Unit Test #1 Flashcards
What is a H-Bond and why is it possible?
Attraction force between a low electronegativity atom that is covalently bonded with a high electronegativity atom, with the O or N of the same or another molecule, because a low electronegativity atom will carry a partial positive charge when it is covalently bonded to an atom of higher electronegativity.
What is the difference between an hydrophilic and an hydrophobic molecule?
An hydrophilic molecule is and polar so it forms an H-Bond with water. On the other end, an hydrophobic molecule is non-polar so it doesn’t form an H-Bond with water.
What are the 4 macromolecules and their roles?
Nucleic Acids: Information
Proteins:Cell Machinery
Carbohydrates and lipids:
Energy, structure, cell signaling, membranes, etc.
Describe the 4 structures in macromolecules.
Primary: sequence of monomers
Secondary: general 3D form of a local segments within polymers (part of molecule)
Tertiary: Overall 3D structure of the polymer
Quarternary: arrangement of multiple polymers to form 1 functionnal group.
What is the name of the monomers of nucleic acids? What are the principle molecules of those monomers?
They are called nucleotides and they consist of:
1-Sugar molecule
2-Nitrogenous base on the 1’ carbon
3-Phosphate group on the 5’ carbon (outside of the ring)
What is the difference in the monomer of DNA and RNA?
The sugar molecules aren’t the same.
-DNA is compose of a deoxyribose
-RNA is composed of a ribose which has 1 more oxygen than deoxyribose.
What are the 5 nitrogenous bases?
Pyrimidines (1 ring):
-Cytosine
-Uracil
-Thymine
Purines (2 rings):
-Guanine
-Adenine
What are the nitrogenous bases pairs?
DNA:
Adenine pairs with Thymine
Cytosine pairs with Guanine
RNA:
Adenine pairs with Uracil
Cytosine pairs with Guanine
What is the central dogma with nucleic acids?
DNA (information storage) is transcript when thymine is replaced by uracil to become mRNA (info carrier) then mRNA is translate to protein (active cell machinery).
What are the 5 groups in amino acid molecules?
There is the side chain (R). An amino group, a central carbon, a carboxyl and a hydrogen.
What are the 3 types of R groups?
Non-polar:
Always CH bonds ➡️ Hydrophobic
Polar:
Hydrophilic
Charged:
Electrical charged ➡️ hydrophilic
What is the primary structure of proteins?
Peptide links between C-N. (N terminus to C terminus.
What is the secondary structure of proteins?
Alpha:
Helix
Right-handed coil resulting from H-Bond
Beta:
Pleated sheet
2 or more polypeptide chain aligned
What is the tertiary structure of proteins?
Interactions between R-Groups ➡️ subunits.
It give the shape of the molecule
What is the quaternary structure of proteins?
Overall protein that is compose of 4 subunits
Why do carbohydrates have so much energy?
They have H-C-OH bond which have high potential energy. For every C there is an O.
What is the difference between the isomers ⍺ glucose and the β glucose?
⍺ Glucose: OH isn’t in the same plane as 6’ carbon
β glucose: OH is in the same plane as 6’ carbon.
What is the difference between the isomers ⍺ glucose and the β glucose in there functions?
⍺ links: energy storage
Starch (plant) and glycogen (animal)
β links: Structure
Cellulose (plant), chitin (animal, fungus), peptidoglycan bacteria
Describe the β links particularity.
There are straight chains held by many H-Bonds ➡️Highly pack which gives a fibrous structure. Also, glycosidic linkages are difficult to hydrolyze. That’s why, animals have enzymes in there stomachs.
What are the specificities in the lipid molecules?
They have C-H bonds and a little amount of O compared to carbs.
Non-Polar, so insoluble in water
Describe triglycerides molecules structure.
It is 3 fatty acids link with glycerol.
Fatty acids: a lot of C-H bonds
Triglycerides: energy and insulation ➡️ fats and oils.
What are the proteins in steroids?
Hormones, vitamines and membranes
What is the particularity of phospholipids?
There is 2 fatty acids and one phosphate linked to glycerol. This gives an amphipathic molecule.
Fatty acids: hydophobic
Phosphate: hydrophilic
What is the particularity of membranes?
Cell membranes are semi permeable
Hydrophobic molecules get through
Small, uncharged polar molecules ➡️ possible to get through
Large, uncharged polar molecules ➡️ repel
Ions ➡️ don’t get through at all
Processes in which macromolecules are crossing the membrane.
Taken: endocytosis
Excreted: exocytosis