Module 8 Flashcards
The study of the chemistry that occurs in living systems
Biochemistry
What are the 4 categories of biomolecules
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Type of biomolecule used for energy storage and structure
Carbohydrates
Type of biomolecule that are structural elements and chemical catalysts (enzymes)
Proteins
Type of biomolecule that forms chemical genetic code through H-bonding
Nucleic Acids
Type of biomolecule characterized primarily by physical properties pertaining to solubility and polarity
Lipids
Type of biomolecule that are ketones or aldehydes w/ multiple alcohol groups
Carbohydrates
Type of biomolecule that contain amine and carboxylic acids functional groups
Proteins
Cx(H2O)y
Carbohydrates
An enzyme is a ______
Protein
______ are polymers of amino acids
Proteins
_______ are polymers joined together by phosphate ester linkages
Nucleic acids
_______ are the architects and construction contractors of proteins.
Nucleic acids
______ are biomolecules that are more soluble in organic solvents, such as ether, than in water.
Lipids
_______ are largely composed of nonpolar hydrocarbon functional groups, in addition to a small proportion of polar functional groups
Lipids
Glucose is a ________
Monosaccharide
Sucrose (table sugar) is a ________
Disaccharide
_________ are sugars that cannot easily be broken down into simpler sugars.
Monosaccharides
_________ are composed of two monosaccharides joined by an acetal or ketal link-age
Disaccharides
_________ are chains composed of many (hundreds or thousands) monosaccharide units
Polysaccharides
Starches and cellulose are both ________
Polysaccharides
The structural material in plant matter and the major component of dietary fiber
Cellulose
A _______ is a polymer of glucose that we can digest: glycogen and amylopectin
Starch
Most of the carbon atoms in sugars have a ________ geometry
tetrahedral
The three-dimensional structure of carbohydrates is commonly depicted using ______ projections
Fischer
_______ are essentially a 2D representation of a 3D model
Fischer projections
topological property of an object that the mirror image differs
Chirality
Same number of atoms but different arrangement of atoms
Isomers
Molecules with same formula, but different 3-D atomic arrangement
Stereoisomers
Pairs of stereoisomers that are chiral
Enantiomers
A _______ mixture contains equal amounts of the (+) enantiomer and the (−) enantiomer and has the designation (±)
Racemic
Enantiomers that rotate polarized light in a clockwise direction (to the right) are called the ________ isomer and labeled as the (+) enantiomer
dextrorotatory
Dextrorotatory isomers rotate polarized light in a ______ direction (to the ______)
clockwise
right
The enantiomer that rotates polarized light in a counterclockwise direction (to the left) is called the ________ isomer and is labeled as the (−) enantiomer
levorotatory
Levorotatory isomers rotate polarized light in a _______ direction (to the ______)
counterclockwise
left
The isomer that is the + enantiomer
dextrorotatory
The isomer that is the - enantiomer
levorotatory