Exam 2 Flashcards
delta g and ‘delta g are related how
delt G = ‘delt g + ln (cd/ab)
for two sequential chemical rxns, what does each rxn have unique to them
equilibrium constant and free energy change
chemical link between catabolism and anabolism
ATP
what energy is used to make Atp from ADP +Pi
energy from catabolism of nutrient molecules
what in the cytosol binds to ATP and ADp
MG2+
true substrate of most enzymatic rxns involving ATP
MgATP2-
does hydrolysis have a high or low free energy
high
have a sulfur atom that has replaced the oxygen in the ester bond
thioesters
first step of ATP providing energy
transfer of part of the ATP molecule to a substrate molecule or amino acid residue, activating it
second step of ATP providing energy
displacement of phosphate containing moiety , generating a leaving group
what Is considered a high energy compound
delt g’ of greater than 25 KJ/mol
loss of electrons
oxidation
gain of electrons
reduction
conjugate redox pair means what
something is oxidized, something is reduced
reducing agent or reductant
electron donating molecule
is reducing agent being oxidized or reduced
oxidized
oxidizing agent
electron receiving molcule
is oxidizing agent being oxidized or reduced
reduced
reactions where a compound loses 2 electrons and 2 hydrogen atoms
dehydrogenation
what catalyzes dehydrogenation rxns
dehydrogenase
ways electrons are transferred from donor to acceptor
directly as electrons, as hydrogen atoms, hydride ions, direct combo with oxygen
both NAD+ and NADP+ accept what
two electrons and one hydride ion
coenzymes derived from vitamin riboflavin
flavin nucleotides
enzymes that contain flavin nucleotides
flavoproteins
aldehydes or ketones with at least two hydroxyl groups, or substances that yield such compounds on hydrolysis
carbohydrates
names end with -ose
carbohydrates
simple sugars
monosaccharide
consist of a single polyhydroxy aldehyde or ketone unit
monosaccharides
d glucose is an example of what
monosaccharide
short chain of monosaccharide units, or residues, joined by glycosidic bonds
oligosaccarhides
sugar polymers w 10+ monosaccharide units
polysaccharides
carbonyl group at the end of a carbon chain (aldehyde group)
aldose
carbonyl group is at any other position ( in a ketone group)
ketose
list of monosaccharides
triose, tetrose, pentose, hexose, heptose
chiral center most distant from carbonyl carbo
reference carbo
penultimate OH is on right in fischer
D
penultimate OH is down in Haworth
D
Penultimate OH is on left in fischer
L
Penultimate OH is up. in Haworth
L
two sugars that differ only on the configuration around one carbon atom
epimers
cyclic formation occurs due to…
reaction between -OH and C=O
isomeric forms of monosaccharides
anomers
anomeric carbon in glucose anomers is what
carbonyl carbon atom
-OH group below the ring (d form0
alpha
-OH group above the ring (d form)
beta
conversion btw alpha and beta
mutarotation
Fru
fructose
Gal
galactose
Glc
glucose
Man
mannose
Rib
ribose
xyl
xylose
end of carbon chain where anomeric carbon is free
reducing end
end of carbon chain where anomeric carbon is part of a glycosidic bond
non reducing end
a reducing disaccharide
lactose
nonreducing sugars example
sucrose and trehalose
homopolysaccharides
all the same monosaccharide linked
heteropolysaccharide
different monosaccharides linked
in the helical structure of glycogen and starch, how many residues per turn
6
starch contains what percent amylose
10-30
starch contains what percent amylopectin
70-90
amylopectin branches every…
20-30 Glc units
glycogen branches every..
8-14 Glc units
tough fibrous water insoluble substance
cellulsoe
most stable conformation of ceelulose
straight extended chain
example of bacterial heteropolysaccharide
peptidoglycan in bacterial cell wall
what type of polymer is amylose
homo
what type of polymer is amylopectin
homo
what type of polymer is glycogen
homo
what type of polymer is celulose
homo
what type of polymer is chitin
homo
what type of polymer is hyaluronan
hetero (acidic0
repeating unit of amylose
alpha 1-4 Glc, linear
amylopectin repeating unit
alpha 1-4 glc, with alpha 1-6 clc branches every 20-30 residues
glycogen repeating unit
alpha 1-4 Glc, w alpha 1-6 Glc branches every 8-12 residues
chitin repeating unit
beta 1-4 GlcNAc
cellulose repeating unit
beta 1-4 Glc
roles of amylose
energy storage in plants
roles of amylopectin
energy storage in plants
roles of glycogen
energy storage in bacteria and animals
roles of celluose
structural: in plants, gives rigidity and strength to cell walls
roles of chitin
structural: in insects, spiders, crustaceans, gives rigidity and strength to exoskeletons