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Chemical Bonding, Acid-Base, Amino Acids, Protein Structure and Enzymes Flashcards

1
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Covalent bonds involves _____________ of electrons. They are very strong because of ________.

A

equal sharing, delocalization

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Non-covalent bonds include:

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Hydrogen bonds, electrostatic bonds, hydrophobic bonds and Van Der Waals forces.

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Non-covalent bonds are _______ and determine how _______.

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weaker, molecules interact with each other.

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Hydrogen bonds are a _______ that requires an H to be bonded to an ________.

It is an attractive force between an H atom in a ____- and the ____ of an ________.

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non-covalent bond, F,O,N

polar covalent bond (donor), unpaired electrons of an electronegative atom (acceptor).

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5
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Electrostatic bonds are a force between a _ and a _. Strength depends on______ but not _______.

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+ and - (NaCl)

Distance (closer is stronger), orientation

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Hydrophobic Interactions is a solvent effect in water. Water will push _____ molecules together.

The strength of a hydrophobic bond between two non-polar surfaces = the strength of the ___________ that form when the nonpolar surfaces are ______.

A

non-olar

additional water-water hydrogen bonds, removed from contact with water surfaces.

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Non-polar surfaces ________ attract each other. They are pushed together by solvent.

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do NOT

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8
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Rank bonds by strength

A

Covalent

Hydrogen
Electrostatic
Hydrophobic

Van der Waals

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9
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An acid will _______ H+ while a base __________.

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donate, accept

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10
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Dissociation of an acid will always produce a _________ which can _______ to ________.

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conjugate base (A-) , accept a proton to regenerate the acid

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11
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Protonation of a base will produce a _____ which can ______ to ______.

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Conjugate base (BH+) , donate a proton to regenerate base

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12
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ph= [ ]

The higher the ph the _______ the H+. The ______ the ph the higher the.

A

ph= -log [H+]

Lower

Lower

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13
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What is physiological ph?

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pH= 7.4 or [H+]= 4 x 10^-8

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14
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Basic Acid Equilibira is ________.

When H+ is high, it is pushed towards the ___________ (________).

When H+ is low it is pushed towards the _________(_________-).

A

AH —> A + H+

Left, formation of AH

right, dissociation of AH to form A

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15
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In the oral cavity, [H+] directly affects _____________.

A

the balance of mineralization vs demineralization of dental enamel

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16
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Ka=

A

Acid dissociation constant that is a quantitative measure of the position of an equilibirum

Ka= [H+][A]/ [HA]

Ka is the [H+] when half of A is protonated

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17
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When []= Ka,
[]= [}

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[H+]

[A]=[HA]

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18
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pKa= []

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pKa= -logKa

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pKa

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pKa is another way to describe the strength of an acid. The higher the pKa, the lower the Ka and the weaker the acid.

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20
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What is the Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation?

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pH= pKa + log [A]/[HA]

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21
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When pH=pKa _________.

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Half is protonated and half is unprotonated

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22
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A buffer can either _______ or ______ to get rid of _______ or _______. It ___________ caused by _________.

A

add H+ or or OH- to remove some of the added H+ and OH-

can decrease pH change caused by added base or acid

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23
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What buffer equation gets rid of acid? of base?

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A+H+ —-> HA

AH + OH- ——> A + H2O

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24
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Buffers are made of ______ and _______. Buffers work best when the pH is close to the substances ______.

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weak acids or bases , both A and HA must be present to react with H+ or OH-

pKa

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25
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In a titration curve the __________ is the most effective range of buffering.

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Steep, few tenths of a pH unit of the pKa

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26
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What is the most important physiological buffer?

A

Bicarbonate

Gaseous CO2 from lungs and tissues is dissolved in blood plasma and hydrated to form carbonic acid.

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27
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Write out the bicarbonate buffer system.

The second reaction is catalyzed by ______ which faciliates the ________.

A

1.CO2 (g) —–> CO2 (d)

  1. CO2 (d) + H2O —–> H2CO3
  2. H2CO3 —–> H+ + HCO3-

Equ: H2CO3 —– > H+ + CO3-

Carbonic Anhydrase, equilibirum

28
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The concentration of H2CO3 is buffered by ______.

A

Carbonic Anyhydrase

29
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What is the the Ka and the pKa of the bicarbonate buffer system?

A

K: 4.91 x 10^-7

pKa: 6.31

30
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The bicarbonate buffer system allows the body to convert _____ from _____ into a ________ that can be ______.

A

H+, metabolic acids

gaseous form, CO2, exhaled from lungs

31
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Amino Acid Structure in the _____ configuration

A

N-Terminus with pronated Amine group and C-Terminus with deprotonated carboxyl group.

L

32
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What is the normal pKa of the amine and carboxyl groups?

A

COO- : 2

NH3+ : 9 or 10

33
Q

List the non-polar amino acids.

