Chapter Two Flashcards

1
Q

Proteins functions

A

They are essential to cell structure and function

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2
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Proteins are ____ containing what five elements

A

ORGANIC!!!
-Carbon
-Hydrogen
-Oxygen
-Nitrogen
-Sulfur

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3
Q

What are protein sub units called?

A

Proteins are made up by amino acids!!!

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4
Q

What are the four segments of a protein diagram

A

-Nitrogen
-C+H
-C/O/OH
-R group

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5
Q

What is a peptide bond?

A

The bond between amino acids

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6
Q

How are peptide bonds formed?

A

Through dehydration synthesis

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7
Q

What is dehydration synthesis?

A

When two amino acids bond, the OH and H pair up and are removed
-removal of an H20

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8
Q

The R group serves what function?

A

To make each amino acid different

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9
Q

Up to how many amino acids can form a peptide bond/chain?

A

250-300!!!!

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10
Q

What is present at every peptide bond?

A

Dehydration synthesis or the loss of water

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11
Q

What is the primary structure?

A

The primary structure is determined by DNA
-molecular form of amino acid

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12
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Secondary structure

A

Compacted version of primary structure

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13
Q

what is tertiary structure

A

Both forms of secondary structure bonded together

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14
Q

What is quatonary structure

A

Two of each forms of secondary structure bonded together

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15
Q

What is denaturation?

A

The disruption of protein structure which renders the protein functionless

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16
Q

Nucleic acid is made up of

A

Nucleotides

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17
Q

Three components to nucleic acid

A

Base, sugar and a phosphate

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18
Q

Bases can be ____ or _____

A

-purine
-pyramiding

19
Q

Whats the difference between purine and pyrimidine?

A

Purine- double ring
Pyrimidine- single ring

20
Q

Two types of purine

A

Adenine and guamine

21
Q

Two types of pyrimidine

A

Thymine and cytosine

22
Q

Adenine binds with

A

Thymine

23
Q

Guamine binds with

A

Cytosine

24
Q

thymine binds with

A

Adenine

25
Q

Cytosine binds with

A

guamine

26
Q

A/T and G/C are joined together by

A

Hydrogen bonds

27
Q

How does ribose go to deoxyribose

A

By loosing the second carbon atom

28
Q

Phosphate is organic or inorganic

A

Inorganic

29
Q

What is the backbone of DNA

A

Sugar and phosphate

30
Q

What are the rings of DNA made up of

A

The base

31
Q

DNA stands for

A

2-deoxyribonucleic acid

32
Q

DNA will never

A

Change

33
Q

DNA dictates what?

A

Proteins

34
Q

RNA stands for

A

Ribonucleic acid

35
Q

Why is RNA “ribose”

A

Because it has not lost a carbon on 2-

36
Q

RNA anatomy

A

Single strand

37
Q

RNA does not have what base?

A

Thymine

38
Q

what base does RNA have that DNA does not

A

Uracil

39
Q

In RNA what does cytosine bind too?

A

Guamine

40
Q

in RNA what does adenine bind too?

A

Uracil

41
Q

In RNA what does thymine bind too?

A

There is no thymine

42
Q

in RNA what does guamine bind too?

A

Cytosine

43
Q

What are the three different types of RNA

A
  1. Messenger
  2. Transfer
  3. Ribosomal