Organic Synthesis,NMR And Amino acids Flashcards
What do amino acid molecules consist of and what property do they share
An amine group
A carboxylic acid group
They are all chiral
State the properties that the carboxylic acid and amine group have in Amino acid and state what they react with
Carboxylic acid has acidic properties and so react with bases
Amines have basic properties and react with acids
What would happen when the amino acid is in a high ph(alkali)
The COOH would lose a hydrogen and become
COO-
What would happen when the amino acid is in a low ph (reacts with acids)
The Nh2 would gain a hydrogen
Becomes NH3+
What is is called when amino acid reacts with itself
It’s referred to an a zwitterion they have both a proton donar(COOH)and proton accepting group(NH3)
NH3 +
COO-
State the bond that forms between amino acids in a protein
Peptide bonds
What is the primary structure of a proteins
The sequence of amino acids in a chain
What are the two secondary structures proteins can form
A helix
Beta plated sheets
State why secondary structures can occur in proteins
As hydrogen bonds can occur between the hydrogen atom on peptide link with either a nitrogen or oxygen on another peptide link
What is the tertiary structure and how does it occur
The 3D structure of a protein it occurs as a result of interactions between amino acid groups further apart in the chain
State the 3 types of bonds that can form in the tertiary structure
Hydrogen bondings
Ionic bonding
Covalent sulfur Sulfur bonds (disulphides Bridge
What are the 4 bases in DNA
Adenine
Cytosine
Guanine
Thymine
What is DNA made up of
Phosphate ion
2-deoxyribose
One of the four bases(adenine,cystine,guanine,thymine)
State the complementary bonding in DNA
Thymine pairs with adenine
Cytosine pairs with Guanine
When a condensation reaction occurs between two nucleotides what is formed and where does the bond occur
It occurs between the phosphate group of one nucleotide and the deoxyribose of another it’s a covalent bond