Hacc Bio Chapters 1-4 Flashcards
Hydroxyl Group
-OH
Is the Hydroxyl Group polar or nonpolar?
Polar due to electronegative oxygen
What is apart of the hydroxyl group?
Alcohol
Carboxyl Group
(-COOH)
Which group acts as an acid? And has the compound name of a carboxylic acid?
Carboxyl Group
What is ketone apart of and where at?
Apart of carbonyl and is in the middle
What is aldehyde and where at?
Apart of carbonyl and at the end
Amino Group
-NH2
Which acts as a bse and has a compound name of Amine?
Amino Group
Sulfhydryl group
-SH
What is important to know about the sulfhydryl group?
SH groups can react, forming “cross links” that helps stabilize protein structure. Hair protein cross link maintain the straightness or curliness of hair; in hair salons; permanent treatments break cross links, then re-form them while the hair is in the desired shape.
What is the compound name of Sulfhydryl?
Thiol
Phosphate group
-OPO3²⁻
Which has the ability to react with water, releasing energy?
Phosphate group
Methyl Group
-CH3