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1
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H-H Equation

A

pH = pKa + log (A- / HA)

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2
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Kw Equation

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10^-14 = (H+) x (OH-)

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3
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pKa > pH

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Protonated

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4
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Main Cell Parts (4)

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Cytoplasm
Plasma membrane
DNA
Ribosomes

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5
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Free Energy Equation

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ΔG = ΔH - TΔS

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6
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Rate Law

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Rate (Product) = k [Reactants]

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What is Keq

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Keq = (kforward / kreverse)

How far a reaction proceeds in a net direction until equilibrium is reached

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8
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RNA World Hypothesis

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Life may have started with a self-replicating RNA

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9
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Why is RNA possibly the start of life

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RNA is a carrier of genetic info

RNA is a catalyst

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10
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Phosphate Buffer

A

Ionization is important

Buffer important for maintaining pH in cells

Decent butter (5.86 to 7.86)

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11
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Bicarbonate

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Buffer important for maintaining pH in blood

Equilibrium with CO2 (g)

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12
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Isoelectric Point

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pH where net charge = 0

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13
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How does a peptide bond form

A

Condensation Rxn

Middle amino acids lose their amino and carboxyl ends

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14
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Post Translational modification

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After a protein is made in the cell, it can be chemically modified by enzymes

Enzymes that modify proteins recognize specific target peptide sequences

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15
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What proteins are detected by UV

A

Tryptophan
Tyrosine (inefficient)

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16
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Ion Exchange Chromatography

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Column is the stationary phase (opposite charge than proteins)

Positive proteins stick to negative beads

Proteins move through column at a speed dependent on net charge

Most attracted = last and least attracted = first

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17
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Remove protein from ion exchange chromatography

A

Change the salt conditions

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18
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Size Exclusion Chromatography

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Porous column = molecular sieve

Smaller molecules get stuck in pores

Largest molecules come off first, smallest molecules are last

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19
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Affinity Chromatography

A

Protein interacts with ligand and is captured

Unwanted proteins come off first

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20
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Remove protein from affinity chromatography

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Use excess free ligand

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21
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Specific activity

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Specific activity = purity of protein

Specific activity = (activity / total protein)

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Electrophoresis

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Separation on the basis of charge via eclectic field

Separation based on size when the protein is denatured by a detergent (SDS Page)

Negative proteins move to positve end

Method to separate proteins based on their charge and size

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23
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SDS Page

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Codes all proteins with a negative charge

Unfolds proteins for constant shape

Detergent

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24
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Isoelectric Focusing

A

Protein sample applied to an end of a gel strip with pH gradient

pH goes from high to low (basic to acidic)

Method to separate proteins based on their isoelectric point

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25
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Mass Spectrometry

A

Get molecules to fly in gas phase (electrospray ionization)

Separate ions by mass in a vacuum

Method to determine the mass and sequence of proteins

Lighter ones go further
Protein gains + charge

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26
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Primary Structure

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Sequence of amino acids

Peptide bond is planar due to partial double bond (C - N)

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27
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Secondary Structure

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Local 3D configuration

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28
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Tertiary Structure

A

Multiple secondary structures together

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29
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Quaternary Structure

A

Assembled subunits (tertiary structures)

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30
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Alpha Helix

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3 amino acids per turn

Right handed

Side chains protrude out

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31
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of H-bonds in a helix

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Number of amino acids - 4

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32
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of Turns in a Helix

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(# of amino acids) / 4

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33
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Length of a Helix

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(# of turns) x (A length)

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34
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Beta Sheet

A

Hydrogen bonds formed between strands

Sheets have a twist (not flat)

Side chains on alternate sides of the sheet (pleated)

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35
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Parallel Beta Sheet

A

Strands run in the same direction

Less stable due to H-bonds at an angle

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36
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Antiparallel Beta sheet

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Strands run in opposite directions

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37
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Tertiary structure motif

A

Tertiary structures made from arrangements of secondary structures

Smaller tertiary units make bigger tertiary structures

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38
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Source of protein stability

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Hydrophobic effect

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39
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Why do proteins have a size limit

