Week 2 Lecture Flashcards
What are the diffrent protein structures?
- Primary (Sequence) it is the AA sequence and it dictates the overall structure.
- Secondary (Local folding): alpha helix
- Teritary (Long range folding): 3D structure
- Quaternery (Multimeric organisation): More than one polypeptide chain
- Multiprotein complexes: **Multi protein complexes. **
True/ False:
All proteins have Quaternery and multiprotein complexes
False, and the definition of proteins varies.
What are the four catergories of amino acids?
1.Uncharged polar
2. Non polar
3. Acidic
4. Basic
What are proteins composed of?
Amino Acids
What are the classification for amino acids?
AA can be written as 3 letters (Asp) or as a single letter
How is genetic code or amino acids groups together?
They are grouped together based on similar properties. (All the non-polar ones are to the left while all the acidic ones are in the bottom. (third column, third row)
What is the formula for Cystein?
CH2—SH
Why are the covalent disulphide bonds important in the cystein?
They act as braces, causing holding and stabilising the protien structure.
Why is cystein important?
It behaves differently in oxidative conditions and reduction conditions
What happens to cystein in Oxidative conditions?
It forms a covalent disilphide bond with another cystein (interspecific disulphide bonds) or within its own (Intrachain disulphide bonds)
What happens to disulphide bonds in cystein in reduction conditions (both interchain disulphide bonds and intrachain disulphide bonds)?
The bonds break in the reduction rxn, this usually happens in the cytosol ,
think of the location under oxidative conditions
Where are the cystein with disulphide bonds found?
In the ER leumen or the outside of the cell.
Where are the peptide bonds made?
Peptide bonds are made in the ribosome.
What molecule is formed when a ribosome synthesises a peptide bond?
Condensation reaction takes place to form a water molecule.
True/False: H or OH from R groups can also participate in a condensation reaction
False, the ribosome only takes OH from carboxyl group and H from an animo group
What is the carbon that is attached to both amino group and double bonded to O called?
Carbonyl carbon
Think of what is attaced to a carbon with peptide bond…
How do you find a peptide bond?
The carbonyl carbon is attached to amino group and is double bonded to an O
What is the nitrogen called once the condensation takes place and a peptide bond is formed?
Amide Nitrogen
What are residues?
Residues are the individual amino acids that are linked together by peptide bonds to form a polypeptide chain.
What are the two ends of a primary protein?
N-terminal (NH2) and C-terminal (Carboxyl termial)