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Biomolecules Flashcards

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Amino Acids

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essential AA

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threonine
tryptophan
valine
leucine
lysine
isolysin
methionine
phenyl alanine

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3
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Semi essential AA

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Histidine
arginine

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4
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Non essential AA

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alanine
tyrosine
cysteine
serine
glutamine
aspartic acid
asparagine
proline
glycine
glutamic acid

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5
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Types of AA on basis of side chain

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Acidic, basic, Sulphur, neutral, alcohol, heterocyclic, aromatic

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Acidic AA

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Aspartic acid
glutamic acid

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Basic AA

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Lysine
Arginine

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Neutral AA

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Glycine
alanine
valine
isoleucine
leucine

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Sulphur AA

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cysteine
methionine

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10
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Alcohol AA

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serine
threonine

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Heterocyclic AA

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proline
histidine
tryptophan

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12
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Aromatic AA

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tryptophan
phenylalanine
tyrosine

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Function of AA

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14
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Function of proteins

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15
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Contractile

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actin, myosin

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16
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enzyme

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pepsin, tripsine

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17
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carrier/ transport

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GLUT

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18
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Denfence

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immunoglobulin, antibodies

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Receptors

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sensory receptors

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Pigments

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hemoglobin, cytochrome, myoglobin

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Structural

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collagen, elastin

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Storage

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glutelin, glutenin

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sweet protein

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brazzein, monellin, thaumatin

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Tyrose

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thyroxine, melanin, dopamine

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Catecholamine

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adrenaline/ epinephrine and nor adrenaline/ nor epinephrine

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Tryptophan

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Melatonin, serotonin, auxin, iaa, iba, nicotinamide, vit b3, niacin

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Histamine

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Glycine

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Alanine

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Coenzyme a

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Ornithine and citrulline (non pancreatic enzyme)

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urea cycle in liver

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Tyrosine

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thyroxine, melanin, dopamine

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Tryptophan

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Melatonin, serotonin, auxin, iaa, iba, nicotinamide, vit b3, niacin

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Catecholamine

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adrenaline/ epinephrine and nor adrenaline/ nor epinephrine

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Histamine

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Glycine

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Alanine

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Coenzyme a

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Ornithine and citrulline (non pancreatic enzyme)

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urea cycle in liver

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Enzyme

38
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Types of co- factor

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prosthetic grp- tightly bound
eg- haem- catalase, peroxidase

Coenzyme- loosely bound, short period of time
eg- NADP/ NAD, FAD, FMN

Metal part- eg; salivary amylase- cl-
urea- ni-
cytochrome oxidase- fe, cu
carboxy peptidase and carbonic anhydrase- zn 2+

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Classes of enzyme

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oxo reductase / dehydrogenase, transferase, Hydrolase, Lipase, Isomerase, Ligase

40
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oxo reductase / dehydrogenase

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redox rx.
eg; catalase, peroxidase, reductase, dehydrogenase, oxidase

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transferase

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eg; transaminase, kinase, hexokinase

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Hydrolase

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digestive enzyme; protease, proteolytic enz, lipase, amylase, nuclease

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Lyase

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aldolase, decarboxylase, carbonic anhydrase

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Isomerase

45
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Ligase

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