Module 2.3 Flashcards
DNA is built from molecules called nucelotides.
Structure of nuecleotide is found in DNA ,
-Dont need to know structure but check sheet .
But nucleotide consists of three parts and we do need to know these …
check sheet
What is in the center of the strucutre?
Contains a five-carbon sugar molecule.
-Sugars with 5 carbon atoms are called pentose sugars .
What is attached to the sugar ?
We find a nitrogen-containing molecule called a BASE .
-Sometimes referred to as nitrogenous ses as they contain NITROGEN .
What is attached to the other side of the sugar molecule ?
We find a negatively charged phosphate group .
-meaning nucleotides contain the elements carbon , hydrogen, nitrogen and phosphorous .
represent nucleotides using a simpalr model
-need to learn this structure , so check the sheet
-nucleotides are used to make both the molecules DNa +RNA
-The nucleotids in DNA + RNA all share the same general structure.
-But tere is specific differences
First difference between DNA + RNA
-In DNA , the pentose sugar is clled deoxyribose .
-Whereas in RNA , the pentose sugar is called ribose .
-Deoxyribose has one fewer oxygen atoms than ribose .
second difference between DNA + RNA
(check sheet )
-In DNA nucleotides , we find four different bases
-If you look at the bases you will see two have a DOUBLE RING strucutre . Adenine +guanine
-Scienists call these PURINES .
-The other two bases - thymine nd cytosine have a single ring strucutre
-scienitsts call these pyrimidines .
Third difference between DNA and RNA
Just like DNA , RNA also contains denine guanine and cytosine .
-Howeveer , RNA DOES NOT containthymine .
-Instead it contains URACIL .
NEED TO KNOW THIS AS THIS IS VERY IMPROTANT .
General strucutre of a nucleotide (check sheet)
-Can see the hydroxyl group on carbon 3 of the pentose sugar.
-That is because it plays a really important role.
What is the important role ?
-If we take two nucleotides (check next page )
-Then we cn form a ond between them -PHOSPHATE GROUP of one nuecleoitde + hydorcyl group onc arbon 3 of the pentose sugar on the othe rnucleotide ,
(check sheet to see bond )
What is the bond called ?
PHOSPHODIESTER BOND - NEED TO KNOW THIS !!!!!!!!
-wHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE PHOSPHODIESTER BOND IS FORMED ?
-Water is released so is an example of a condensation reaction .
-+THIS moelcule we formed is a dinucleotide .
-can break the phosphoidester ond by adding water .
-THIS IS A hydrolysis reaction
-We can continue to add nucleotides by forming phosphodiester bonds .
Have formed a polymer of nucleotides and scientists call is a polynucleotide BOTH DNA RNA are examples of polynucleotide.
Structure of dna
Dna consists of two polynucleotide stands .
-we have the sugar phosphate backbone on the outside with bases on the center .
-the two poly ue Lodi fox’s stands are held together by hydrogen bonds , which form between the bases on opposite strands .
KEY : based on one strand are complementary to the bases on the other strand .
Guanine on one strand always pairs with cytosine on the opposite strand . Adensine slways pairs with thymine .
-this complementary base pairing is central to how Dna functions .
In the last video , we saw both adenine and guanine are purines because of their DOUBLE RING structure .
iWhereas thymine and cytosine are pyrimidines because they have a single ring .
-what this means is that purine on one strand always pairs with pyrimidine on the oppsoite strand .
This means that the distance between the sugar phosphate backbone is constant , all down the DNA molecule.
-the two polynucleotide strands in Dna are anti parallel . Meaning they run in opposite directions .
-looking at the left hand side , we can see that the top of the phosphate group is attached to carbon 5 of the deoxyribose sugar .
At the bottom , we have the carbon 3 hydroxyl at the top .
At the bottom , we have the carbon 5 attached to the phosphate.
The different base pairs form a different number of hydrogen bonds .
Adensine and cytosine form three hydrogen bonds , whereas Adenine and thymine form two hydrogen bonds .
Because of the complementary base pairing , the properties of guanine and cytosine are always the same as eachother .
The proportions of Adensine and thymine are also the same as eachotehr .
-this means we can calculate the proportions of the different nucleotide
Check sheet for example question
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The two polynucleotide strands in dna , twist around eachother and form a double helix
We can see that the sugar phosphate backbones on the outside and base pairs in the center .
Structure of rna
RNA is also a polynucleotide but rna is different in a number of ways :
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RNA contains the Penrose sugar ribose rather than the deoxyribose found in DNA .
RNA does not contain the base thymine , instead , RNA has the base uracil .
One difference between DNA and RNA
Dna is found in chromosomes of the nucleus whereas RNA is found in the cytoplasm .
RNA plays a key role in protein synthesis .
Second difference between DNA and RNa
DNA is an extremely long molecule .
