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Halo-Halo Flashcards

1
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Negative logarithm of hydrogen ion concentration

A

pH

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2
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Donates protons, negatively
charged at physiologic pH, pKa below 7

A

ACIDS

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3
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Accepts protons, positively charged at physiologic pH, pKa above 7

A

BASES

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4
Q

Any substance that resists a change
in pH when protons are produced or consumed

A

BUFFER

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5
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Chemical compound that has a total net charge of zero

A

ZWITTERION

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6
Q

pH at which the zwitterion is the
predominant form of a chemical compound.

A

ISOELECTRIC pH

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7
Q

This equation is used to calculate
the concentration of a weak acid and its conjugate base

A

HENDERSON-
HASSELBALCH
EQUATION

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8
Q

Between a water molecule and another polar compound

A

HYDROGEN BOND

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9
Q

Between monosaccharides in di-, oligo-, and polysaccharides

A

GLYCOSIDIC BOND

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10
Q

Between amino acids in a protein

A

PEPTIDE BOND

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11
Q

Between nucleotides in DNA and RNA

A

PHOSPHODIESTER BOND

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12
Q

Primary bond of glucosyl residues in glycogen

A

«(1,4) GLYCOSIDIC BOND

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13
Q

Branching bond of glucosyl residues in glycogen

A

«(1,6) GLYCOSIDIC BOND

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14
Q

Between glycerol and its fatty acids

A

ESTER BOND

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15
Q

Between two cysteine residues in cystine

A

DISULFIDE BOND

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16
Q

Between the purine/pyrimidine
ring and ribose/deoxyribose in nucleotides

A

Q-N-GLYCOSIDIC BOND

17
Q

Between C-G and A-T base pairs on DNA

A

HYDROGEN BOND

18
Q

Most abundant protein

A

COLLAGEN

19
Q

Connective tissue protein with rubber-like properties

A

ELASTIN

20
Q

Major fuel of most tissues

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GLUCOSE

21
Q

Storage form of glucose

A

GLYCOGEN

22
Q

Body’s main fuel reserve

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TRIACYLGLYCEROL

23
Q

Common product of the catabolism of carbohydrates, protein, and lipids

A

ACETYL COA

24
Q

End-product of mammalian fatty acid synthesis

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PALMITATE

25
Q

Precursor of all steroids in the body

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CHOLESTEROL

26
Q

The principal high-energy compound of the living cell

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ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE

27
Q

Parent purine

A

INOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE

28
Q

Parent pyrimidine

A

OROTIDINE MONOPHOSPHATE

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