Biomolecules Flashcards by riddzzz Unknown | Brainscape

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Aromatic aa

A

Tryptophan phenylalanine tyrosine

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Pigments as 2° metabolites

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Carotenoids, anthocyanin

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Alkaloids

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Morphine, codeine

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Terpenoids

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Monoterpenes, di terpenes

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Essential oils

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Lemon grass oil

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Toxins

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Abrin ricin

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Lectins

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Concavalin A

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Drugs

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Vinblastin curcumin

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Polymeric substances

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Rubber, gums, cellulose

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Size of micromolecules

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18 - 800 (<1000 dalton )

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Acid insoluble pool

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Proteins nuclei acids, #lipids, poly saccharides

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composition of water, proteins,

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70 - 90 %, 10 - 15.%

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Nuclei acids, ions

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5 -7%, 1%

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Carbohydrate s lipids %

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3%, 2%

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Collagen function

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Intercellular ground substance

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Trypsin function

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Enzyme

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Insulin function

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Hormone

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Antibody

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Protection

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Receptors function

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Sensory reception

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GLUT-4

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Enables glucose transport into cells

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Most abundant protein in animal world

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Collagen

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Most abundant protein in whole biosphere

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Rubisco

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Cellulose is a

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Polymeric, polysaccharide,

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Cellulose is a homopolymer

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Of glucose

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Cellulose variants in plants and animals

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Starch, glycogen

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Insulin is a polymer of

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Fructose

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In a polysaccharide chain; the right end is

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Reducing

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Non reducing

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Heft end of polysaccharide chain

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There are more complex polysaccharides in nature -true or false

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True

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Building blocks of complex polysaccharides

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Amino sugars, chemically modified sugars

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Eg of complex building blocks of polysaccharides

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Glucosamine ,NAG

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Building blocks of nucleic acids

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Nucleotide

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Heterocyclic structure of nucleic acids

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Purines, pyrimidines

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Proteins are

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Heteropolymers containing strings of aa