Intro To Cellular And Metabolic Bio chem Flashcards
Prokaryotic cells are: (3)
- Cells of bacteria
- Have no clearly defined cell walls
- No clearly defined nucleus nor membrane bound organelles.
Animal cells lack a…..
Cell wall
Plasmodesmata
A path of chemical communication for plants between adjacent cells.
Phototroph
Produce energy from sunlight or photons.
What is biochemistry
- Chemical basis of life
- molecules that occur in living systems and the chemical reactions that they are involved in
Primary metabolism molecules
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleus acids
Saturated hydrocarbon contains ……….
When compared to unsaturated?
Only contain carbon - carbon single bonds
Alkanes are…… they have ……. Carbon bonds and the general molecular formula is…….: (3)
- hydrocarbons
- contain only single carbon bonds
- CnH2n+2
What is an alkyl group?
A side chain/ functional group of an organic chemical that contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms.
Structural isomers are
Compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formula.
Alkane (halogen) Substitution reaction
Bonds in an alkane are broken and new bonds are formed between a carbon and a halogen atom.
Alkenes general properties (4)
- they have only carbon and hydrogen atoms and have atleast one double carbon-carbon bond
- they are colourless
- relatively low melting points
- they are insoluble in water
When naming alkenes the numbering begins from the closest……
Double carbon bond end.
When naming alkanes the numbering begins from the closest ……..
functional group end, giving that functional group the lowest possible number.
Benzene properties
- aromatic molecule
- does not behave as if it has three single and three double bonds, but behaves as if all carbon bonds are the same.
The Properties of Hydroxyl
Hydrogen bonding ability. Alcohol group
The Properties of Aldehyde
Reactivity of varying types, O double covalent bond to C, forms after alcohol oxidation. -CHO
The Properties of Ketone
Similar properties to aldehyde but not as reactive, formed through oxidation of secondary alcohols. CO