High-Yield: amino acids, kinetics, etc.

Question 1

is the concentration of substrate at which the experiment reaches half the Vmax

Answer 1

Km

Question 2

catalytic efficiency=

Answer 2

Kcat/Km

Question 3

the bond that links monosaccharides together in an oligosaccharide is an acetal linkage known as a

Answer 3

glycoside bond

Question 4

Delta G=

Answer 4

Delta H-TdeltaS

Question 5

this amino acid doesn’t contain a site for potential hydrogen bonding

Answer 5

Alanine (Ala,A)

Question 6

is used to describe the rate-limiting step of catalysis under saturating conditions of substrate

Answer 6

Kcat

Question 7

The traditional Michaelis-Menten kinetics describes a _____ dependence of V0 on substrate concentration

Answer 7

hyperbolic

Question 8

The presence of an ______ inhibitor results in a lower apparent Km and Vmax of the enzymatically catalyzed reaction

Answer 8

uncompetitive

Question 9

____ is a weakening of the signal. This is due to absorption, refraction, and scattering or defraction.

Answer 9

Attenuation

Question 10

this makes the signal stronger

Answer 10

Amplification

Question 11

The human range of hearing is from ____ Hz to ____kHz

Answer 11

20 Hz to 20 kHz

Question 12

Anything greater than 20 kHz qualifies as

Answer 12

ultrasound

Question 13

Conversion of pyruvate into glucose requires enzymes present in the _____ and the ______

Answer 13

mitochondria and the cytosol

Question 14

enzymes that digest lipids (fats)

Answer 14

lipase

Question 15

Which form do most dietary fats originally exist in?

Answer 15

triglycerides

Question 16

straight-chain alkane formula

Answer 16

CnH2n+2

Question 17

straight chain alkene formula

Answer 17

CnH2n

Question 18

straight chain alkyne formula

Answer 18

CnH2n-2

Question 19

Increasing the temperature will _____ the rate of the reaction

Answer 19

increase

Question 20

at physiological pH (7.35):
D and E will have a charge of __
Valine will have a charge of ___
L, R, and H will have a charge of ___

Answer 20

-1
0
+1

Question 21

a smaller pKb value corresponds to a ____ base

Answer 21

stronger

Question 22

Sodium hydroxide is a

Answer 22

strong base (so it’s pH should be higher than 7 towards 14)

Question 23

Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) is an example of an

Answer 23

amphiprotic species

Question 24

in a heat engine system, the useful work is done by the

Answer 24

engine

Question 25

efficiency of an engine:

Answer 25

n=1-(Qc/Qh)

Question 26

1 Joule=

Answer 26

m^2 x kg

Question 27

1 Kelvin=

Answer 27

s^2 x K

Question 28

For a pure compound, the Melting point range will be:

Answer 28

narrow

Question 29

What do impurities in a compound do to the melting point range?

Answer 29

It will lower and broaden the melting point range

Question 30

typical adsorbents are highly polar, so eluting strength increases with ___ solvent polarity

Answer 30

increasing

Question 31

Impulse=

Answer 31

P= m x a x t

Question 32

H3PO4

Answer 32

phosphoric acid

Question 33

How can we find normality?

Answer 33

It can be calculated by multiplying the molarity of the solution by the # of protons per molecule of acid

Question 34

Pyrrole is _____ based

Answer 34

nitrogen-based

Question 35

ROYGBIV

Answer 35

red starts around 700nm and yellow is around 600 nm. Blue starts around 500nm and purple is around 370nm