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1
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Avery MacLeod

A

Transformative element = DNA

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2
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Hershey-Case

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bacteriophage labeled with DNA has radioactive progeny

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3
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Mono/dinucleotides

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redox rxn, energy transfer, intracellular signalling, biosynthetic reaction

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4
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examples of mon/dinucleotides

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NAD+/NADPH, ATP, GTP, cAMP

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5
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polynucleotides

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storage and code genetic info, as enzymes

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6
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examples of polynucleotides

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DNA/RNA, RNA enzymes, riboenzyme

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7
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Nucleotides are..

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make up nucleic acids, high energy molecules (NTP and electron carriers)

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8
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Nucleotide composition (dAMP)

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phosphate, nitrogen containing aromatic base, deoxyribose sugar

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9
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Pyrimidine

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1 ring, 2 N at 1 and 3

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10
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Uracil

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pyrimidine, 2 carboxyl, 2 amide, 6 H-bonds

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11
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Thymine

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pyrimidine, 2 carboxyl, 2 amide, 1 methyl, 6 H-bonds

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12
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Cytosine

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pyrimidine, 1 carboxyl, 3 amide, 6 H-bonds

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13
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Purine

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2 rings, N at 1, 3, 7, 9, start numbering N farthest from smaller ring

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14
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Adenine

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purine, 4 amide, 1 amide branch, 6 H-bonds

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15
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Guanine

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purine, 1 carboxyl, 1 amide branch, 8 H-bonds

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16
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RNA bases

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GACU

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17
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DNA bases

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CAGT

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18
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Nucleoside

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5C sugar bound to:
N1 in pyrimidine
N9 in purine

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19
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RNA 5C sugar

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ribose

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20
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DNA 5C sugar

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deoxyribose

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21
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Naming nucleosides

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purine ends in -osine
pyrimidine ends in -idine
ribose no prefix
deoxyribose add deoxy-

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22
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Nucleotides

A

5C sugar connected to phosphate with phosphodiester bond

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23
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naming nucleotides

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ribose/deoxyribose name, 5’ mono/di/triphospahte

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24
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Ribose

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5C sugar, OH at C1 (up), C2 (down), C3(down), OCH2 at C4

25
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Deoxyribose

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5C sugar, OH at C1 (up), H at C2 (down), C3(down), OCH2 at C4

26
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Phosphoester bond

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phosphate ester, link carbons to phosphates

27
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Phosphodiester bond

A

2 phosphate ester bonds, links 2 different carbons

28
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Phosphoanhydride

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link 2 phosphates together

29
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Structure of nucleic acids

A

direction 5’ to 3’

30
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primary structure of nucleic acids

A

order of monomers in a polymer ex. 5’ AGTC 3’

31
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Backbone

A

net charge comes from phosphate
polar
backbone in RNA is more polar > contains 2’ OH (H-bonds)

32
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Phosphates attached to a single C

A

mono- di- tri-

33
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Phosphates attached to multiple C

A

bis- tris-

34
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Hydrolysis of phosohodiester

A

phosphodiesterase

35
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DNA is more stable than RNA because….

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doesn’t have a second OH that can spontaneously hydrolyze in alkaline (pH > 10) conditions

36
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how does cytosine turn into uracil

A

deanimates the 4C

37
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Properties of the Bases

A
  • heterocyclic
  • aromatic
  • planar
  • poorly soluble in water
  • hydrophobic
38
Q

sugar phosphate backbone polar or non polar?

39
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hyperchromicity

A

increase in absorbance

ex. when DNA or RNA denatures

40
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A260/A20 DNA

41
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A260/A20 protein

42
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used to measure conc of nucleic acids

A

A260 and Beer Lamberts Law

43
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Secondary structure of DNA

A

dna forms double helix through H-bonds (non-covalent)

44
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Chargaff’s Rule

45
Q

DNA (B-form)

A 
structure in aqueous environment 
hydrophobic core 
polar exterior 
bases excluded from H2O
rib/deoxyrib exposed to H2O
H bonds in base pairing 
~10 bp per turn
46
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Base-stacking

A

primarily Van der Waals
also hydrophobic forces
anti parallel
right handed twist

47
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DNA denaturation

A

ds to ss
disruption of base stacking and H-bonds
essential for transcription and translation
changes in absorption

48
Q

Tm

A

midpoint of melting

characteristic of base composition and solvent conditions

49
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Hypochromicity

A

Low absorbance ex. ds DNA

50
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Renaturation

A

reformation of DNA, nucleation and zippering

51
Q

which bonds in base pairing are stronger and why?

A

GC triple bonds and more H bonds

52
Q

More GC =

53
Q

A260/280 ratio RNA

54
Q

RNA secondary structure

A

H-bonded base pairs
2’ OH group
Helical
Hydrophobic/ van der Waal

55
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RNA base pairing

A

intrastrand

56
Q

DNA base pairing

A

interstrand

57
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low salt = Tm

A

decreases, double helix destabilizes

58
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high salt = Tm

A

increases, stabilizes helix

59
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pH increases = Tm

Bioch 200 (7 decks)

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