Week 3 - Cellular Organisation II Flashcards
WEEK 2 OF CELLULAR ORGANISATION
Are proteins macromolecules
Yes
What are the building blocks of proteins
Amino Acids, Nucleic Acids
How many Amino Acids are there
20
What are chains of Amino Acids, larger then 10-15 called
Polypeptides
What are chains of Amino Acids, larger then 50 called
Proteins
What determines what kind of protein something is
the Amino Acid Sequence
What is the Amino Acid Sequence determined by
DNA
What does Organic mean
Contains Carbon
What do all Amino Acids have in their base structure
Central Carbon, An Amino Group (NH2), Carboxyl Group (COOH)
What is an Amino Group chemically made up of
NH2
What is a Carboxyl Group chemically made up of
C-O-OH
What is the R group of an Amino Acid
The unique structure of the molecule
What is the biproduct of 2 amino acids becoming a peptide bond
H2O
What is a Peptide Bond
the result of losing OH (taken from Carboxyl Group) and H (Taken from An Amino Group) after they bond, leaving CO (Carboxyl Group) to bond with NH (Amino Group)
What is ALWAYS the first amino acid in ANY Protein
Methionine
What is the start Codon
the first Amino Acid structure in a protein (always Methionine)
What is the structure of Nucleic Acids
Nucleotides
What are the 2 Classifications of Nucleic Acids
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid), RNA (Ribonucleic Acid)
What is the unabbreviated name for DNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
What is the unabbreviated name for RNA
Ribonucleic Acid
Where is DNA found
Nucleus
What is made up of 2 Nucleotide Chains, twisted together
DNA
What is the Helical Backbone
The outer parts/structure of the Double Helix of DNA
What is the Helical Backbone made out of
Phosphate and Deoxyribose
What are the components of Nucleotides
Monosaccharides, Phosphate Groups (backbone), Nitrogenous Base
What are Nitrogenous Bases
Single or Double ring of Carbon and Nitrogen atoms
What are the 5 Nitrogenous Bases
Guanine (G), Adenine (A), Cytosine (C), Thymine (T), Uracil (U)
How many Double ring Nitrogenous Bases are their
2
How many single ring Nitrogenous bases are their
3
What are the names of the Double Ring Nitrogenous Bases
Guanine (G), Adenine (A)
What are the names of the Single Ring Nitrogenous Bases
Cytosine (C), Thymine (T), Uracil (U)
What are the Matching Pairs of Nitrogenous Bases
Adenine (A) and Thymine (T), Cytosine (C) and Guanine (G)