Biomolecules

Question 1

Maltose is the combination of…?

Answer 1

Glucose + Glucose via alpha-1,4 bonds

Question 2

Lactose is the combination of…?

Answer 2

Glucose + Galactose via ß-1,4 bonds

Question 3

Sucrose is the combination of…?

Answer 3

Glucose + Sucrose via alpha-1, ß-2 bonds

Question 4

What is the Pasteur effect?

Answer 4

Suppression of glycolysis during aerobic conditions

Question 5

What is the Warburg effect?

Answer 5

Increased rates of glycolysis in the presence of O2 due to cancer cells.
Cancer cells take up more glucose than normal cells

Question 6

Isoprenoids are the combination of what 2 molecules?

Answer 6

Acetyl-CoA + IPP

Question 7

What type of omega fatty acid is linolenic acid?

Answer 7

Omega-3

Question 8

What type of omega fatty acid is linoleic acid?

Answer 8

Omega-6

Question 9

What type of omega fatty acid is arachidonic acid?

Answer 9

Omega-6

Question 10

What are the NONpolar/hydrophobic amino acids?

Answer 10

Ala, Gly, Ile, Leu, Met, Phe, Pro, Trp, Val

Question 11

What are the polar/neutral amino acids?

Answer 11

Asp, Cys, Glu, Ser, Thr, Tyr

Question 12

What are the polar/negatively charged amino acids?

Answer 12

Aspartic acid, Glutamic acid

Question 13

What are the polar/positively charged amino acids?

Answer 13

Arg, His, Lys