Biological Molecules WK2 L4 Flashcards
WHAT ARE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS?
COMPUNDS CONTAINING CARBON
WHAT ARE THE 4 PRIMARY CATEGORIES OF OF ORGANIC COMPOUND?
CARBOHYDRATES, LIPIDS, PROTEINS, NUCLEIC ACID
HOW MANY VALENCE ELECTRONS DOES CARBON HAVE?
4
WHAT IS A PROTEIN MADE UP OF?
A CHAIN OF AMINO ACIDS
WHAT ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS (MONOMER) FOR PROTEINS?
AMINO ACIDS
WHAT ARE AMINO ACIDS MADE FROM?
CENTRA CARBON ATOM - CARBOXYL GROUP - AMINO GROUP - HYDROGEN
WHAT ARE SIDE CHAINS AND HOW MANY ARE THERE?
AROUND 20 DIFFRENT TYPES OF AMINO ACIDS
HOW MANY AMINO ACID STRUCTURES ARE THERE?
4 - PRIMARY - SECONDARY - TERTIARY - QUARTERNARY
WHAT IS THE POLYMER IN AMINO ACIDS?
THE FINAL PROTEIN STRUCTURE
WHAT ARE THE AMINO ACIDS PRIMARY STRUCTURE SHAPES?
BETA PLEATED - ALPHA HELIX
WHAT IS A TERTIARY STRUCTURE?
THE AMINO ACID CHAINS IN 3 DIMENSIONAL SPACE
WHAT IS A QUATERNARY STRUCTURE?
MULTIPLE AMINO ACID TERTIARY STRUCTURES TOGETHER
WHAT IS AN ENZYME?
A PROTEIN THAT DOES THINGS NON STOP
WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF AN ENZYME?
TO SPEED UP METABOLISM AND CHEMICAL REACTIONS ON THE BODY
WHAT IS DENATURING?
WHEN THE ENZYME IS NO LONGER ACTIVE/FUNCTIONING DUE TO INCORRECT PH LEVELS OR EXTREME HEAT
WHAT ARE CARBOHYDRATES MADE OF?
CARBON - HYDROGEN - OXYGEN
WHAT IS THE GENERAL FORMULA OF CARBOHYDRATES?
(CH2O)N