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Topic 6 Flashcards

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Lipids

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  • do not dissolve well in water
  • soluable in organic solvents
  • can be enzyme cofactors/ signalling molecules
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Calories

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  • the amount if energy needed to raise the temp of 1kg of water by 1 degree C
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1 “Dietary Calorie” = ?

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  • 1000 scientific calories
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Calories in Fat

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  • 9 cals/ gram
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Calories in Carbs

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  • 4 cals/ gram
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Calories in Protein

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  • 4 cals/ gram
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Types of Lipids

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  1. Fatty Acids
  2. Triglycerols
  3. Glycerphospholipids
  4. Sphingolipids
  5. Steroids
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  1. Fatty Acids
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  • sources of energy
  • structural components of more complicated lipids
  • ends in a carboxylic acid group
  • hydrocarbon chain (linear, not branched, even # of C’s)
  • double bonds almost always have a cis configuration
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Saturated Fatty Acids

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  • no double bonds
  • cannot fit anymore H atoms onto the chain
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Monounsaturated

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  • one double bond
  • usually added between Carbon 9 and 19 (counting from carboxylic end)
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Polyunsaturated

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  • 2 or more double bonds
  • added every 3rd Carbon
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  1. Triglycerols
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  • used to store fatty acids as energy reserves in adipocytes or fat cells
  • ester linkages occur between OH groups + hydrocarbon tails
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Glycerol

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  • 3 carbon chain with 3 hydroxyl groups
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  1. Glycerophospholipids
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  • has a phosphate group attatched
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Phosphate Group

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  • can be modified with different polar/ hydrophillic groups
  • Ex. choline/ serine
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  1. Sphingolipids
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  • amphipathic
  • found in membranes
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  1. Steroids
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  • a system of 4 connected rings
  • 3 with 6 carbons
  • 1 with 5 carbons
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Amphipathic Lipids

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  • more than 1 nature, “2 natures”
  • come together to make biological molecules
  • hydrophilic head group, hydrophobic tail, and R= long hydrocarbon chain
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Amphipathic Lipids Associate in a Bilayer

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  • lipids are not covalently bonded to eachother
  • bilayer is fluid
  • association happens spontaneously in water
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Lipids can Diffuse Within the Bilayer

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    1. lateral diffusion
    1. rotation
    1. flexion
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  1. Lateral Diffusion
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  • moving around relative to eachother
  • rapid
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  1. Rotation
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  • entire lipid is moving
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  1. Flexion
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  • hydrophobic chains
  • carbon - carbon bond can rotate (causing the membrane to be deformed)
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Diffusion Rate is Determined By

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    1. Temperature
    1. Length of Chains
    1. Degree of Unsaturation
    1. Cholesterol
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  1. Temperature
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  • higher temp = more movement = more fluidity
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  1. Length of Chains
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  • longer chains = more attraction to molecules (vanderwaals forces)
  • harder for lipids to move relative to eachother = lower fluidity
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  1. Degree of Unsaturation
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  • more double bonds = greater fluidity = lipids can’t pack
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Impact of Cholesterol on Membrane Fluidity

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  • high temp: hinder lipid movement, decreased fluidity
  • low temp: hinders lipid packing, increased fluidity
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Bilayers are Asymmetrical

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  • outer surface of bilayer differs from the inner surface
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Proteins in the Bilayer

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  • specifically oriented
  • will not rotate
  • asymmetrically embedded
    ASYMMETRICAL
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Carbohydrates in the Bilayer

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  • exist on the outer surface
  • since their functions are primarily on the outer surface
    ASSYMETRICAL
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Enzymes/ Lipid Head Groupd in the Bilayer

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  • maintain asymmetry
    ASYMMETRICAL
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Cholesterol in the Bilayer

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  • does not remain asymmetrical
    polar groups too small
  • symmetrically distributed on both sides of the membrane (able to switch sides)
    NOT ASYMMETRICAL
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Transverse Diffusion

