Organic Chemistry Pt 2

Question 0

What is Hydrophobic?

Answer 0

Fear of water; Molecule or organism that does not like to interact with water molecules.

Question 1

What are Lipids?

Answer 1

Fats, Oils, Steroids, Hormones.
Molecules that are water insoluble
HydroPhobic - Do Not like water.

Question 2

What are Hydrophilic molecules?

Answer 2

Molecules that have no preference if they interact with water or not

Question 3

What are Triglycerides?

Answer 3

Major component of dietary lipids.

energy storage & metabolism

Question 4

What is a phospholipid?

Answer 4

Phosphate containing lipids used to make cellular membranes.

Question 5

What is HCG?

Answer 5

Human Chronic Gronadotropin (First hormone in pregnancy)

Question 6

What do proteins do?

Answer 6

Products of what our genetic info codes for.

what makes up our own cells for function.

Question 7

How many common amino acids are there?

Answer 7

20

Question 8

What does a Helix look like?

Answer 8

squiggaly pigs tail oink oink lol

Question 9

What does a Pleated Sheet look like?

Answer 9

ruffle potato chip all squished up

Question 10

What are the 4 levels of Protein structure??

Answer 10

1. Primary Structure
2. Secondary Structure
3. Tertiary Structure
4. Quaternary Structure

Question 11

What is Denaturation?

Answer 11

Disruption of protein structure at any level

unfolding of a protein

Question 12

What causes Denaturation?

Answer 12

Heat or Cold
pH change
chemical modification
changing even One amino acid in the primary structure can make a protein not function properly

Question 13

What are some examples of denaturation? (diseases)

Answer 13

1. sickle cell anemia

2. cystic fibrosis

Question 14

What are Substrates?

Answer 14

Targets for enzymes.

typically recognized by a shape to shape interaction.

Question 15

Which one changes? which stays the same? (Substrate, Enzymes)

Answer 15

Substrate changes

Enzymes stay the same

Question 16

How many Inhibit Enzyme Reactions are there? (list them?)

Answer 16

Two..

1. Competitive Inhibitors
2. Non Competitive Inhibitors

Question 17

What do Competitive Inhibitors do?

Answer 17

Bind to the enzyme or substrate in the recognition domain area & block the typical interaction.

Question 18

What are Non competitive Inhibitors?

Answer 18

Inhibitors Bind to the enzyme substrate & change their shape (so they can’t connect)

Question 19

What are cofactors?

Answer 19

Small ions that bind to the enzymes to help maintain their shape.

Question 20

List the Ion cofactors

Answer 20

Calcium Ion
Magnesium Ion
Zinc Ion

Question 21

What is an Ion?

Answer 21

An atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electron.

Question 22

How do you measure liquid volume?

Answer 22

Graduated cylinder

Question 23

What is a miniscus?

Answer 23

the bend in the graduated cylinder

Question 24

Where do you read the graduated cylinder from?

Answer 24

The meniscus

Question 25

What is the formula for measuring solid volume?

Answer 25

Length X Width X Height

Question 26

What is the conversion for F to Celsius ?

Answer 26

(5/9 - 32 = C)

Question 27

What is the formula for conversion from Celcius to F ?

Answer 27

(9/5 + 32 = F)

Question 28

What is your normal body temperature in F?

Answer 28

98.6*F

Question 29

What is your normal body temperature in Celcuis?

Answer 29

37*C