unit 2 - macromolecules Flashcards

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glucose

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simple (mono)

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fructose

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simple (mono)

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galactose

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simple (mono)

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4
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sucrose

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glucose and fructose

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5
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lactose

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galactose glucose

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maltose

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glucose and glucose

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7
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Polysaccharides

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starch, glycogen, cellulose

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8
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starch

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stores sugar in plants

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9
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cellulose

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gives plants rigidity and strength

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10
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glycogen

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stores sugar in animals

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11
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simple carb test

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benedicts solution - blue -> red

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12
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complex carb test

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iodine solution - amber -> black or purple

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13
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glycerol

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lipids

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saturated fats

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single bonds between carbon and hydrogen, solid at room temp, animal fat

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15
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lipids purposes:

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chemical messengers (steroids), molecular tags

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16
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unsaturated fats

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double bonds, liquid at room temperature, plant oils

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17
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steroids

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manufactured as sterols, signaling molecules, hormones estradiol and testosterone

17
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lipids for structure

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essential to the animal cell membrane, found as cholesterol

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phospholipids

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make up the cell membrane, the polar head is hydrophilic, nonpolar tail is hydrophobic, create a phospholipid bilayer (2 layers make one membrane)

19
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lipid test

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brown paper bag and sudan red test

20
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monomers of proteins?

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amino acids - hormone or chemical messengers, can be polar or nonpolar

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amino acid structure

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amino group, carboxyl group

22
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what links amino acids together?

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peptide bonds, formed by dehydration synthesis between carbon and nitrogen

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functions of proteins

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control the rate of chemical reactions and regulate cell processes, form cellular structures, transport substances in and out of the cell, fight disease

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primary structure of protein

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linked amino acids

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secondary structure of protein

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folding or coiling of the peptide chain

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tertiary structure of proteins

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complete 3 dimensional structure of the protein

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quaternary structure

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2 or more proteins in the tertiary phase

28
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allosteric inhibitor

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does not connect to active site

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competitive inhibitor

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