Chapter 12- Biochemistry Flashcards

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Monosaccharides

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Simple sugars

They are not broken down by aqueous acid into simpler sugars

Fundamental building blocks of sugars

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2
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Disaccharides

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Two monosaccharides joined by an acetal or legal linkage

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3
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Many monosaccharides joined by acetal or metal linkages

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Polysaccharides

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4
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A property of an object if it is different from its mirror image

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Chirality

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5
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A carbon is a stereocenter when it has ? Different groups

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4

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6
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Dextrorotatory isomer

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Shining polarized light through this isomer rotates light to the right (+)

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7
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Levorotatory isomer

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Rotates polarized light to the left (-)

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8
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Lipids

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All soluble in organic solvents (such as ether)

Energy storage

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9
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Fatty acids

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Long-chained carboxylic acids

Naturally occurring always have an even number of carbon atoms

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10
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Have all carbon-carbon single bonds in the chain

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Saturated fatty-acids

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11
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Have one or more double bonds in the chain

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Unsaturated fatty-acids

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12
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Tri-esters of glycerol and 3 fatty acids

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Triglycerides

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13
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Fats

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Solid triglyceride at room temp

Tend to come from animal sources

Tend to have greater percentage saturated fatty acids

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14
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Oils

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Liquid triglycerides at room temp

Tend to come from vegetable sources

Tend to have greater percentage of unsaturated fatty acids

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15
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What has a non-polar tail and a polar head?

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Soaps

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16
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Essential amino acids

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“A HILL Make People Think To Vomit”
A: Arginine
H: Histidine
I: Isoleucine 
L: Leucine
L: Lysine
M: Methionine
P: Phenylalanine 
T: Threonine
T: Tryptophan
V: Valine
17
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Used to separate and/or identify amino acids/proteins/nucleic acids

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Electrophoresis

18
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How are amino acids strung together into proteins?

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Peptide bonds

The amino group of one amino acid can form an amuse bond to the carboxylic group of another amino acid

19
Q

Nucleic acids are composed of…

A
Carbon
Oxygen
Hydrogen 
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
20
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What five nitrogen bases contribute to nucleotide structure?

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Adenine (A)
Guanine (G)
Cytosine (C)
Thymine (T)
Uracil (U)
21
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Purines

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Adenine and guanine

Have 2 rings

“PURe As Gold”

22
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Pyrimidines

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Cytosine, Thymine, uracil

Have 1 ring

“CUT the Py”

23
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Carries genetic code from nucleus to cytoplasm. They are long single stranded molecules containing codons

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Messenger RNA

24
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Start codon

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AUG

InAUGurates protein synthesis

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Stop codons
UAA, UAG, UGA
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Acts as a carrier to transport amino acids to ribosomes
Transfer RNA
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Present in ribosomes (protein factories) and synthesize proteins (translation)
Ribosomal RNA
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The formation of mRNA is called ____ and is controlled by RNA polymerase
Transcription
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mRNA moves to the cytoplasm and dictates the formation of proteins
Translation
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Bind to 30S subunit of bacterial ribosome inhibiting protein synthesis
Aminoglycosides and Tetracycline
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Bind to 50S subunit of bacterial ribosome inhibiting protein synthesis
Chloramphenicol, Erythromycin, Lincomycin, cLindamycin Buy AT 30 CELL at 50
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Blocks bacterial mRNA synthesis
Rifampin
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Interfere with bacterial cell wall synthesis
Penicillin, cephalosporin, vancomycin
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Inhibit bacterial synthesis of folic acid
Sulfonamide
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Inhibit bacterial DNA gyrase
Quinolones
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Disrupt permeability of bacterial cell membrane> leakage of cell contents
Polymyxin
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Protein denaturarion
Reversible unfolding of proteins due to drops in pH or increased temp Irreversible if extreme pH or temp change