the chain into a cylindrical formation. Elastic and flexible.

28
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Define beta pleated sheets

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Parallel regions of the protein line up allowing hydrogen bonds to form between them, leading to a flat sheet like structure.

29
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Where do you find beta pleated sheet proteins

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In association with Alzheimer’s

30
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Define tertiary structure

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The overall 3D shape of a protein. Maintained by hydrogen bonds, ionic interactions and disulphides bonds between R groups of amino acids

31
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What is the tertiary structure necessary for

A

Biochemical activity

32
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What is broken when a protein is denatured

A

Tertiary structure

33
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What are disulphides bonds

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Between two -SH variable groups. Form strong S-S bonds

34
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How can sulphide bonds be broken

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They are destroyed by heat, reduction or reaction with a base

35
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Define enzyme

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Proteins that act as biological catalysts, providing an alternative reactions of lower Eact

36
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How do enzymes works

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Substrates bond in an active site.

37
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Define lock and key hypothesis

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Only molecules that have the right shape can fit into the active site

38
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What determines how a substrate will bind

A

The size and orientation of an amino acid

39
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How does a substrate bind to the active site

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Hydrogen bonding, ionic bonding, and van der waals forces

40
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What does a stereospecific active site cause

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An active site which bonds to only one enantiomer of a racemate

41
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Define enzyme inhibitor

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A molecule that binds to an enzyme active site and decrease its activity is called an enzyme inhibitor

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