Hacc Bio Chapters 1-4 Flashcards

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1
Q

Hydroxyl Group

A

-OH

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2
Q

Is the Hydroxyl Group polar or nonpolar?

A

Polar due to electronegative oxygen

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2
Q

What is apart of the hydroxyl group?

A

Alcohol

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3
Q

Carboxyl Group

A

(-COOH)

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4
Q

Which group acts as an acid? And has the compound name of a carboxylic acid?

A

Carboxyl Group

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5
Q

What is ketone apart of and where at?

A

Apart of carbonyl and is in the middle

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6
Q

What is aldehyde and where at?

A

Apart of carbonyl and at the end

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7
Q

Amino Group

A

-NH2

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8
Q

Which acts as a bse and has a compound name of Amine?

A

Amino Group

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9
Q

Sulfhydryl group

A

-SH

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10
Q

What is important to know about the sulfhydryl group?

A

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.

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11
Q

What is the compound name of Sulfhydryl?

A

Thiol

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12
Q

Phosphate group

A

-OPO3²⁻

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13
Q

Which has the ability to react with water, releasing energy?

A

Phosphate group

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14
Q

Methyl Group

A

-CH3

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15
Q

Which one affects the expression of genes when bonded to DNA or to proteins that bind to DNA. Affects the shape and function of male and female sex hormones

A

Methyl Group