A

More efficient to build large structures from lots of small ones

Error rate of protein synthesis is 1 mistake per 10,000 amino acids

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40
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Fibrous Proteins

A

Highly extended
Exhibit repeating structure

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41
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Fibrous Proteins Ex

A

Keratin, collagen

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42
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Globular Proteins

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Compact
Globe shaped

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43
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Heme Binding Iron

A

Porphyrin ring provides 4 N ligands to iron (helps stabilize Fe2+)

Protein fold stabilizes Fe2+ (binds O2)

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44
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R to T Change

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Oxygen binding moves the histidine → pulls on the helix → changes to R state

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45
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Oxygen + R State

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Oxygen binds more strongly to R state

Stabilizes R state

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46
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Kd

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concentration when 50% of the ligand is bound

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47
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Myoglobin

A

Not suitable as an oxygen transporter

Binds oxygen too tightly

Monomer (no 4° structure)

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48
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Hemoglobin

A

Tetramer

Blood transporter

4 binding sites for oxygen

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49
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Cooperativity

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Binding of the first molecule allows subsequent molecules to bind more tightly

Subunits coordinate with each other

50
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CO2 + Hemoglobin

A

CO2 binds to amino end of terminal amino acid

51
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H+ and Hemoglobin

A

H+ binds to side chains

52
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Bohr Effect

A

Binding affinity for oxygen decreases at lower pH

Low pH stabilizes the T state

Favors uptake of protons and release of O2 in the tissues

53
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BPG Binding

A

BPG binds in the cavity between the subunits in the T state

54
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BPG + Affinity

A

BPG lowers binding affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen

Stabilizes the T state

55
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Properties of Enzymes

A

Usually protein

Incredible catalysts

Highly specific

Provide control over metabolic processes

3D structure is important for activity

Essential for Life

56
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Enzymes Complementary to

A

The TS (Transition State)

57
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Acid Base Catalysis

A

Enzyme provides additional functional groups that help in catalysis once the substrate is bound

General acids and bases are contributors

58
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Covalent Catalysis

A

Formation of covalent bond between enzyme and substrate

Bond must break in order to release product/regenrate enzyme

59
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Metal Ion Catalysis

A

Positive metal ions stablize negative transition states

60
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Fetal Hemoglobin

A

Lower affinity for BPG
Higher affinity for O2

Mother must have more R State

61
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Catalytic efficiency

A

Kcat/Km

62
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Enzymes controlled by

A

Equilibrium constant

63
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Chymotrypsin: Ser

A

Covalent catalysis

64
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Chymotrypsin: His

A

General acid-base catalysis

65
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Chymotrypsin: Oxyanion Hole

A

Lowers Ea by stabilizing oxyanion in TS

66
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Chymotrypsin: Hydrophobic pocket

A

Substate binding and specificity

67
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Regulatory enzymes

A

Must exhibit decreased or increased activity in response to signals

68
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Allosteric Enzymes

A

Change shape
Non MM
Catalytic and regulatory subunits

69
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Regulatory subunit

A

Binds modulator –> conformation change –> enzyme more active

70
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Catalytic subunit

A

Binds the substrate

71
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Feedback inhibition

A

Product shuts down its own synthesis by negatively regulating an enzyme in the synthesis pathway

72
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Covalently Modified enzymes

A

Regulatory compounds are covalently attached in a reversible matter

73
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Zymogens

A

Made as inactive precursors that need to be cleaved to become active

74
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Reversible inhibition

A

Small molecules that bind in or close to active site

75
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Competitive Inhibition

A

Inhibitor binds to free enzyme

Inhibitor competes for active site

Affects Km

76
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Uncompetitive Inhibition

A

Inhibitor binds to ES complex

Km and Vmax affected equally

77
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Mixed Inhibition

A

Mixture of competitive and noncompetitive

Bind to active site or ES complex

Affects all parameters unequally

78
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Inhibition Y Int

A

1/Vmax

79
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Inhibition X Int

A

-1/Km

80
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Irreversible inhibition

A

Covalently attach to enzyme

Covalent modification of the active site

81
Q

Fatty acids

A

Carboxyl head (polar)

Aliphatic tail (hydrocarbon chain)