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  • slow
  • unfavoured
  • entropy effect
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Composition of Membranes by Mass

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  • proteins: 50% ( more dense)
  • lipids: 50% (less dense)
  • carbohydrates: 1-2%
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Types of Membrane Proteins

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  1. Integral Membrane Proteins
  2. Peripheral Membrane Proteins
  3. Lipid- Linked Proteins
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Types of Integral Membrane Proteins

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  1. Transmembrane
  2. Not transmembrane
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Types of Peripheral Membrane Proteins

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  1. Embedded
  2. On the outside
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Integral Membrane Protein Definition

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  • a part of the polypeptide chain is exposed to the hydrophobic part of the membrane
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Transmembrane Protein Definition

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  • across a membrane
  • area in the lipid bilayer is hydrophobic ( to match the surrounding lipids)
  • proteins usually span membranes as alpha helices
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Integral but not Transmembrane Protein Definition

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  • extens to the hydrophobic interior
  • does not go all the way across
  • favourable for them to stay in the membrane
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Peripheral Membrane Protein Definition

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  • on the outside/ sits on the membrane
  • no part enters the membrane
  • easier to purify (easier to lift off the membrane)
  • interacts with lipid heads
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Embedded Peripheral Membrane Protein Definition

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  • associated with membrane through a protein embedded in the membrane
  • this protein would be connected to a transmembrane protein (which goes through the membrane)
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Lipid- Linked Protein

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  • lipid os covalently attatched
  • lipid is in the membrane
  • no part of the polypeptide interacts with hydrophobic layer
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Alpha Helix

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  • backbone has H-bonding (polar)
  • 20 residues (AA) to use an a-helix to cross a membrane (transmembrane)
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Alpha Helix Side Chains

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  • hydrophobic which can interact with lipids in a favourable way
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Multiple Alpha Helices

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  • centre can be hydrophilic
  • hydrophobic groups exposed to lipids would have to be on the outside
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Beta Sheets

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  • can also span membranes
  • hydrophobic exterior, hydrophilic interior
  • ex. succinate dehydrogenase
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Succinate Dehydrogenase

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  • 4 different subunits
  • transmembrane protein
  • 2 transmembrane units
  • 2 peripheral units
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Functions of Membrane Proteins

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  1. Transporters/ Channels
  2. Receptors
  3. Enzymes
  4. Anchors
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  1. Transporters/ Channels
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  • allow things to move across
  • like a door
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  1. Receptors
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  • exist on the surface of cells
  • often associate with enzymes
  • scan and wait for a signal to match with their binding site
  • sends signals to both sides of the membrane
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  1. Enzymes
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  • associated with membranes
  • can occur without a receptor
  • can either be embedded in the membrane or peripheral
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  1. Anchors
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  • structural proteins
  • help give shape to the membrane
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Facillitated Transport

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  • can be active or passive
  • an enzyme helps move molecules across a membrane (via transporters and channels)
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Transporters

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  • specific binding site
  • need conformational changes during transport
  • clusters of alpha helices to make binding pockets
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Channels

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  • open pathway (once channel is open ions can flow across)
  • do not need conformational change
  • discriminates ( only lets certain ions through)
    - ex. sodium channel will ONLY let sodium ions through
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Passive Transport

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  • no energy input
  • spontaneous
  • high concentration to low concentration
  • depending on the molecule it does not need to be facillitated by an enzyme
  • EX. a channel
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Active Transport

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  • energy input
  • needs to be facillitated
  • low concentration to high concentration
  • EX. transporters
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Electrochemical Gradient

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  • because of charge gradient and chemical gradient
  • ions will spontaneously move through this gradient
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Simporter Definition

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  • 2 things moving across a transporter in the same direction
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Mobility of Integral Membrane Proteins

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  • proteins diffuse in a plane of bilayer, except when restricted
    1. proteins can be bound to something else
    - restricted movement
    2. proteins can move around within a certain boundary

Biochem 2280 (8 decks)

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