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cells

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  • small, membrane-enclosed units filled with a concentrated aqueous solution of chemicals
  • the fundamental units of life
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Three domains of life

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  • Bacteria
    • prokaryotic
  • Archaea
    • prokaryotic
  • Eukaryotes
    • contain protists, plants, animals, and fungi
  • life is carbon-based(organic compounds)
    • the building blocks of life are invariable
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Prokaryotes

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  • most diverse and numerous cells on Earth
  • Bacteria and Archaea
  • No nucles; circular chromosome
  • unicellular
  • reproduce asexually
  • Size: 0.2-10 micrometers (µm)
  • may have cell wall made of peptidoglycan
    • test positive for chemical Gram stain
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Eukaryotes

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  • show increased complexity
  • genetic material found in nucleus
  • uni- or multicellular
  • reproduce asexually and sexually
  • some have cell walls
  • Size: 10-100 µm
  • membrane bound organelles
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Plasma Membrane

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  • phospholipid bilayer
  • regulates the flow of material into and out of the cell
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Cytosol

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  • site of the metabolic
  • cytoplasm without other organelles
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nucleus

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  • contains genetic information(DNA)
  • nuclear envelope
    • two concentric membranes
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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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  • Involved in protein and lipid synthesis
  • Protein folding
  • Rough
    • studded with ribosomes
  • Smooth
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Golgi Apparatus

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  • Packages and folds proteins received from ER
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Peroxisomes

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  • Hydrogen peroxide used to break down toxic materials
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Lysosomes

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  • Site of intercellular digestion
  • degrade old and worn organelles
  • break down macromolecules
  • part of exchanges between plasma membrane, Golgi, and ER
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Mitochondria

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  • Enclosed in two membranes: inner and outer
  • Site of ATP production, chemical fuel for cellular processes
  • Have own DNA
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Chloroplasts

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  • Enclosed in two membrans: inner and outer
  • Capture energy from sunlight, site of photosynthesis
  • not in animal or fungi cells
  • have own DNA
    • why: endosymbiotic theory: mitochondria and chloroplasts were formerly small prokaryotes that were engulfed by larger cells
      • evidence
        • have their own DNA (mtDNA and ctDNA)
        • DNA is circular like bacteria
        • If depleted, cell cannot remake
        • membrane composition similar to bacteria(proteins and lipids)
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Animal vs. plant cell organelles

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Viruses

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  • not cells
  • cannot reproduce alone (need host)
  • outer protein coat
  • protected interior that contains genetic material(DNA or RNA) ~10 genes
  • Size: 50nm(typically)
    • 100 times smaller than bacteria
  • Viruses are NOT alive
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Pandoravirus(2013)

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  • Giant viruses
    • larger than some bacteria
    • First: Mimivius(2003)
  • Pandoravirus genome: 2500 genes
    • Many unclassifiable
    • Some look like protein making…?
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Elements that make up cells and are essential for health

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  • Cells are made of relatively few types of atoms
    • mainly H,C,O,N
  • “Trace elements” are essential for health but only in tiny quantities
    • some are required to prevent disease
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Element

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pure subtance(a substance with constant composition that can’t be broken down by physical processes) that can’t be decomposed into other substances by ordinary means

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Compound

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  • a pure substance that is composed of 2 or more elements linked together in fixed proportions that can be broken down to those elements by some chemical process
  • elements combine to form compounds
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atom

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  • the smallest particle of an element that cannot be chemically or mechanically divided into smaller particles
  • smallest representative unit/particle of an element
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Element Isotopes

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  • can be stable or radioactive
  • same number of protons AND electrons
  • atoms of an element containing different numbers of neutrons
    • Z is the same, but diff #neutrons
    • A = mass # = #protons + #neutrons
    • Z = atomic number = #protons
    • X = symbol
  • Radioactive isotopes commonly used in medicine
    • I131 used to treat thyroid cancer
    • Diagnostics: alzheimer’s disease
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valence shell electrons

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  • valence shell electrons determine atom properties
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ionic bond

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  • Donating electrons!
  • a chemical bond that results from the electrostatic attraction between a cation and an anion
  • two atoms linked by a chemical bond tend to be lower in chemical energy than those two atoms w/o a bond
    • aka bond = less chemical energy
    • so, bonded atoms are more stable
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covalent bond