These are found in the ______ of proteins because they are ________.

A

Glycine
Alanine
Valine
Leucine
Isoleucine
Proline

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Cannot form hydrogen bonds so they tend to avoid water and are found in the center of protein structures

34
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List the polar amino acids

These are found in the ______ of proteins because they are ________.

A

Serine
Threonine
Asparagine
Glutamine

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Interact well with water through hydrogen bonding and are found on surface of proteins.

35
Q

List the aromatic amino acids.

These are found in the ______ of proteins because they are ________.

A

Phenylalanine
Tyrosine
Tryptophan

Please try twice

Hydrophobic and buried in proteins.

Have beneze-like rings.

Tyr and Trp can do hydrogen bonding so are not always buried. Trp is least abundant amino acid in protein.

36
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What is the least abundant amino acid?

A

Trp

37
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What amino acids stack with nucleobases at active sites?

A

Aromatic AA’s

38
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Which two amino acids have sulfure?

A

Methionine and Cysteine.

39
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The ______ in Cys is reactive to _________ and can form _________. Many extracellular proteins such as ______________ are held together in part by disulfides.

A

sulfure, oxidation , disulfide bridges

trypsin,insulin, blood clotting factors

40
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What are the Charged Amino Acids?

A

Acidic (-)

Aspartate and Glutamate

Bases (+)

Arginine, Lysine, Histidine

These are found at protein surfaces and make electrostatic interactions with other residues.

41
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A zwitterion is a _______ and a ________. This is prominent at ph=.

A

+ Amino and - Carboxyl which is predominant at ph= 7.

42
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Isoelectric Point

A

pH has no net charge.

pI= (PKamino + PKcarboxyl) /2

43
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Amino acids are attached via _______ between _____ and ________. Because of electric resonance, peptides have a partial double bond character making them _______ and ______.

A

peptide bonds , Carboxyl group of one amino acid and amine group of next

planar and rigid

44
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Primary Protein Structure

A

String of amino acids, no interaction besides covalent peptide bonds

45
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Secondary Protein Structure: Alpha Helix

A

Carboxyl oxygen accepts hydrogen from 4 residues later creates an alpha helix. Helices are amphiphatic

46
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Secondary Protein Structure: Beta Helix

A

Forms regular H-bond with neighboring beta strands to form beta sheets, adjacent R-groups can also interact.

Beta turns can be formed with stabalizing H-bonds

47
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Polypeptides such as _______ with ____ at every ______ can form triple helices.

A

collagen, glycine, third

48
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Secndary structures (_____ and ______ are held together by _________ between ___ and ____ of peptides bonds

The side chains determine a role in _________.

A

alpha helix, beta sheet

hydrogen bonds between C=O and N-H

which segments of protein form alpha helices or beta sheets.

49
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Tertiary structure is the ________.

A

Tertiary structure is the interaction of R-groups.

50
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Quarternary structures are multiple ________.

A

Tertiary structures

51
Q

Globins such as myglobin and hemoglobin are largely _______.

A

Alpha Helical

52
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Myoglobin has _______ structure while hemoglobin has a ________.

A

1,2,3

1,2,3,4

53
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Keq

A

Is the equilibirum constant where

Keq= [Products]eq/ [Reactants]eq

54
Q

When Keq >1

A

G<0 , equilibrium favors products and reaction will create energy

55
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When Keq < 1

A

G>0 , equilibirum favors reactant and reaction absorbs energy

56
Q

Catalysts such as ________ lower the rate of ____________ and increase the _____. The _______ and _______ are not altered.

A

enzymes, activate, rate a t which a reaction speeds towards equilibrium

G and Keq

57
Q

Michaelis-Menten Equation

A

V= Vmax + S / Km +S

58
Q

Lineweaver Burke

A

1/V = Km/Vmax * 1/S + [ 1/Vmax]

Double Reciprocal Plot

59
Q

Vmax

A

Maximum capacity of enzyme

60
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Km

A

Affinity of enzyme for substrate

Tells us how a given amount of enzyme will response to changes in [substrate]

61
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Km =

A

Km= 1/2 Vmax

Km is substrate concentration when enzyme is half-maximal.

62
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Reversible Inhibition

A

Removal of inhibitor can result in rapid recover of enzyme.

Drugs and physiological enzyme inhibitors are reversible

63
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Irreversible Inhibition

A

Drugs and many toxins can substances can irreversibly inactivate enzymes.

64
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Competitive Inhibitor

A

Bind w/ substrate and can be overcome with high S.

Enzyme reaction products

Km Increases but Vmax stays the same

65
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Non-Competitive inhibitor

A

Different binding site, cannot be overcome with high S

Km Stays the same but Vmax decreases

66
Q

Lead and Mercury are _____ that react with ______ and are irreversible ________ enzymes

Dental Relation?

A

heavy metals , -SH

inactivators

mercury in dental amalgam!

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