Named based on # of carbons

82
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Saturated fatty acids

A

Solid at room temp

Higher melting point than unsaturated

83
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Unsaturated fatty acids

A

Kink from double bond interferes with packing

Lower MP

84
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Hydrogenation

A

Add H across double bond (increase MP)

85
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Chymotrypsin Step 1

A

Substrate binds to hydrophobic pocket

86
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Chymotrypsin Step 2

A

Histidine acts as a general BASE to activate a serine OH group

87
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Chymotrypsin Step 3

A

A serine alkoxide ion attacks a carbonyl carbon of the substrate, forming a
covalent acyl bond between enzyme and substrate.

88
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Chymotrypsin Step 4

A

A tetrahedral transition state involving an oxyanion is stabilized by the
oxyanion hole

89
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Chymotrypsin Step 5

A

Histidine acts as a general acid to protonate an amide nitrogen.

The peptide bond is broken and the first product dissociates.

90
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Chymotrypsin Step 6

A

Water enters the active site

91
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Chymotrypsin Step 7

A

Histidine acts a general base to convert water into a hydroxide ion

92
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Chymotrypsin Step 8

A

A hydroxide ion attacks the acyl bond between substrate and enzyme

93
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Chymotrypsin Step 9

A

A tetrahedral transition state involving an oxyanion is stabilized by the oxyanion hole

94
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Chymotrypsin Step 10

A

Histidine acts as a general acid to protonate the serine oxygen group, breaking the acyl bond between enzyme and substrate.

The second product
dissociates.

95
Q

Why triacylglycerols are good for the energy storage

A

Highly reduced

Provide 2X energy as cards

Dehydrated (less space than carbs)

96
Q

Disadvantage of triacylglycerols

A

Metabolized more slowly than carbs

97
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Glycerophospholipids

A

Phospho group - polar head group

Glycerol 3 phosphate = backbone

2 x fatty acids

98
Q

Sphingolipids

A

Backbone = sphingosine

1 x fatty acid

Amide linkage

Can have chains of sugars

99
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How lipids can be converted into signaling molecules

A

Prostaglandin = derivative of glycerophospholipids

Enzymes break bonds and release acid

Acid is modified by enzymes

100
Q

Sterols

A

Alkyl tail and polar head

Steroids derived from cholesterol

101
Q

Hormones

A

Derived from steroid nucleus of cholesterol

No tail

More hydrophilic

102
Q

Membrane compartments

A

ER

Nucleus

Mitochondria

Granules

103
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Liposomes

A

Bilayers wrap around to form continuous, spherical particles

104
Q

Dynamics

A

Uncatalyzed transbilayer (flip flop) is very slow

Uncatalyzed lateral diffusion is very fast

105
Q

Fluidity in membranes

A

High temp → decrease unsaturated fatty acids

Low temp → increase unsaturated fatty acids

106
Q

Hydrogen Bonding

A

Longer and weaker bond than covalent bonds, prefer 180° angle and 1.8 A distance

107
Q

Myoglobin

A

Oxygen storage protein

108
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Reversible Inhibition

A

Inhibition of enzyme activity by small molecules

109
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Irreversible Inhibition

A

Covalent modification of enzymes to permanently inhibit their activity

110
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Peripheral Membrane Proteins

A

Proteins that are loosely associated with the membrane

111
Q

Integral membrane proteins

A

Tightly associated with membrane
Require detergent to remove

112
Q

Beta Barrel

A

Hydrophobic part faces bilayer
Hydrophilic part lines pore
Facilitated diffusion

113
Q

Passive transport

A

Diffusion along a gradient
No energy required

114
Q

Passive transport types

A

Simple
Facilitated

115
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Simple diffusion

A

Diffusion along a membrane
No protein

116
Q

Facilitated diffusion

A

Requires protein carrier

Channels (pores or 1 gate)
Passive transporters (2 gates)

117
Q

Active transport

A

Against the gradient
Requires energy

118
Q

Active transport types

A

Primary
Secondary

119
Q

Primary transport

A

Requires atp
Ion pumps

120
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Secondary transport

A

Requires existing gradient
Gradient drives cotransport

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