Macromolecules Flashcards

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1
Q

Energy storing polysaccharide of plants

A

Startch

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2
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Name of substance glucose is stored as in the body

A

Glycogen

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3
Q

What is a Nucleotide composed of

A

Nitrogen base

Phosphate Group

A sugar

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4
Q

Which elements does Carbon form a covalent bond with?

A

H,O,N,S

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5
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5 types of Lipids

A

Fatty acids, triglycerides, phospolipids, eicosanoids, steroids

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6
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substituent or moiety in a molecule that causes the molecule’s characteristic chemical reactions.

A

Functional Group

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7
Q

What is ATP made of

A

Adenine, Ribose, 3 phosphate group

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8
Q

How can metabolic pathways be turned off?

3 ways

A
  1. Alternating the conformation of the enzymes
  2. Either binding o disassociation of Cofactors
  3. End product of pathway binding to enzyme
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9
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What do coenzymes do

A

Accept electrons from one enzyme in a metabolic pathway and deliver it to another

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10
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organic nonprotein molecules that bind with the protein molecule (apoenzyme) to form the active enzyme (holoenzyme)

A

Coenzymes

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11
Q

Nicotineamideadenine dinucleotide (NAD), nicotineamide adenine dinucelotide phosphate (NADP), and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)

What are they and what do they do

A

They are coenzymes that are responsible for the oxidation or hydrogen transfer

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