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Proteins and Enzymes Flashcards

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1
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List some functions of proteins

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  • enzymes
  • collagen
  • antibodies
  • structural protein for hair
  • transport molecule (ex: hemoglobin)
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What are the monomers of proteins

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amino acids

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Outline the chemical composition of an amino acid

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  • amine group (NH2)
  • carboxyl group (COOH)
  • side chain (R)
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What is the name of the bond formed in proteins

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peptide bond or amine link

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Outline the primary structure of proteins

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the sequence of amino acids held by peptide bonds

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Outline the secondary structure of proteins

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the folding of the polypeptide result of hydrogen bond occurring between the amine and carboxyl group, creating alpha-helix or beta-pleated

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What is the difference between alpha-helix and beta-pleated in proteins

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  • alpha-helix: intramolecular
  • beta-pleated: H bonding between the sheets/chains (intermolecular)
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Outline the tertiary structure of proteins

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the further folding of the secondary structure, due to the interactions between the R’ groups to form a specific 3D shape (H bonds, disulfide, LDFs)

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Describe the different types of interactions between the R groups

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  • hydrogen bonds (between OH and N/polar side chains)
  • ionic bonds (between charged side chains)
  • LDFs (between non-polar side chains), - disulfide links (between cysteine side chains)
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10
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Outline the quaternary structure of proteins

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the interactions between polypeptide chains

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What are the chemical properties of amino acids

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  • they are amphoteric
  • they exist as zwitterions, anions and cations
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12
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Why can amino acids act as amphoteric

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  • they have a carboxylic group (acidic) and amine group (basic)
  • enables them to react with both acids and bases
  • they can donate and accept protons
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Define zwitterion

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  • electrically neutral molecule with a positive and negative charged groups
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Explain what happens when an amino acid is in low pH

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  • the amine group reacts with the H+ to form a cation
  • amino acid acts as a base
  • the COO- gains an H+
  • NH3+CH2COOH
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Explain what happens when an amino acid is in high pH

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  • the carboxylic group reacts with the OH- to form an anion
  • amino acid acts as an acid
  • NH3+ loses an H+
  • NH2CH2COO-
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16
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Outline the features of fibrous protein

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  • long and narrow
  • structural role
  • insoluble
  • more sensitive to heat and pH
  • irregular sequence of amino acids
  • ex: collagen and jeratine
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17
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Outline the features of globular proteins

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  • spherical
  • functional role (catalyst&transport)
  • soluble
  • less sensitive to pH and heat
  • repetitive sequence of amino acids
  • ex: hemoglobin & insulin
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18
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Outline the zwitterion of an amino acid

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NH3+CH2COO-

19
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What is the equation that represents an amino acid acting as a base

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NH3+CH2COO- + H+ ⇋ NH3+CH2COOH

20
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What is the equation that represents an amino acid acting as an acid

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NH3+CH2COO- ⇋ NH2CH2COO-

21
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What is the isoelectric point

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the pH at which the amino acid has no overall charge (becomes zwitterions)

22
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What are the factors that affect the isoelectric point of an amino acid

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  • An acidic R’ group (an additional COOH) leads to a lower isoelectric point
  • A basic R’ group (an additional NH2) leads to a higher isoelectric point
23
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What is the relationship between pH and the type of ion formed

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  • At a pH higher than the isoelectric point, a cation will form
  • At a pH lower than the isoelectric point, an anion will form
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Explain the melting point of amino acids in terms of zwitterions

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  • amino acids have higher melting than compounds of similar size
  • strong electrostatic force of attraction between the oppositely charged groups
  • also depends on the IMFs of the R’ group (more IMFs – higher melting point)
25
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Explain the solubility of amino acids in terms of zwitterions

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  • A zwitterion is more soluble in water when its pH is further from the isoelectric point
  • more polar R’ group = more soluble
26
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Determine the number of different tripeptides that can be made from twenty different amino acids

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20^3 = 8000

27
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Why are amino acids insoluble in organic solvents

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Without strong attractions between solvent and amino acid, there won’t be enough energy released to pull the ionic lattice apart.

28
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Define an enzyme

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Enzymes are globular proteins that act as biological catalysts, increasing the rate of the reaction without being used up in the process

29
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How do enzymes speed the rate of a reaction

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they provide an alternative pathway with a lower activation energy

30
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How do enzymes catalyse a reaction

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1) The complementary substrate binds to the active site and forms an enzyme-substrate complex
2) The bonds formed between the enzyme and the substrate weaken (ex: LDFs, hydrogen bonds, ionic, dipole-dipole), which distorts the shape of the enzyme’s active site
3) The substrate breaks into products and the products are released

31
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Define denaturation

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the loss of the tertiary structure which leads to a change in the active site and the substrate can no longer bind to it

32
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What factors affect the conformation of an enzyme

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  • temperature
  • pH
  • heavy metal ions
33
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What are the characteristics of enzymes?

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  • highly specific to their substrate
  • globular proteins
  • not altered in a reaction
  • sensitive to changes in temperature and pH
  • provide an alternative pathway with lower activation energy (acts as a catalyst)
34
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Outline how temperature affects enzymes

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  • increase in temp. → increases enzyme activity (more frequent collisions)
  • very high temp. will denature the enzyme because the heat causes vibrations in the enzyme and breaks the bonds which maintain the tertiary structure of the enzyme
  • substrate cannot bind to enzyme
35
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Outline how pH affects enzymes

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  • Large deviations in pH will lead to denaturation
  • it alters the charge on -COO- (acidic) and -NH3+ (basic) groups in polypeptide
  • tertiary structure is disrupted and substrate cannot bind to enzyme
36
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Outline how heavy metal ions affect enzymes

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  • heavy metals ions will react with sulfhydryl groups (replacing the H atom with a heavy metal ion)
  • this changes the tertiary structure of the enzyme (a type of inhibition)
37
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What is the function of chromatography

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it is used to separate a mixture of amino acid

38
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Explain how chromatography works

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the amino acids will travel at different speeds with the solvent depending on how soluble their R’ group is in water

39
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What is the Rf formula

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distance moved by solute divided by distance moved by solvent

40
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Explain how gel electrophoresis works

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they separate amino acids according to their charge and the shape and size.

41
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What happens when the pH is equal to the isoelectric point of the amino acid (gel electrophoresis)

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amino acids will not move as they carry no net charge

42
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What happens when the pH is greater than the isoelectric point of the amino acid (gel electrophoresis)

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  • An amino acid is negatively charged
  • move to the positively charged size
43
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What happens when the pH is lower than the isoelectric point of the amino acid (gel electrophoresis)

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  • An amino acid is positively charged
  • move to the negatively charged size
44
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What does the optimum point in a temperature/pH graph represent

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  • the highest frequency of successful collisions between substrate and enzyme’s active site
  • best ability for the active site to bind to the substrate

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