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Proteins Flashcards

1
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What are amino acids

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The building blocks from which proteins are formed

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What functional groups do amino acids contain

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Contain the amino/amine group(-NH2)
And the carboxyl group(-COOH)

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What are proteins

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Condensation polymers
They are made of amino acid molecules that are linked together by condensation reactions

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What happens to amino acids when they undergo condensation reactions

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The amine group of 1 amino acid and the carboxyl group of another join and water is eliminated (similar to esters)

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5
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What is the link that forms during condensation reactions called

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Peptide/amide link (-CONH)

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6
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What are essential amino acids

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Amino acids that the body cannot make. They have to be supplied by our diet.

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What are enzymes

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Biological catalysts

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8
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What is hydrolysis

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The process of breaking proteins into amino acids

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Describe the structure of proteins

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Long chain molecules that form sheets, spirals and other complex shapes. These shapes give it a specific job.

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10
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What happens when a protein is heated

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Intermolecular bonds are broken allowing the protein to change shape. This is called denaturing (- stops it from being able to do its job)

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What functional groups do aldehydes contain

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Carbonyl functional group (C=O) on the END of the carbon chain
(Name as u would an alkane but with an -al on the end i.e. Propanal)

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What functional groups do ketones contain

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Carbonyl group (C=O)
In the MIDDLE of the carbon chain
For ketones names end in -one (must include carbon number of carbonyl group i.e. Propan-2-one)

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What are oxidation reactions

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An carbon compounds it involves an increase in an increase in oxygen to hydrogen ratio (losing an H or gaining an O)

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Describe the oxidising agent hot copper (II) oxide

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> its weak
changes from black to brown
1• alcohol ~> aldehyde
2• alcohol ~> ketone

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Describe the oxidising agent Acidified Dichromate (VI) solutions (K2Cr2O7)

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> its strong
changes from orange to green
1• alcohol ~> aldehyde ~> carboxylic acid
2• alcohol ~> ketone

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Describe the oxidising agent Tollens Reagent

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> its strong
Colourless solution to silver mirror
1• alcohol ~> aldehyde ~> carboxylic acid

17
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Describe the oxidising agent Fehlings solution

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> its strong
Blue solution to brick red precipitate
1• alcohol ~> aldehyde ~> carboxylic acid

18
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Why do foods spoil

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They contain edible oils which can spoil after being exposed to air
(O2 from air causes food to oxidise - increasing O:H ratio

19
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Give an example of what happens when a food spoils

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When butter spoils its due to the formation of butanoic acid as the butter is hydrolysed - its said to be rancid

20
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What do antioxidants do

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They prevent foods from spoiling too quickly by stopping oxidation reactions from taking place

21
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How do antioxidants do their job

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They are reducing agents and cause other substances to be reduced whilst being oxidised themselves

22
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What are essential oils

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Hydrophobic liquids containing mixtures of volatile aroma compounds that evaporate easily giving distint fragrances

23
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How are essential oils extracted

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From plants via steam distillation
(Look at diagram in booklet)

24
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What difficulty is faced when extracting essential oils

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Obtaining the liquid before it evaporates

25
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How do you identify terpenes

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They are unsaturated compounds thay form by joining isoprene units (therefore contain 5 carbon atoms per unit = isoprenes)

26
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What is ultraviolet radiation

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A high energy form of light present in sunlight

27
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What are free radicals

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Free radicals are atoms and molecules that are highly reactive due to the presence of an unpaired electron

28
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How do free radicals form

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When strong covalent bonds are broken by UV light

29
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What three steps are in a free radical chain reaction

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Initiation
Propagation
Termination

30
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What is initiation

A

UV light provides energy for the splitting of diatomic halogen molecule into reactive halogen atoms or free radicals
( Cl2(g) ~> Cl•(g) + •Cl(g) )

31
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What is propagation

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Free radicals collide with other species but the number of free radicals is maintained
( H2(g) + •Cl ~> H•(g) +HCl (g) )
( H•(g) + Cl2(g) ~> HCl(g) + Cl•(g) )

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What is termination

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Free radicals are used uo by collision with each other
( H•(g) + •Cl(g) ~> HCl(g)
( H•(g) + •H(g)

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