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Chapter 3: Nucleic Acids, Proteins, and Enzymes Flashcards

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Nucleic Acids

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Polymers that store, transmit, and express genetic information

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Nucleic acids are made up of what type of monomers?

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They are made of nucleotides

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What are the two types of nucleic acids?

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  1. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

2. Ribonucleic acid (RNA)

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What does DNA do?

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It stores and transmits genetic information

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What does RNA do?

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Carries information of amino acids from genes to where proteins are made

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Nucleic acids and proteins encoded by DNA and RNA determine what?

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They determine the metabolic functions of an organism

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Nucleotides

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Are monomers of nucleic acids

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What are the three components of nucleotides?

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  1. Nitrogen-containing base
  2. A pentose sugar (Ribose in RNA or deoxyribose in DNA)
  3. One to three phosphate groups
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Nucleosides

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Are molecules containing nitrogen base and a pentose sugar that doesn’t have phosphate groups

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Pyrimidine

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a 6 membered single-ringed structure

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Purine

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A fused double-ringed structure

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What are nucleotide bonded in?

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Condensation reaction to form phosphodiester linkages

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Condensation reactions

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A chemical reaction where 2 molecules are joined together by a covalent bond to make a larger, more complex molecule, with the loss of a small molecule

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Phosphodiester linkages

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linkage between the 3’(prime) carbon aton of 1 sugar molecule and the 5’ (prime) carbon atom of another

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What are the 4 bases of DNA?

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  1. Adenine (A)
  2. Cytosine (C)
  3. Guanine (G)
  4. Thymine (T)
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What are the 4 bases of RNA?

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  1. Adenine (A)
  2. Cytosine (C)
  3. Guanine (G)
  4. Uracil (U)
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DNA is composed of what?

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They are composed of 2 polynucleotide strands (double-stranded)

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What is RNA structure?

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It is single-stranded and can fold upon itself, forming a variety of structures

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Complementary Base Pairing

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Nitrogenous bases (A, C, G, and T/U) of the DNA and RNA molecules bond with one another and are held together by hydrogen bonds

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Transcription

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When DNA sequence can be copied into RNA

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Translation

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When RNA specifies the amino acid sequence of a protein from transcription

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What are the function of proteins?

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  1. Enzyme
  2. Defense proteins
  3. Hormonal and regulatory proteins
  4. Receptor proteins
  5. Storage proteins
  6. Structural proteins
  7. Transport proteins
  8. Genetic Regulatory protein
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Amino Acids

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Are the building blocks of proteins and are monomers that make up polymers in protein

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What are the 2 functional groups in amino acids?

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  1. Nitrogen-containing amino acid group (base)

2. the (acidic) carboxyl group

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What are the following structural properties of amino acids?
They have an alpha carbon, a hydrogen atom, and a R group (side chain)
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R Group
is the fourth bonding electron that is shared with a group that differs in each amino acid
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What number of amino acids occur in proteins of all living organism?
There are 20 amino acids
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What are the 4 different types of R-Group?
1. Amino acids with electrically charged hydrophilic side chains 2. Amino acids with uncharged side chains (hydrophilic) 3. Special cases (Cysteine, Glycine, proline) 4. Amino acids with nonpolar hydrophobic side chains
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Amino acids are linked by what?
Linked in a condensation reaction to form peptide bonds
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Peptide Bond
Is a chemical bond formed between 2 molecules when the carboxyl group of one molecule react with the amino acid group of the other molecule, releasing a water molecule
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Where does polymerization take place?
It takes place in the amino to carboxyl direction
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Primary structure of a protein
Established by covalent bonds and is the sequence of amino acids in the linear polypeptide chain
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Secondary structure of a protein
It consists of repeated spatial patterns in different regions of polypeptide chain
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What are the 2 types of second structure of a protein that are determined by hydrogen bonding?
1. alpha helix, which is a right-handed coil that turns the same direction 2. Beta pleated sheet, which is formed from 2 or more sequences of amino acids that are extended and aligned
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Tertiary Structure of a Protein
Is a three-dimensional shape of a protein that has a singular polypeptide chain (Backbone) made from the combination of alpha-helix and beta-pleated sheet
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Quaternary structure of a protein
have 2 or more polypeptide chains (subunits) bind together by hydrophobic and ionic interactions and hydrogen bonds. (basically means proteins interact with each other)
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Protein structure can change by what factors?
1. Temperature 2. Alterations in pH 3. A high concentration of polar substances 4. nonpolar substances 5. molecule interactions that disrupt the interaction between R groups
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Free Energy Equation
Describes the energy change associated with a chemical reaction
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Catalysts
Are substances that speed up reactions without being permanently altered
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Enzymes
Are biological catalysts that are mostly protein, except RNA molecules, called ribozymes
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What is E_a?
is the activation energy required for a reaction to begin?
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Substrate
Are reactants that bind to a specific site on the enzyme
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Active Site
A specific site on the enzyme where the reaction occurs
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Enzyme-substrate complex (ES)
The binding of a substrate to the active site of an enzyme that are held together by H-bonding, electrical attraction, or temporary covalent bond
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Cofactors in Enzymes
Are molecules that some enzymes require to function
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Coenzymes
Have a carbon-containing (organic) molecule that is required for the action of 1 or more enzymes
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Prosthetic groups
non-amino acid groups such as heme, flavin, retinal. Are organic molecules that are permanently bound to their enzymes
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Substrate concentration affects what?
It affects the rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction
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What is the protein tertiary structure sensitive to?
It is sensitive to the concentration of H^+ (pH) in the environment
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What affects enzymes speed?
1. Warming increases rates of chemical reactions, but if the temperature is too high, non-covalent bonds can break and inactivate enzymes 2. pH levels
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What can enzymes be regulated by?
Inhibitors
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Chemical inhibitors
They bind to enzymes and slow reaction rates
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Natural inhibitors
Regulates metabolism
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Artificial Inhibitors
Are used to treat diseases, kill pests, and help study enzyme function
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Irreversible Inhibition
Inhibitor covalently binds to an amino acid side chain at the active site of an enzyme and it permanently blocks the active site
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Reversible Inhibition
The inhibitor can separate from the enzyme, allowing the enzyme to function fully as before
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Competitive inhibitor
Competes with a natural substrate for the active site, meaning that natural substrate can't enter the active site
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Noncompetitive inhibitor
Binds at a site distinct from the active site which changes the shape of enzyme and function
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Allosteric Regulation
The non-substrate molecule binds or modifies other than the active site (the allosteric site, causing a change in enzyme shape and active site shape) and alters enzyme activity
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Allosteric regulation can do what?
They can activate/ inactivate enzymes and can be modified by covalent/noncovalent bonding
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Feedback Inhibition
inactivates the enzyme and is a widespread type of enzyme regulation and prevents a cell from making excess products it doesn't need

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