LEC 4 Flashcards

MACROS

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Carbon (describe in 3 points)

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  1. Building block of all organic molecules
  2. Forms COVALENT BONDS
  3. 18% of body weight
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Macromolecules types

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Carbs, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids

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Literal meaning of dehydration synthesis ( “De”, “hydrate”, synthesis)

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“De” - to remove
“hydrate” - water
synthesis - formation

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What elements are macros made up of?

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Carbon bonds with hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, etc.

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Step one of dehydration synthesis

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Subunits joined together to form larger units

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Step 2 of dehydration synthesis

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When a small molecule is added to the growing chain, H2O is removed

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Energy needed for dehydration synthesis? Storage where, if needed?

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Yes. Stored in bonds between subunits.

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Literal meaning of hydrolysis( “Hydro”, “lysis”)

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“Hydro” - water
“lysis” - to unbind

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Two steps of hydrolysis

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  1. Water ADDED to macro
  2. Bonds b/w 2 subunits break
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Energy needed for dehydration synthesis? Storage where, if needed?

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Energy RELEASED from bonds b/w subunits

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Structure of Carbs (2 points)

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  1. Carbon Backbone
  2. Hydrogen + Oxygen (2:1 ratio)
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Uses of Carbs (2 points)

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  1. Energy (most living beings)
  2. Structural support (mostly plants)
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Types of Carbs (3 points)

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  1. monosaccharides
  2. oligosaccharides
  3. polysaccharides
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Monosaccharides def (2 points)

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simple sugars
“mono” = one

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Structure of Monosaccharides (1 point)

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5 or 6 carbons in a ring structure

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C:H:O Ratio of Monosaccharides

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1:2:1

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Types of Monosaccharides (4 points)

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glucose
fructose
ribose
deoxyribose

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Disaccharides def (2 points)

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two monosaccharides
“di” = two

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Structure of Disaccharides

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2 monosaccharides joined together

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How are disaccharides formed?

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dehydration synthesis

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Types of Disaccharides (3 points) (table, milk, malt)

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Table sugar (sucrose) = glucose + fructose
Milk sugar (lactose) = glucose + galactose
Malt sugar (maltose) = glucose + glucose

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Oligosaccharides def (3 points)

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short sugar chains
a few monosaccharides joined together
“oligo” = a few

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How are oligosaccharides formed?

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dehydration synthesis

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Oligosaccharides use

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Bind to cell membrane proteins to form glycoproteins

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Glycoprotein def (3 points)

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  1. Link neighboring cells
  2. Cell to cell recognition
  3. Cell to cell communication
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Polysaccharides def (2 points)

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complex sugars
“poly” = many

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Structure of Polysaccharides

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thousands of monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis

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Polysaccharides uses (2 points)

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  1. Storing energy (glycogen/starch)
  2. Structural purposes (chitin/cellulose)
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Glycogen

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Polysaccharide
Animal Energy Storage

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Starch

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Polysaccharide
Plant Energy Storage

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Chitin

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Polysaccharide
Animal structure

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Cellulose

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Polysaccharide
Plant structure

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Lipids (2 points)

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fats
insoluble in water

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Types of Lipids (3)

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  1. Triglycerides
  2. Phospholipids
  3. Steroids
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Triglycerides (2 points)

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Neutral fats
Source of stored energy

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Structure of Triglycerides

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HEAD (1) : 1 glycerol molecule
TAILS (3) : 3 fatty acid heads (chains of hydrocarbons that end with a carboxyl group)

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Where are triglycerides found?

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Adipose Tissue

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Types of Triglycerides (2)

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  1. Saturated Fats
  2. Unsaturated Fats
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Structure of Saturated Fats (3 points)

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  1. 2 hydrogen atoms for each carbon in the tails
  2. Straight tails
  3. Single C bonds
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Saturated Fats examples

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Butter
Bacon Grease

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State of Saturated Fats at room temp

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Solid

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Unsaturated Fats example

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Vegetable oil

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Structure of Unsaturated Fats (3 points)

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  1. Less than 2 hydrogen atoms for each carbon in the tails
  2. “Kinks” in tails
  3. Double C bonds (min 1)
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Phospholipids

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  1. Main structural component of cell membranes
  2. Modified lipids
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State of Unsaturated Fats at room temp

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Liquid

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Phospholipids Structure (2 points)

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  1. 2 fatty acid tails attached to glycerol
  2. Negatively charged phosphate group attached (PO4-)
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Phospholipids SPECIAL PROPERTY (2 points)

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  1. Phosphate head is polar and hydrophilic
  2. Fatty acid tails are non-polar and hydrophobic
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Steroids

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Different from other lipids
Mostly insoluble

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Steroids Structure (2 points)

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  1. Nucleus: back bone of 3 six-membered carbon rings,
    1 five-membered carbon ring
  2. Many different side groups attached
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Steroids Example

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Cholesterol