Midterm Flashcards
name the greek letters in order for the additional carbons in an amino acid
alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, phi, chi, psi, omega
what is a zwitterionic
charged form ion but charges make atom neutral
what determines the charged forms of aa
sidechain properties and pH of medium
what is the L form of aa
co, r, n
what is the d form of aa
n, r, co
what form of aa is almost found exclusively in naturally occurring proteins
L-form
is glycine chiral
no due to no side chain
what are some functions of proteins
enzymes, motor proteins, structural or cytoskeletal proteins, transport proteins, electron transfer, cell signaling, chaperones, storage proteins
proteins are diversified with what type of interactions
covalent and non covalent
what is primary structure
the linear amino acid sequence of the polypeptide chain
what is the secondary structure
the local structure of linear segments of the polypeptide backbone atoms without regard to conformation of the side chains
what is tertiary structure
the overall 3D arrangement of all atoms in a single polypeptide chain
what is quaternary structure
the arrangement of separate polypeptide chains (subunits) into the functional protein
what creates the peptide bond
condensation of the carboxyl group of aa 1 and amino group aa 2 which form an amide bond
what are some factors of the peptide bond
resonance, partial double bond, shorter than single bond but longer than double bond
where is the partial dipole in peptide bond
N in amino group and O in carboxyl group
polarity is important for the blank of a folded protein
stability
the peptide plane is
planar
what are the six atoms in the peptide plane
C alpha, carbon, O, N, H and C alpha
where is the limited rotation in the primary structure
around the peptide bond, due to resonance
what bonds are single and free to rotate
N-Ca and Ca-C
what atoms are in the psi angle
Ca-C
what atoms are in the phi angle
N-Ca
what are dihedral angles
phi and psi
omega angle directs what
the orientation of the sidechains between two consecutive aa in a peptide
180 degree for omega
trans
0 degree for omega
cis
which is more energetically favorable, trans or cis
trans due to less steric henderance
when do you see cis
when proline involved
what is ramachandran plot based on
close contacts between atoms based on their van der waals radii
the ramachandran plot shows
conformations of phi and psi that are sterically favorable or unfavorable
how do secondary structures form
repetition of similar phi and psi angles
what are the three common types of secondary structures found in proteins
alpha helices, beta strands, beta sheets
what is the other category of secondary structures
turns, loops and connections
what is a common element of secondary structures
h bonds
what is the basis of secondary structure
get as many carbonyl O and amide NH to b paired
what is the most prevalent type of secondary structure
alpha helice
how many residues per turn in alpha helice
3.6
dihedral angles are what in alpha helices
same or similar
what is the pitch of the alpha helix
5.4 A per turn of helix
what is the angstrom per residue of 100 degree rotation in alpha helice
1.5
how are the side chains viewed in the alpha helix
staggered, outside of helix
carbonyl oxygens point to what is alpha helix
to c terminus
R groups point to what in the alpha helix
N terminus
what aa are good helix formers
A, E, L , M
what aa are bad helix formers
P, G, Y, S
alpha helical structures are stabilized by
h-bonding within the main chain atoms
what makes the alpha helix the most stable secondary structure
repetitive H-bonding pattern
how do the H bond in the alpha helix
carbonyl O, h bonded with H of NH four residues away
how many atoms are joined in H bond of main chain in alpha helix
13
what is helix propensity
tendency of aa to be in a helix
what determines helix propensity
H-bond, hydrophobic interactions, sidechain interactions with helix, lower energy value indicates higher probability
what causes dipole in single peptide
polarity of NH and CO
what aligns the dipole of each peptide approximately parallel to the helical axis
H-bonds
what s the degree that aa residues are plotted around the spiral of alpha helix
100 degree
where are helices located and why
outer surface of globular proteins with hydrophobic inside and hydrophillic outside
what part of helix can bind to DNA
n term
a number of enzymes have their active site close to what on helix
N term of helix
explain helix capping
the n and c ends that have un-bound due to H bond only binding every four
so if you have 12 residues how many h bonds in main chain of alph
4 h bond but leaves four empty at both c and n term
what do you call the last unoccupied N and C term with helix capping
C1, C2, and very end is Ccap and Ncap
in alpha helix how many aa for one spiral
3.6
describe aa distribution in spiral of helix
hydrophobic on one side and charged on the other
what are the different types of alpha helices
alpha (3.6), 3.10, pi (4.4)
feature of 3.10 helix
narrower in diameter, longer in length, tighter turn
feature of pi helix
wider in diameter, shorter in length, wider turn
describe h bonds in 3.10 helix
between i and i+3
where can you see 3.10 helix
beginning or end of alpha helix with a single turn
what leads to potential steric interference in 3.10 helix
side chain
collagen contains what secondary structure
alpha helix, (3), twist around each other
how is collagen alpha helix stabilized
inter-chain H bonding
what is PPII
poly-proline helices
feature of PPII
4-8 residues long, more flexible, more exposed to solvent
what is a beta strand
a continuous stretch of aa residues in Beta conformation
features of beta strand
peptide bonds of adjacent residues point in opposite directions, alternate side chain point in opposite directions
beta strands associate with
beta sheet
average length of beta strand
6 residues
what are the three perpendicular features in beta strands
direction of backbone, direction of h bond bw strand, direction of side chain above and below plane sheet
where does the h bond go in beta sheets
c=o and h-n
why can beta sheets contain strands that are not local
h-bond between different segment of a polypeptide
what are the different types of h bond in beta sheets
antiparallel, parallel, mixed
feature of parallel beta sheet
h bond not parallel, not perpendicular to strand, 3.2 A per residue translation, less stable than anti, must have more than 4 strands to improve stability, equal space of h bond
what are the side chains like in parallel beta sheet
hydrophobic, buried in protein
since h bonds angled in parallel beta sheet, what happens to dipole
only 1/3 of peptide dipole aligns parallel to strand