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Module 8: Biological Molecules Flashcards

Test 3

1
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What is the Marcromolecule for sugars?

A

Carbohydrate

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2
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What is the Marcromolecule for Amino acids?

A

Proteins

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3
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What is the Marcromolecule for Fatty acids?

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Lipids

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4
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What is the Marcromolecule for Nucleotides?

A

Nucleic Acids

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5
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Small biomolecule: Carbohydrate

A

Sugars

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6
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Small biomolecule: Proteins

A

amino acids

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7
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Small biomolecule: lipids

A

fatty acids

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8
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Small biomolecule: nucleic acids

A

nucleotides

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9
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What are the 4 classes of biomolecules?

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Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic acids

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10
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Describe Carbohydrates

A

-ose suffix

polyhydroxylated (highly oxygenated)

main energy source

stored as fat long term

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11
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Describe proteins

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responsible for essential biological functions

DNA replication, cell signaling, metabolic reactions, enzyme reactions, membrane transport

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12
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Describe lipids

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Hydrophobic

responsible for membrane structure and energy storage

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13
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Describe nucleic acid

A

responsible for storage and transfer of genetic information

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14
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one sugar unit =

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monosaccharide

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15
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2 sugar units =

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disaccharide

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16
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multiple sugar units =

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polysaccharide

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17
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How is sugar broken down in the body?

A

Glycolysis (conversion to ATP for energy)

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18
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Simple sugars break down with ______ but complex sugars require _______

A

saliva

enzymes

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19
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What are the 2 carbonyls for carbohydrates?

A

Ketose (CHO)
aldose (=O on the 2nd carbon)

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20
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What are the stereoisomers for carbohydrates?

A

last -OH group

On the Left = L
On the right = D

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21
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What is the simplest sugar?

A

Glyceraldehyde

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22
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How do you name the carbons in carbohydrates?

A

triose
tertose
pentose
hexose

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23
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What is an epimer?

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Type of diastereomer in a carbohydrate where the 1st -OH is the only stereocenter that changes

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24
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What is the Alpha anomer?

A

the -OH is pointed DOWN

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25
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What is the Beta anomer?

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the -OH is pointed UP

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26
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Where is the aomeric carbon?

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It is carbon 1

Always to the right of the oxygen

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27
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How will you know your carbohydrate is a ketose?

A

Will have an double bonded O at C#2

28
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How will you know your carbohydrate is an aldose?

29
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If carbohydrate is a D sugar, the hydroxyl group goes ____ in the Haworth projection

30
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If carbohydrate is a L sugar, the hydroxyl group goes ____ in the Haworth projection

31
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What do amino acids conists of?

A

-Amine functional group
-Carboxylic acid functional group
-Side chain

32
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T/F: Amino acids are sensitive to pH

33
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Amino acids: positive charge if the pH is _____ than the pI

34
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Amino acids: Negative charge if the pH is _____ than the pI

35
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Amino acids: D stereoisomer

A

NH2 on RIGHT side or on DASH

36
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Amino acids: L stereoisomer

A

NH2 on LEFT side or on WEDGE

37
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Which amino acid is natural?

A

L stereoisomer

38
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What type of bonds are formed between amino acids?

A

Peptide bonds

39
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What are the multiple amino acid fragments called?

A

Dipeptide
tripeptide
tertapeptide
polypeptide

40
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What is the beginning of the animo acid peptide sequence?

A

N-terminus
amine functional group

41
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What is the ending of the amino acid peptide sequence?

A

C-terminus
carboxylic acid functional group

42
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What is a peptide bond?

A

An amide bond (carbonyl and N-H)

Look for the amide bond
Count how many and it will tell you how many sequences

43
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T/F: Peptide bonds decrease stability of peptides and proteins

44
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_____ leads to turns in amino acid structures

45
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Describe Protein Structure: Primary

A

sequence of amino acids

46
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Describe Protein Structure: secondary

A

fixed arrangement of polypeptide backbone

Alpha helix
Beta sheets

47
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What type of bonds are in alpha helix?

A

intramolecular (same peptide fragments)

48
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what type of bonds are in beta sheets?

A

intermolecular (multiple peptide fragments)

49
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Describe Protein Structure: tertiary

A

Whole; 3-d structure

tied to biochemical function of a protein

50
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What type of bonds are in a tertiary structure?

A

Ionic bonds between side chains of amino acids

hydrogen bonds in peptide bonds

Disulfide linkages between 2 cysteine amino acid

Dispersion forces between hydrocarbon side chains of amino acids

51
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Describe Protein Structure: Quaternary

A

Multiple tertiary structures

(Held together by same forces as tertiary)

52
Q

Lipids have _____ solubility in water

53
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What are the 3 main functions of lipids?

A

energy storage
membrane structure
chemical signaling

54
Q

What are the 4 structural types of lipids?

A

fatty acids
glycerides
non-glycerides
complex

55
Q

What does a unsaturated fatty acid have?

A

double bonds

56
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saturated fatty acids have ____ double bonds

57
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What makes up a fatty acid?

A

hydrocarbon tail
carboxylic acid head

58
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cis fatty acids are normally _______

A

unsaturated

59
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trans fatty acids are normally ______

60
Q

What are micelles?

A

Bunched up lipids due to insolubility in water

61
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Describe an Eicosanoid

A

Lipid Subtype

hormone-like biomolecule synthesized from Arachidonic acid

Acts on neighboring cells

Found in almost all cells and tissues

Plays role in:
-Prostaglandins (inflammation/pain)
-Leukotrienes (inflammation)
-Thromboxanes (blood clotting)

62
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Describe a Glyceride

A

Lipid subtype

3 membered glycerol backbone with appended fatty acid

Role in energy storage and cell layers

Types: Neutral (triglycerides) and Ionic (phosphoglycerides)

63
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Describe Non-glycerides

A

Lipid subtype

Sphingolipids: CNS enriches compound -> tissue development, cell recognition/adhesion, toxin receptors

Steroids: signaling various biological functions

Waxes: esters of fatty acids; protective coating on plants, insects, bird feathers

64
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Describe Complex

A

Lipid Subtype

Bonded to another carbohydrate

Lipoprotein: transporting mechanism

Glycolipids: bond to carbohydrates; can act as a site for viruses to enter

65
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What does a Nucleic acid consist of?

A

Heteroaromatic base
Ribose sugar
phosphate group

66
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What is the difference between DNA and RNA?

A

DNA - transcription (gene encoding)
RNA - translation (protein synthesis)

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