Proteins 1 Flashcards
What are the elements of proteins?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Sulfur
What are the monomers?
Amino Acids, 20 exists in nature.
Tell me what distinguishes Amino Acids from each other
Each of the 20 amino acids has the same chemical make up with one exception, the R-GROUP.
Tell me about the R-group
It is a variable group that has unique properties.
What are the three groups that make up the Amino Acid structure.
The Amino Group
R group
Carboxyl Acid group
What is the carboxyl group?
It is the back-bone of the amino acid
It is made of one carbon bonded to oxygen
and a hydroxide group
COOH
What is the Amino group?
AKA the amine group
It is made up of one nitrogen and two hydrogen
How does an organism get amino acids in plants?
“It’s called drum roll please….
AMINATION!!!”
This is the process of adding an amine group to an organic molecule to build amino acids.
How many essential amino acids are there?
There are 9
How many non-essential amino acids are there
there are 11
How many different types of amino acids are there?
20!
What are essential amino acids?
Amino acids that can’t be produced by your body.
How do we get essential amino acids.
We get it from our diet.
What are non-essential amino acids?
Non-essential means that our bodies produce an amino acid, even if we do not get it from the food we eat.
how/
What is transmamination?
Changing of an Amino Acid by removing the amine group from an Amino Acid to a Keto Acid.
