Y12 MS - Biological Molecules (Excluding Proteins) (Complete) Flashcards
What is ATP an abbreviation for?
Adenosine triphosphate
What are the components of ATP?
Adenine
Ribose
Three phosphate groups
What is ATP?
An energy-carrying molecule which provides energy for various processes within living cells
What processes is ATP required for?
Metabolic processes
Active transport
Movement
Activation of molecules
Secretion
What is a hydrolysis reaction?
The break down of a chemical bond between two molecules with the use of a water molecule
What catalyses the hydrolysis of ATP?
ATP hydrolase
What is formed by the hydrolysis of ATP?
ATP + H20 —> ADP + Pi + E
Adenosine triphosphate + water —> adenosine diphosphate + inorganic phosphate + energy
How can ATP be resyntheised?
Through a condensation reaction
What is a condensation reaction?
Where two molecules are joined together with the formation of a chemical bond and the elimination of a molecule of water
What is used as a catalyst for the synthesis of ATP?
ATP synthesase
What can the inorganic phosphate formed from the hydrolysis of ATP be used for?
To phosphorylate other compounds, often making them more reactive
Why is ATP such a useful molecule?
Releases energy as it breaks down
Can move around but can’t leave the cell as the molecule is too large
Releases energy quickly
Releases energy in small amounts, suitable for cellular reactions
What is adenosine made up of?
Adenine and ribose
What is the name of the molecule with adenine, ribose and one phosphate group?
Adenosine monophosphate (AMP)
What is a metabolite?
Any substance produced by or involved in metabolic processes
How is water a metabolite?
Water is involved in many metabolic reactions such as being used in hydrolysis reactions and condensation reactions
What is the cohesion in water molecules?
Water molecules have strong cohesion between them (which supports columns of water in tube-like transport cells of plants)
This also produces surface tension where water meets the air
Does water have a high or low specific heat capacity?
High
What is the result of water having a high specific heat capacity?
It acts as a buffer for changes in temperature (advantageous for enzyme action and body temperature in organisms)
What does the density of water allow to occur?
Solid water is less dense than liquid water which means that ice can float and form land masses
What is a solvent?
A liquid in which a solute can be dissolved to form a solution
What are the two major properties of water?
Water is a polar molecule
Water is bonded together with hydrogen bonds
What is the effect of water having a large latent heat of vapourisation?
Loss of water through evaporation produces a cooling effect
What does it mean that monosaccharides are isomers?
Isomers are molecules with the same molecular formula but a different arrangement of atoms
Name three monosaccharides
Glucose
Fructose
Galactose
What are the two isomers of glucose?
Alpha glucose and beta glucose
What is the structure of alpha glucose?
What is the structure of beta glucose?
How many bonds can carbon make?
4
What is the formula for glucose?
C6H1206
Draw the structure of glucose (alpha)
What bond is formed through a condensation reaction between two sugars?
A glycosidic bond