-Often containing many millions of nucleotides .
-in contrast , RNA molecules are much shorter , making RNA molecules only contain a few hundred nucleotides
Third diffeeence between DNA and RNA
Lastly , Dna is a double stranded molecule , consisting of two polynucleotide starts twisted into a double helix .
Whereas rna molecules consist of only one polynucleotide strand .
Dna replication -everytime a cell undergoes divison , all of the DNA is copied .
The process is called DNA replication .
Stage one of DNA replication
The enzyme DNA helicase attached to the DNA molecule .
-DNA helicase causes the hydrogen bonds between the complementary bases to break .
Stage two of dna replication
This causes the two polynucleotide strands to separate from each other .
Stage theee of dna replication
Now , free nucleotides line up with their complementary bases on the DNA strands .
At this stage , the free nucleotides are only held in place by HYDROGEN BONS between the complementary bases .
-they are not bonded to eachother by phosphodiester bonds .
Notice something different about free nucleotides ?
Thee are called activated nucleotides .
-SHEIN a normal activated nucleotide inactivated nucleotide has three phosphate groups . Where a normal nucleotide contains
Going to the previous diagram , as you can see activated nucleotides are lined up , held in place by hydrogen bonds between the complementary base pairs .
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Stage four of dna replication
At this stage , a second enzyme kow attached . Enzyme is called DNA polymerase .
DNA polymerase or down the molecule and catalyses the formation between the formation of a phosphodiester bond between the activated nueclpetodes . This is an example of a condensation reaction .
Key : when phosphodiester bonds forms , the activated nucleotides lose , their extra two phosphate groups .
As those two phosphate groups leave this provides energy for the reaction .
Now got , two copies of our four double standard molecule .
However , each of the DNA molecules contain one strand from the original DNA molecule and one stand which is brand new .
-this type of Dna replication is called semi consecrate replication
Important dna is coped accurately
But sometimes , an incorrect bade is inserted into the growing polynucleotide strand
This means that the sequence has changed .
Scientists cal this mutation and these can be very harmful to the organisms .
Remember , mutations wre random and occur spontaneously
Heck fhe video girl it’s so illegible
What happens in semi conservative replication
In semi conservative replication , the Dna helix sepearate into two polynuecleotide strands .
-Each strand is then replicaed into a complementary NEW STRAND .
-SSo at the end ONE molecule of DNA has been copeid into two m olecules of DNA .
KEY about semi conservatie replication
Two copies contain one strand fromt he original DNA moleucle and one enw strand ( orginal is in white and new one is in red in the picture )
-When the strucuture of DNA , was discovered int he 19501s , scienitsts did not KNOW how dna is replicaed .
-Semiconservative replication was ONE possilit .
-Another possiilitt was CONSERVATIVE REPLCITION ; a DNA double helix i formed contaning TWO NEW STRANDS .
-The DNA moelcule contains none of the ORIGINAL DNA .
-SO scienistss had ot design an EXPERIEMNT .
so scienitsts had to design an experiemnt to show whether DNA replcited by cosnervaive or semi conservative repliciton .
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experimentnal details and results .
-to udnerstand this experment , need to understand ONE IDEA .
-All of the bases of DNA CONTAIN THE ELEMENT NITORGEN .
Nitrogen exists as two main isotopes , what are they ?
Nitrogen -14+Nitorgen -15 .
-Nitrigen -14 is the most common isotope , With over 99% of nitrogen atoms being nitrogen-14 .
KEY ; ntirogen-15 is sligghtly HEAVIER than atoms of Nitrogen-14 .
Stage one of the experiment
scientists took a sample of BACTERIA .
-Under normal contions , almost all of the nitrogen atoms atoms in the DNA of these bacteria , will be nitrogen-14 (the lighter isotope ) .
stage two of the experiment
scieniets now took some of this bacteria and extracted the DNA .
Stage three of the experiment
they then placed the DNA in a solution and spun this at a very high speed in a centriguge .
stage four of the epxeriemnt
the DNA moved down the solution and formed a band the scientists could detect .
KEY of the experiment
thhe postion of the DNA band depends on how heavy the DNA IS .
-Because of the nitorgen atoms int he DNA were almost all nitorgen-14 .(high nitorgen )
-This forms a banf ear the TOP of the tube .
(I have repreented the DNA containing light nitorgen represented as FAINT LINES )
Stage five of the expweriment
scientists culture the bcteria in a growth medium .
-Which contains only nitrogen whicho ne .
stage six of the experiment
after the bacteria had reproduced many many times .
-Almost all the nitrogen atoms in the DNA was nitogen-15 (heavy nitogen ) .
stage seven of the experiment
when this dna was extracted and centriguged .
-it formed a band near the bottom of he tube .
(DNA containing heavy nitrogen represened as THICK LINES ) .