Proteins Flashcards
Is an unbranched chain of amino acids, each joined to the next by a peptide bond
Peptide
True or False.
Inorganic proteins consists of Phosphoproteins, Metalloproteins, and Hemoproteins
False, Hemoproteins is included in Organic
Consists all the essential amino acids in approximately the same relative amounts in which the human body needs them
Complete dietary protein
A molecule that has a positive charge on one atom and a negative charge on another atom, but has no net charge
Zwitterion
True or False.
Zwitterion proteins does not change its own pH but rather changes the charges of ions between an amino group and carboxyl group
False, they change in pH but does not change in charge
It is an amino acid in which the amino group and the carboxyl group are attached to the alpha-carbon atom
Alpha-amino acid
It is an organic compound that contains both an amino group and carboxyl group
Amino Acid
True or False.
The side chain (R group) distinguishes alpha-amino acids from each other by chemical means only
False, both physically and chemically
True or False.
According to the rule for drawing the Fischer projection of amino acids, the carboxyl group as in a horizontal position
False, is at the top of the projection
True or False.
According to the rule of drawing for Fischer Projection, the amino group is the only one who can denote whether an amino acid is levorotatory or dextrorotatory
True
It is the only standard amino acid that has a side chain that contains a thiol (-SH) group
Cysteine
If a cysteine is oxidized, it dimerizes to another cysteine to form what?
Cystine molecule
It is necessary in most metabolic processes of the human body that the body itself cannot synthesize
Essential amino acid
The strongest of the tertiary-structure interactions A result from the thiol groups of two cysteine residues reacting with each other.
Disulfide Bond
True or False
Disulfide Bond is an Ionic Bond
False, Covalent Bond
It occurs between amino acids with polar R groups
Hydrogen Bond
It results when two nonpolar side chains are close to each other
Hydrophobic interactions
It always involve the interaction between an acidic side chain and a basic side chain
Electrostatic Interactions (salt bridges)
It is the organization among the the various peptide chains in a multimeric protein.
Quaternary protein structure
Morse Type A quaternary protein structure consists of: I. Electrostatic Attractions II. Hydrogen Bonds III. Disulfide Bond IV. Hydrophobic Bond
A. II, III, IV
B. I, II, III, IV
C. I, II, IV
D. I, II, III
C. I, II, IV
It is a single protein chain that adopts a shape which resembles a coiled spring (helix), with the coil configuration maintained by hydrogen bonds
Alpha helix structure