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Module 4 Flashcards

1
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Naming monosaccharides

A

3 carbons: triose
4 carbons : tetrose
5 carbons: Pentrose
6 carbons: hexose

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2
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Aldose

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R-C=O- H

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3
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Ketose

A

O
II
R-C-R

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4
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Stereoisomers

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Different spatial arrangement of atoms

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5
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Entantiomers

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Mirror image of each other

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6
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Are D and L glyceraldehydes entantiomers

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Yes

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7
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5 carbon monosacch that an aldehyde what’s the name?

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Aldopentose

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8
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D isomer of -OH

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On the right side

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9
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L isomer of -OH

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On the left side

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10
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Optical activity

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Interaction with polarized light
-also distinguishes isomer

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11
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Rotate of isomers

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One enantiomer rotates clockwise (dextrorotatory) the other rotates counter clockwise (levorotory)

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12
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Diastereomers

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Two or more chiral centers, and that are not an enantiomer

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13
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Anomers

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Alpha and beta isomers

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14
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Alpha

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OH at bottom

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15
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Beta

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OH at top

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16
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What does galactose turn into

A

Glucose

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17
Q

Benedict’s reagent

A

Red brick precipitate
- forms Cu2O

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18
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Which is not a reducing sugar

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Only sucrose

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19
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Glycosidic bond

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Anomeric OH reacting with another OH on an alcohol or sugar

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20
Q

Homopolysaccarides

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One type of monosaccharide

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21
Q

Hereropolysaccharides

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Two or more different monosaccharides

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22
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Amylose

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1,4 links being linear

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23
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Amylopectin

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1,6 links are branched

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24
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Glycogen

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Major glucose storage carbohydrate in animals is glycogen

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25
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Where is glycogen stored?

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Liver and muscle cells

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26
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Cellulose

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In plants

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27
Q

Which is the simplest amino acid

A

Glycine

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28
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Which of the following describes the function of the enzyme cyst trans isomerase?

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It breaks in reforms, a double bond to change the arrangement of the groups around a double bond

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29
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What is a nucleoside?

A

A monosaccharide and a base

30
Q

Each individual tRNA contains….

A

An anticodon of three nucleotides that is complementary to the codon in mRNA and identifies individual amino acids

31
Q

What does it mean when phosphoacylglycerol interact with water and other lipids?

A

They contain both a hydrophobic region as well as a hydrophilic region

32
Q

Which is a hydrolyzable, lipid

A

A triacylglycerol

33
Q

What is a zymogen?

A

Inactive precursor of an enzyme

34
Q

Well, best describes what happens to a protein when it’s denatured

A

Secondary tertiary and quaternary levels of structure are disrupted

35
Q

To which class of enzymes does an enzyme belong if it catalyzes the rearrangement of functional groups within a molecule?

A

Isomerases

36
Q

Which of the following is not a class of enzymes?

A

Carnases

37
Q

How many hydrogen bonds were between a G – C base pair in a DNA double helix

A

Three

38
Q

Which organ is the main site of gluconeogenesis?

A

Liver

39
Q

How many molecules of ATP are produced by oxidative phosphorylation for each molecule of NADH produced in the citric acid cycle?

A

Three

40
Q

Where in the body does the degradation of amino acids occur?

A

Liver

41
Q

What alternative name of the citric acid cycle is used in honor of the scientist who first proposed the steps of the cycle?

A

Krebs cycle

42
Q

What is an acetyl group?

A

O
II
Ch3–C—

43
Q

What is the source of energy for the synthesis of ATP in oxidative phosphorelation?

A

Hydrogen flowing through ATP synthase

44
Q

What type of bond in acetyl coA links the acetyl group to the rest of the molecule?

A

Thioester

45
Q

Which of the following processes is inhibited by insulin?

A

Glycogenolysis

46
Q

What compound serves as the certain material for biosynthesis of fatty acids

A

Acetyl CoA

47
Q

Which enzyme in the mitochondria is responsible for phosphorylation of ADP

A

ATP synthase

48
Q

What is the term for the region of a mitochondrion that is enclosed by the inner membrane?

A

Matrix space

49
Q

Bile salts act as which of the following

A

Amino acids

50
Q

Saturated fats have what bond

A

No double bond
Like butter

51
Q

Unsaturated fats have what bond

A

Double bond
Like oil (healthier)

52
Q

What do double bonds do to melting temperature

A

Lower the melting temperature

53
Q

As the melting point increases the

A

The carbon number will increase the melting point

54
Q

What fatty acid has a higher melting point

A

Saturated fats

55
Q

The higher the molar mass is, the

A

Higher the melting point is

56
Q

Essential fatty acids are

A

Obtain through food that can’t be synthesized by the body

57
Q

What is an eicosanoid precursor?

A

Arachidonic acid

58
Q

What inhibits prostaglandin synthesis

A

Aspirin
Then enzyme is cyclooxygenase

59
Q

What are glycerides?

A

Lipid Esters
Also for glycerol: ester with fatty acid

60
Q

Monoglycerides

A

Fatty acid chain with one alcohol group on the glycerol

61
Q

Triglycerides

A

Fatty acid chain at each alcohol group(3) of the glycerol

62
Q

Hydrogenation

A

Saturates the double bonds
-Adding hydrogen

63
Q

Saponification

A

Produces fatty acid salts, and glycerol

64
Q

Glyceride hydrolysis

A

Fatty acids that are produced from esters

65
Q

What are the products of a saponification reaction?

A

Salts Na+ and alcohol -OH

66
Q

What does the term Hardwater mean?

A

Hard water is used with soaps that contain high concentrations of calcium and magnesium
-form precipitate

67
Q

Phospholipids

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A lipid (glycerol, fatty acid, phosphoric acid) containing phosphorus

68
Q

Phosphoglyceric properties

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Contain hydrophobic (fatty acid tails) and hydrophilic domains (phosphorus)

69
Q

Steroids

A

Four fused rings

70
Q

Endocytosis

A

To eat or take in the cell

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