BIOLOGY EXAM Flashcards
What are functional groups?
A functional group is a group of atoms that affect the function of a molecule; usually ionic and strongly polar
What are the 7 functional groups?
Aldehyde, ketone, carboxyl, amino, phosphate, sulfhydryl, hydroxyl
What is a hydrogen bond?
The attractive force between a partial positively (δ+) charged hydrogen atom to a partial negatively (δ-) charged atom – only N, O, or F atoms
What is a glycosidic linkage?
a bond between 2 monosaccharides. These bonds are formed by dehydration synthesis reactions and most commonly bind from the hydroxyl group on carbon 1 on the first monosaccharide and hydroxyl group on carbon 4 on the second monosaccharide.
What is a phosphodiester linkage?
Link that is formed between nucleotides by a phosphate bridge; the phosphate group of one nucleotide is linked by a phosphodiester bond to the deoxyribose of the adjacent nucleotide.
What is a dehydration reaction?
Used to assemble small molecules together into larger ones. The removal of -OH from one reactant and -H from the other reactant form water; the rest of the other two reactants from a new compound.
Reactant (with -OH) + Reactant (with -H) -> Product + Water
What is a hydrolysis reaction?
used to break a large molecule into smaller molecules with the addition of water. Water is a reactant that splits the other reactant molecule into a product with -OH and a product with -H.
Reactant + Water -> Product (with -OH) + Product (with -H)
What is an enzyme?
a protein that changes the rate of a chemical reaction without being changed themselves
Ex. amylase speeds up the hydrolysis of amylose (starch) into maltose.
What is a substrate?
A substance that is recognized by and binds to an enzyme. They tend to be much smaller than the enzyme and interact with the specific groove on the enzyme called an active site.
What is the induced-fit hypothesis?
Enzymes will change shape so that the active site is more percise to bind to the specified substrate. The reaction proceeds, and the enzyme will release the products from the enzyme-substrate complex, leaving the enzyme unchanged and ready to bind again.
What is the purpose of carbohydrates?
sources of short term energy, building materials and cell communication
What are the 3 types of carbohydrates?
monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides
What is a monosaccharide?
Single sugar and simplest carbohydrate. It is distinguished by a carbonyl group (an aldehyde, called an aldose, or a ketone, called a ketose) and length of carbon chain (3 carbons-triose,
5 carbons-pentose, and 6 carbons-hexose)
Ex. glucose, fructose
When shape is a monosaccharide if it is in a dry state?
Linear
What shape is a monosaccharide if it is dissolved in water
Ring
What are the 2 configurations of the carbohydrate ring?
alpha 𝛂 configuration and beta 𝜷 configuration
What is alpha configuration?
The OH group on #1 carbon is below the plane
What is beta configuration?
The OH group on #1 carbon is above the plane
What is a dissacharide?
2 monosaccharides joined together by a dehydration reaction via 1-4 glycosidic linkage.
Ex. maltose, lactose, sucrose
What is a polysaccharide? What shape can they take? What are their properties?
formed by linking monosaccharides by glycosidic linkages. They can be straight chained or branched. Polysaccharides are very polar and hydrophilic, however their size makes them insoluble in water.
Which specific carbohydrates (polysaccharides) are important for energy storage?
Starch and glycogen
What is the purpose of starch?
main energy storage for glucose in plants.
What is the purpose of glycogen?
main energy storage for glucose in animals.
Which carbohydrates (polysaccharides) are important for structural support?
Cellulose and chitin