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Cell Chemistry Flashcards

1
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Electrostatic forces between protons and electrons of two different atoms that hold them together

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Chemical Bond

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2
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Holds atoms in the same molecule together

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Intramolecular bonds

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3
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Bond that forms between two different molecules

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Intermolecular bond

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4
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Bond formed by the attraction of oppositely charged ions through the loos or gain of electrons

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Ionic bond

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5
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Bond between two atoms where the electrons are shared

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Covalent bond

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6
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Allows rotation

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Single Covalent bond

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7
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Allows bending

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Double Covalent bond

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8
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No movement allowed

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Triple Covalent bond

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9
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The force of attraction between a nucleus and electrons around it

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Electronegativity

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10
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Electrons are shared equally in blank and occurs in atoms with similar or identical blank

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nonpolar molecules, electronegativity

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11
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Electrons are shared unequally in blank and occurs in atoms with uneven blank

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polar molecules, electronegativity

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12
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Water soluble

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Hydrophillic

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13
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Not water soluble

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Hydrophobic

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14
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Hydrophobic molecules

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Ionic and non polar

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15
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Hydrophillic molecules

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Polar

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16
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Part hydrophillic and part hydrophobic

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Amphipathic

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17
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Building blocks of larger molecules

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Monomers

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18
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Large molecules

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Macromolecules

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19
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Molecules composed of covalently bonded monomers

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Polymers

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20
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Weak bond formed between positive hydrogen and a more electronegative atom

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Hydrogen bond

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21
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Weak bond that forms when nonpolar molecules associate tightly in a polar solvent

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Hydrophobic interactions

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22
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Roles of hydrophobic interactions

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Enzyme binding substrates, protein conformation, and stabilizing of RNA and cell membranes

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23
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Weak attractive force that occurs between molecules that are close together due to their polarity

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Van der Waals forces

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24
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Characteristics of water

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Polar, high specific heat, good solvent, and cohesive

25
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Ionic compound consisting of a cation and an anion held together by an ionic bond

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Salts

26
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Proton donors, increase the concentration of H+ in a solution

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Acids

27
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Proton acceptor, decrease the concentration oh H+ in a solution

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Base

28
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Compounds that resist changes in pH by acting either as a acid or base

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Buffers

29
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Polymers of amino acids and the most abundant macromolecule in cells

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Proteins

30
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Polymers of nucleotides

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Nucleic acids

31
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The two forms of nucleic acids

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RNA and DNA

32
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Structural backbone of nucleic acids

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Pentose

33
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Covalent bonds linking sugars together in a polysaccharide

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Glycosidic bonds

34
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Polysaccharide composed of glucose monosaccharides joined by alpha glycosidic bonds

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Starch

35
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Polysaccharide composed of glucose monosaccharides joined by beta glycosidic bonds

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Structural polysaccharide

36
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Blank and blank are examples of structural polysaccharides

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Cellulose and chitin

37
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Polysaccharide+protein

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Gylcoprotein

38
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Polysaccharide+lipid

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Glycolipid

39
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Cell surface receptors

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Glycoproteins

40
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Important in cell walls of gram-negative bacteria

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Glycolipids

41
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Three fatty acids bonded to a glycerol

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Simple lipid

42
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No double bonds between carbons

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Saturated fatty acid

43
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Double bonds between carbons

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Unsaturated fatty acid

44
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Nitrogen base bonded to C5 sugar

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Nucleoside

45
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Nitrogen base attached to C5 sugar by N-glycosidic linkage and bonded to phosphate

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Nucleotide

46
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Purine Bases

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Guanine and adenine, two heterocyclic rings

47
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Pyrimidine Bases

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Thymine, cytosine, uracil, single heterocyclic ring

48
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DNA is held together by blank bonds

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Hydrogen

49
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Amino acids are held together by blank bonds

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Peptide

50
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Related but not identical molecules

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Isomers

51
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Mirror image isomers

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Enantiomers

52
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Enzymes capable of interconverting specific enantiomers

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Racemases

53
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Catalytic proteins

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Enzymes

54
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Linear arryay of amino acids in a polypeptide

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Primary structure

55
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Folds in polypeptide that form a stable stucture consisting of hydrogen bonds

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Secondary structure

56
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Additional folding of polypeptide giving greater stability and a 3-D shape

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Tertiary Structure

57
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Occurs in proteins containing two or more polypeptides

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Quaternary Structure

58
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Unfolding of polypeptide chain

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Denaturation

59
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3 things that can cause denaturation

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pH, temperature, and chemicals

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