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Biochemistry Summary Flashcards

Missing Glycolysis

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Bond Strengths strongest to weakest

A

Covalent, Ionic, Hydrogen, Hydrophobic interaction, Van der Waals

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OILRIG

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Oxidation is loss
Reduction is gain

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AH + B <-> A + BH
Which is reducing agent?
Which is oxidising agent?

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A - reducing agent
B - oxidising agent

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What do peptides and proteins consist of?

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Amino acids

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5
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Types of lipids

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triglycerides, phospholipids, steroids

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Types of nucleic acid

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DNA, RNA

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Types of carbohydrate

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Mono, di, poly, saccharides

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When free energy is negative, the reaction is exergonic, can reaction occur spontaneously?

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Yes (-delta G)

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When free energy is positive, the reaction is endergonic, can reaction occur spontaneously?

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No (+delta G)

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What is the primary structure of a protein?

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Sequence of amino acids

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What is the secondary structure of a protein?

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Formation of polypeptide backbone

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What is the tertiary structure of a protein?

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Folding into a 3D shape

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What is the quaternary structure of a protein?

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Spacial arrangement of multiple units

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14
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What type of structure does collagen have?

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Triple helix

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15
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Where is collagen abundant?

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Connective tissue

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16
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What is SER responsible for?

A

Synthesis of steroid hormones

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17
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What is RER responsible for?

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Synthesis of polypeptides

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18
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What is Mitochondria responsible for?

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ATP synthesis, can multiply independently

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19
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What is the Golgi apparatus responsible for?

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Distributes and modifies proteins

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20
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What is Ribosomes responsible for?

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Location where RNA is translated into a protein

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21
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What is a Prokaryote?

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Single cell organism that does not have a defined nucleus

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What is a eukaryote?

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Normal cell with a nucleus

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Nucleoside consists of

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Base + Sugar

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24
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Nucleotide consists of

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Nucleoside + phosphate

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25
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What are the purines?

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Adenine and Guanine

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26
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What are the pyrimidines?

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Thymine and Cytosine
In RNA Uracil

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27
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What type of bonds are between 3’ OH group and 5’ triphosphate

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Phosphodiester bond

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28
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Which base pairs with Adenine in DNA?

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Thymine

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29
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Which base pair with Adenine in RNA?

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Uracil

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30
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Which base pairs with Thymine?

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Adenine

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Which base pairs with Cytosine?

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Which base pairs with Guanine?

33
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Which direction does DNA replication take place?

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5’ to 3’ direction

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What is DNA replication catalysed by?

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DNA polymerases

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What is required for DNA replication?

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RNA primer

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Which end is always free on the leading strand during DNA replication?

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How is the lagging strand replicated during DNA replication?

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In short fragments called Okazaki fragments

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What unwinds DNA during DNA replication?

39
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What is the strand structure of RNA?

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Single stranded and contains a stem loop

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What is rRNA responsible for?

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Combines with proteins to form ribosomes, where protein synthesis takes place

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What is tRNA responsible for?

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Carries amino acids to be incorporated into protein

42
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Which class of RNA contains an anticodon?

43
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What do anticodons consist of?

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3 nucleotides

44
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What is mRNA responsible for?

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Carries genetic information for protein synthesis

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What are RNA polymerases?

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Multi-subunit complexes

46
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What type of RNA polymerase synthesises all mRNA?

47
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What are the stages of transcription during DNA replication?

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RNA polymerase binding
DNA chain separation
Transcription initiation
Elongation
Termination

48
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DNA replication - transcription
What happens during RNA polymerase binding?

A

Detection of initiation states on DNA (promoters)
Requires transcription factors

49
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DNA replication - transcription
What happens during DNA chain separation?

A

DNA unwinds

50
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DNA replication - transcription
What happens during Elongation?

A

Addition of further nucleotides to RNA chain

51
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DNA replication - transcription
What happens during Termination?

A

Release of finished RNA

52
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What is the transcription factor required for all Pol II transcribed genes?

53
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What are the coding regions of genes?

54
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What are the non-coding regions of genes?

55
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How are introns removed?

56
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When does splicing occur?

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Before translation into a protein

57
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What are the stages of Translation during DNA replication?

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Initiation
Elongation
Peptide bond formation and translocation
Termination

58
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DNA replication - Translation
What happens during Initiation?

A

Formation of initiation complex
Fuelled by GTP

59
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DNA replication - Translation
What happens during Elongation?

A

Anticodons of tRNA pair with codons on mRNA
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases catalyse the attachment of amino acids to corresponding tRNA molecules

60
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DNA replication - Translation
What happens during peptide bond formation and translocation?

A

Catalysing of peptide bond formation between amino acids at P and A sites

61
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DNA replication - Translation
What happens during termination?

A

Occurs when site A encounters a stop codon
Finished proteins cleave off tRNA

62
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What are the 3 tRNA binding sites?

A

E - Exit
P - Peptidyl
A - Aminoacyl

63
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What does degenerate genetic code mean?

A

Amino acids can have more than one codon
This is true for many amino acids

64
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What does unambiguous genetic code mean?

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Each codon codes for only one amino acid

65
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What do enzymes speed up?

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Rate at which reaction reaches equilibrium

66
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Do enzymes affect the position of equilibrium?

67
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How do enzymes work as catalysts?

A

They lower activation energy of reaction
They stabilise the transition state

68
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What are enzymes without a cofactor called?

A

Apoenzymes

69
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What are enzymes with a cofactor called?

A

Holoenzymes

70
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Where do substrates bind on an enzyme?

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Active site

71
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What is an induced fit?

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Binding of substrate causes a conformational change in the shape of the enzyme resulting in complementary fit

72
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Which enzyme catalyses phosphorylation?

73
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Where is cholesterol found?

A

Cell membranes
Component of myelin sheath

74
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What is cholesterol a precursor molecule of?

A

Steroid hormones
Vitamin D
Bile acids

75
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What lipid is the lipid bilayer made of?

A

Triglycerides

76
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What can triglycerides be used as?

A

Highly concentrated energy stores

MBCHB - PRINCIPLES 1 Summary (5 decks)

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