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  • sharing one or more pairs of outer shell electrons
    • nonpolar: equal sharing
    • polar: unequal sharing due to electronegativity
      • water is polar!
      • EN increases as you go to the right and up on the periodic table
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Hydrogen bonds
* form between hydrogen bound to an electronegative atom and an electronegative atom * present in water molecules * occurs btwn H atom bonded to a small, highly EN element (FON) and an O or N atom in another molecule. * Molecules of HF also form hbonds * play a huge role in DNA + allow protein folding * also occurs in: water, proteins, and nucleic acids
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Hydrophilic substances
* dissolve in water * "water-loving" * form hydrogen bonds or electrostatic interactions * polar molecules * ions are solvated
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pH
* Acid: hydrogen ion donor/makes hydronium(H3O+) ions in solution * Base: hydrogen ion accepter/makes hydroxide(OH-) ions in solution
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Structure of Liquid Water
* water molecule reorients once/picosecond(10-12s) * rapidly fluctuating, irregular, hydrogen-bonded network
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Hydrogen bonds give water many life supporting properties
* Cohesion and surface tension * moderates temperature * ice is less dense than liquid water * "universal" solvent
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comparison of ionic, p and np covalent
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Building Blocks of the Cell
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Carbohydrates (sugars)
* From small sugar molecules (monomers) to large poly saccharides * 1) monosaccharides: simple sugars, basic unit * glucose * 2) disaccharides: two monosaccharides covalently linked * sucrose, lactose, and maltose * 3) oligosaccharides: a 2-10 monosaccharides covalently linked * glucose, fructose, galactose * 4) polysaccharides: polymers consisting of chains of \>10 monosaccharide or disaccharide units * starch, glycogen, cellulose, chitlin
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Fatty acids and other lipids
* lipids: water insoluble compounds, soluble in organic solvents * includes: phospholipids, steroids, vitamins * phospholipids are the main constituent of cell membranes * main biological functions: * storing energy * signaling * structural component of cell membranes * fatty acids are amphipathic and can be saturated or unsaturated
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Hydrophobic effect
* tendency of water to minimize contact with hydrophobic molecules * hydration of aggregated nonpolar molecules involves less water molecules
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Micelles
* amphiphiles form micelles and bilayers due to hydrophobic effect * amphipathic: hydrophilic and hydrophobic portion * Ex: phospholipids * key component of cell membranes
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Amino acids
* Building blocks of proteins(polypeptides) * 20 amino acids * R: acidic, basic, uncharged polar, and nonpolar * have amino group, carboxyl group(COOH), and side chain(R)
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nucleo**t**ide
* building blocks of nucleic acids * sugar+phosphate+base * can have several phosphates or additional chemical groups
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nucleo**s**ide
* base+sugar = nucleoside * when you add phosphate side becomes tide * s comes before t
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Bond strength
* strongest ~ weakest * Covalent \> noncovalent: ionic \> noncovalent: H-bond
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Weak noncovalent chemical bonds
* biologically important * many weak noncovalent bonds can form a strong overall bond * van der waals attractions * electrostatic attractions * hydrogen bonds
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van der waals attractions
* weak attraction, due to proximity and fluctuating electrical forces
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electrostatic attractions
* opposite charges/ionic bonds * occurs in: * two proteins * enzyme and substrate * charged ions/molecules
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catabolic pathway
A series of metabolic reactions leading to **breakdown** of a complex organic molecule to a simpler ones, with **release of energy**.
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anabolic pathway/biosynthetic
The series of chemical reactions that constructs or synthesizes molecules from smaller units, usually requiring input of energy (ATP) in the process.
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First Law of Thermodynamics
* **Law 1: conservation of energy:** energy can be converted from one form to another but it cannot be created or destroyed.
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second law of thermodynamics
* **Law 2:** systems will change spontaneously toward those arrangements/arrangement with the greatest probability * OR the total **entropy** of an isolated system always increases over time * entropy: measure of disorder * biological order is made possible by the release of heat energy from cells
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5\*How cells extract energy
* key: transfer of electrons during chemical rxns * redox rxns * oxidation and reduction always happen together * OIL: oxidation is loss of e-/CH bonds * RIG: reduction is gain of e-/CH bonds * COUNT C-H BONDS * decrease = oxidation * increase = reduction
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Free Energy (G)
* Energy that can be used to do work/drive reactions * free energy = AVAILABLE energy * total energy at top = potential energy (P) * G reactants * total energy at bottom = potential energy(p) * G products * deltaG= Gproducts–Greactants * when deltaG\<0 and downhill rxn = energetically favorable * cellular respiration * when deltaG\>0 unfavorable rxn so order is created * At chemical equilibrium, deltaG=0 b/c there's no change in concentrations of reactants * photosynthesis
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Comparing Energetics of Different rxns
* deltaGo * depends only on **reactants character** * always calculated in ideal conditions: concentrations of 1M, T=37oC * directly proportional to equilibrium constant(K)
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coupled reaction
* A reaction where the the free energy of a thermodynamically favorable transformation, such as the hydrolysis of ATP, and a thermodynamically unfavorable one, are mechanistically joined into a new reaction * In a coupled reaction energy required by 1 process is supplied by another process. * one rxn is endothermic and the other is exothermic * deltaG=sum of two other deltaGs and can occur as long as it is negative overall
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phosphoester bond
the linkage between the 5' sugar hydroxyl and a phosphate group
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phosphodiester bond
the linkage between two nucleotides
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phosphoanhydride bond
linkages between phosphate groups
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base
the nitrogen-containing aromatic ring
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5\*glycosidic bond
linkage between the sugar and the base
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three main characteristics that support the rapid evolution of prokaryotic populations
large population, rapid growth, can exchange DNA
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flow of genetic info/central dogma
replication, transcription, translation recriplat
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enzyme kinetics requires characterization of:
the rate of association with the substrate, the rate of catalysis, and the regulation of the enzyme activity
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in the presence and absence of a competitive inhibitor(smthng similar in shape and size to the enzyme's substrate) what remains the same?
Vmax
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electrically charged **basic** aa's
Histidine, Lysine, Arginine CH2,NH....CHINS! He-pentagon Looks-straight amazing-nah he's got (NH2) on the right side
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Polar side chains aa's
Serine, Cysteine, Tyroseine (scirt) CH2,OH,SH (CH2 oh shit-polarizing opinions) Serine-OH Cysteine-SH Tyroseine-pentagon(mouth)
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Electrically charged
Aspartic, Glutamic acid is electric CH2,COOH (OOH acid trip) aspartic
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nonpolar side chain aa's
Valine, Phenylalanine CH,H3C,CH3 = Valine (CHiVes) CH2, carbon hexagon = phenylalanine lala=ring around the rosy

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