MISC Flashcards
1
Q
Polymer
A
Polypeptide of 50-34000 monomers
2
Q
Monomer
A
Amino acids
3
Q
Amino acid structure (3)
A
Central carbon (alpha) Carboxyl and amino Side chain(R group)
4
Q
Dipeptide
A
2 amino acids, possible from 20 amino acids
5
Q
Uncharged amino acid properties
A
Polar/non polar
6
Q
Charged amino acid properties
A
Positive/negative
7
Q
Peptide bonds
A
Hold amino acids together via dehydration reaction, requires energy output(assisted by ribosome)
8
Q
Carbohydrate roles
A
Fuel, carbon/energy storage, structural components
9
Q
Monosaccharides vary in
A
- number of carbons in skeleton
- position of carbonyl
- ring structures
- enantiomers (mirror images)
10
Q
Aldose
A
Aldehyde sugar(carbonyl is terminal)
11
Q
Ketose
A
Ketone sugar (carbonyl is non terminal)
12
Q
Alpha and bêta differ in_______
A
Position of the hydroxyl
13
Q
Fatty acids differ in
A
Length
Double bond
Isomer
14
Q
Saturated fatty acid
A
Carbons are single bonds
15
Q
Unsaturated
A
Carbons have at least one double bond
