NUCLEOTIDES and BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS Flashcards
primary component of Nucleic
Acids
NUCLEOTIDE
What are the 3 components of nucleotides
- 5-C sugar
- Phosphate group
- Nitrogenous base
What are the 2 classes of the bases
- Purine- A and G
- Pyrimidine- T, C and U
PURINES CONTAIN __ RING STRUCTURE
2
PYRIMIDINES CONTAIN __ RING STRUCTURE
1
2 TYPES OF NUCLEIC ACID
- Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
- Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)
function of DNA
containing or storing genetic
information
function of RNA
expressing the information
nucleotides that has a modified
phosphate groups?
ATP
sum of all the enzyme-catalyzed
reactions in a living organism
METABOLISM
4 FUNCTIONS OF METABOLISM
- Acquisition and utilization of energy
- Synthesis of molecules needed to cell
structure and function - Growth and development
- Removal of waste product
2 SUBTYPES OF METABOLISM and THEIR EXAMPLES
Anabolic reaction - glycogenesis
Catabolic reaction - glycolysis
process to make larger molecules
ANABOLIC
breakdown of larger molecules
CATABOLIC
main molecule involve in metabolism
ENZYME
5 BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
- Nucleophilic substitution
- Elimination
- Addition
- Isomerization
- Redox
This reaction is the first step in
glycolysis pathway; it is irreversible
NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION
replaces a functional group within another electron-deficient molecule.
NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION
prevent glucose from getting out of the cell
phosphorylation reaction
a 10-step reaction and a catabolic reaction to produce pyruvate,
GLYCOLYSIS
a molecule used as energy in other metabolic pathways.
PYRUVATE
cleavage of covalent bonds by
WATER
HYDROLYSIS REACTION
A kind of SN reaction and can be
catalyzed by an acid, base and
enzymes
HYDROLYSIS REACTION
involves breaking of phosphate bonds
HYDROLYSIS