Proteins Flashcards

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Is an unbranched chain of amino acids, each joined to the next by a peptide bond

A

Peptide

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True or False.

Inorganic proteins consists of Phosphoproteins, Metalloproteins, and Hemoproteins

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False, Hemoproteins is included in Organic

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3
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Consists all the essential amino acids in approximately the same relative amounts in which the human body needs them

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Complete dietary protein

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A molecule that has a positive charge on one atom and a negative charge on another atom, but has no net charge

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Zwitterion

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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

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False, they change in pH but does not change in charge

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It is an amino acid in which the amino group and the carboxyl group are attached to the alpha-carbon atom

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Alpha-amino acid

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It is an organic compound that contains both an amino group and carboxyl group

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Amino Acid

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True or False.

The side chain (R group) distinguishes alpha-amino acids from each other by chemical means only

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False, both physically and chemically

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9
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True or False.

According to the rule for drawing the Fischer projection of amino acids, the carboxyl group as in a horizontal position

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False, is at the top of the projection

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10
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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

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True

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11
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It is the only standard amino acid that has a side chain that contains a thiol (-SH) group

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Cysteine

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12
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If a cysteine is oxidized, it dimerizes to another cysteine to form what?

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Cystine molecule

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13
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It is necessary in most metabolic processes of the human body that the body itself cannot synthesize

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Essential amino acid

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14
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The strongest of the tertiary-structure interactions A result from the thiol groups of two cysteine residues reacting with each other.

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Disulfide Bond

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True or False

Disulfide Bond is an Ionic Bond

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False, Covalent Bond

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16
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It occurs between amino acids with polar R groups

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Hydrogen Bond

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17
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It results when two nonpolar side chains are close to each other

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Hydrophobic interactions

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It always involve the interaction between an acidic side chain and a basic side chain

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Electrostatic Interactions (salt bridges)

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19
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It is the organization among the the various peptide chains in a multimeric protein.

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Quaternary protein structure

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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

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C. I, II, IV

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21
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It is a single protein chain that adopts a shape which resembles a coiled spring (helix), with the coil configuration maintained by hydrogen bonds

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Alpha helix structure

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22
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Morse Type
A secondary protein has two types depending on the on the manner of hydrogen bonding:
I. Gamma Pleated Helix
II. Omega Coiled Spring
III. Alpha Helix
IV.  Beta Pleated Sheet

A. I, II, IV
B. II, III
C. I, II, III
D. III, IV

A

D. III, IV

23
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True or False.

The amino acid sequence of myoglobin is identical to all the myoglobin of the body

24
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True or False.

Pigs, Cows, Horses, and Human have similarities in the sequence of insulin amino acid

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Are molecules that have an elongated shape with one dimension much longer than the others
Fibrous protein
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Are molecules that have peptide chains that are folded into spherical or globular shapes
Globular protein
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A kind of protein based on shape which is associated with a membrane system of a cell
Membrane Protein
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True or False. | The sequence of amino acids present in a protein's peptide chain or chains is a secondary structure
False, Primary Structure
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The overall three-dimensional shape that results form the attractive forces between amino acid side chains (R groups) that are not near each other in the protein chain
Tertiary Structure
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True or False. | A protein with only the amino acid residues are present is called Complex (conjugated) protein
False, Simple Protein
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True or False. | A protein is made up of at least 35 alpha-amino acid residues
False, 40 alpha-amino acid residues
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Is a naturally occurring, unbranched polymer in which the monomer units are amino acids
Protein
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True or False. Difference in molecules contain the same amino acids but in different order are called Enantiomeric Peptides. Ex. Ala-Gly and Gly-Ala
False, Isomeric Peptides
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It is an amide bond between amino acids. It is also a covalent bond between the carboxyl group of one amino acids and the amino group of another amino acid
Peptide Bond
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It is a portion of an amino acid structure that remains, after the release of H20, when an amino acid participates in peptide bond formation as it becomes part of a peptide chain
Amino acid residue
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A peptide with 3 amino acid chains
Tripeptide
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A peptide with 2 amino acid chains
Dipeptide
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A peptide with 10 to 20 amino acid chains
Oligopeptide
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A peptide with more than 20 amino acid chains
Polypeptide
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It contains two amino groups and one carboxyl group, the second amino group being part of the side chain
Polar Basic Amino Acid
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It contains one amino group and two carboxyl groups, the second carboxyl group being part of the side chain
Polar Acidic Amino Acid
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It contains one amino group, one carboxyl group, and a side chain that is polar but neutral
Polar Neutral Amino Acid
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It contains one amino group, one carboxyl group, and a nonpolar side chain.
Nonpolar amino acid
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True or False. A tertiary consists of four (4) types of peptide unit interactions namely covalent disulfide bonds, hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic attractions, and electrostatic attractions (salt bridges)
True
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It is a two fully extended protein chain segments in the same or different molecules that are held together by hydrogen bonds
Beta pleated sheet structure
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A protein with only amino acid residues are present
Simple protein
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A protein that has non-amino acid entity (prosthetic group) present in its structure
Complex (conjugated) protein
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Lipoproteins, Glycoproteins, Hemoproteins, and Nucleoproteins are?
Organic
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Metalloproteins and Phosphoproteins are?
Inorganic
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A protein that has more than one peptide chain
Multimeric protein
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A protein that has only one peptide chain
Monomeric protein
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True or False. | In primary protein structure, the order of attachment of amino acids are linked together in protein
True
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The overall three-dimensional shape of a protein that results from the interactions between amino acid side chains that are widely separated from each other within a peptide chain
Tertiary protein structure