Proteins Flashcards by Auriela Howze | Brainscape

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Types of Denaturation

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Temperature
pH
Chemical
Enzymatic

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Temperature Denaturation

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Destroys 2,3,4 structure of proteins

Primary structure preserved

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pH Denaturation

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Destruction of ionic bonds

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Chemical Denaturation

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Disrupts hydrogen bonds

Disrupts 2,3,4 structure

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Enzymatic Denaturation

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Bread down to peptide bond

Digestion

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Primary Structure

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Determined by peptide bonds

Linear sequence

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Secondary Structure

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Alpha helixes and beta sheets

hydrogen bonds

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Tertiary structure

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Proteins folded onto each other

Ionic, hydrogen bonds, van der waals, disulfide

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Quaternary Structure

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3D structure w/multiple polypeptides

Non covalent interactions

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How can you break a peptide bond

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Acid Hydrolysis

Proteolysis

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Acid Hydrolysis

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Use of strong acids
When combined with heat it cleaves the peptide bonds
Non-specific

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Proteolysis

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Specific cleavage of peptide bond

Uses protein enzyme (protease)

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