PROTEINS Flashcards
Made up of polymers of amino acids
Proteins
linkage between amino acids
Petide bonds
_______ depends on the R or the side chain
Polarity
denaturation;
it can only be secondary, tertiary, and quaternary
Precipitation
_____ disrupts hydrogen bond and hydrophobic interactions between R groups
HEAT
Results in heating protein
white precipitate and coagulation
these are positively charged, react with negative part of amino acids (COO-) and neutralizes the protein
Heavy metals
what are the heavy metals involved?
Lead acetate
Ferric chloride
Copper sulfate
Alkaloidal
Strong mineral salts
Tannic acid results?
white to light brown precipitate
Picric acid results?
Yellow flotation
It splits salt linkage
Strong acid
Conc. nitric acid results?
Cloudy white precipitate
Conc. sulfuric acid results?
Brown solution / white precipitate
denatures protein by disrupting the hydrogen bonds
Alcohol