Chapter 5 - The Structure & Function of Large Biological Molecules Flashcards
What are the most common organic molecule?
Carbohydrates
What is the most common thing inside of a cell?
Water (h2o)
What are the most diverse organic molecule?
Proteins
Condensation reaction works how?
Pull -OH from carbon chain/ring & H from bother to put the two chains/rings together into 1 bigger chain & loose H2O as a result
How is it different from a hydrolysis (or dehydration) reaction?
Split molecules by breaking H2O.
One mole gets the -H & the other gets the -OH
Carbohydrates =?
Sugars
What type of things are sugars (carbohydrates) used for?
Used to make some structures.
Mainly used as an energy source.
Who uses cellulose? Starch? Glycogen?l
Polysaccharides
Wherein organism or cell & what does Cellulose do in it? Starch? Glycogen?
Cellulose; plant cell walls (fiber)
Starch; molecule in plants, energy storage
Glycogen; energy storage in animals
Monosaccharide =?
Glucose, Fructose, and Ribose & Deoxyribose
Disaccharide =?
Sucrose, Lactose, and Maltose
Polysaccharide =?
Cellulose, Starch, and Glucose
Lipids =?
Hydrophobic
Don’t Dissolve in water
Ball up into globules
Saturated fats differ from unsaturated fats how?
Saturated = solid at room temp
Unsaturated = liquid at room temp
What do all amino acids have in common?
All have nitrogen and COOH chains (carboxyl)
How many AA’s are there?
20
How many are acidic? Basic? Polar?
Acidic - 2
Basic - 3
Polar - all acid & base + 5 of the neutral AA’s
Proteins are made from what?
Made of Amino acids
What are proteins used for?
Structural materials Transport proteins Receptor proteins Enzymes (alter rate of reactions) Repair of damaged tissues/structure Hormones Immune system defenses (antibodies)
Why are proteins called polypeptides?
Linked together via peptide bonds
What is a primary protein structure?
Actual order of the amino acids
What are the two forms that secondary protein structures take?
B-sheets and A-helix
What is the Tertiary Protein structure?
After it folds:
3D Form
Important to how protein functions
Prone to being warped by changes in pH or temperature
Causes decrease or complete stop in protein’s activity
How does this differ from the quaternary structure?
Quaternary is:
Not always present
2 or more polypeptides working together to do 1 task
Can have numerous proteins working together