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1650-1675

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HOOKE,LEEUWENHOEK, AND OTHERS DEVELOP THE 1ST MICROSCOPE
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1833

Definition
BROWN DESCRIBES THE CELL NUCLEUS
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“Brownian movement”
Definition
incessant agitation of minute suspended particles
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  Watson and Crick figure out DNA

Definition
1953
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Hermann Muller-

Definition
origin of molecular bio (mutation rates n cells were amplified if u put xrays thru them)
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1838
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Schleiden and Schwann propose the cell theory
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CELL THEORY
Definition
all living things, both plant and animal, r composed of cells
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Theodor Schwann discovered ? (father of histology)
Definition
pepsin, and coined the term “metabolism”
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 was a lawyer that enjoyed looking at plants under the microscopes.

Definition
Matthias Schleiden
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1858
Definition
Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow was credited with the discovery that propagation of cells is due to division of pre-existing cells.(stole the work from Remak
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1865

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Pasture confirms cell theory and Mendel develops Mendelan Genetics
Term
Improvement n our ability to describe cell structures?
Definition

·         1950s-Electron microscope

                                                                                                           *1970s-Fluorescence Microscope

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  Chromosomal theory of inheritance:

              *1880s-1925

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Flemming and others describe chromosome behavior during mitosis and meiosis.
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 Mullis 

Definition
molecular bio, he came up w/ PCR (can replicate DNA ouside of a cell)
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 All cells r bounded by THIS plasma membrane

Definition
 a phospholipid bilayer that compartmentalizes the cell
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All cells utilize conserved metabolic pathways to convert food or sunlight into universal “energy currency"
Definition
ATP
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All cells operate according to conserved genetic principals?
Definition
 the central dogma
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Cells proliferate thru the process of?
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CELL DIVISION
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                    lysosome  

Definition
BREAK DOWN ENZYMES
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peroxisome

Definition
n eukaryotes that rid the cell of toxic substances and were discover by Christian de Duve n 1965. They have the ability to divide and import  proteins post-translationally (endosymbiotic origin)
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Christian de Duve 1965  
Definition
MICROSCOPY
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Lazarow and Fujiki 1985
Definition
MICROSCOPY
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Hoepfner 2005
Definition
microscopy/genetic manipulation  
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 Eukaryotic cells contain a network of cytoskeletal filaments coursing thru their?

Definition
CYTOPLASM
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Cytoskeleton consists of?
Definition
3 POLYMER SYSTEMS
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Avogadro’s number

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6x10^23 (# of protons n a gram)
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cation
Definition
missing electron w/ positive charge
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Carbon is the smallest ?

Definition
TETRAVALENT
Term

 Base

Definition
substance that gain protons n h20
Term

Organic molecules

Definition

sugars (polysac)…

fatty acid (fats/lipids/membranes)…

amino acid(protein)…

nucleotides(nucleic acids

Term

 Lipid bilayer

Definition
universal basis 4 mem structure…2 main constitutes r lipid and associated proteins
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All amino acids have what types of functional gps?

Definition
 carboxylic acid gp and an amino gp
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Covalent bond between 2 adjacent amino acids is calld?

Definition
peptide bond
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2 glucose molecules joined create a ?

Definition

disaccharide

(by dehydration synthesis)

Term
Glycogenesis
Definition
making of glycogen
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glycogenolysis
Definition
breakdown of glycogen
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·         Hydration of the sugar is required to produce the ?

Definition
monosaccharide
Term

·         Pyrimidines

Definition
cytosine, thymine, uracil
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·         Purine

Definition
guanine, adenine
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·         Metabolism consists of ____(buildup) and ____ (breakdown of substances)

Definition
anabolsim,catabolism
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·         Pathway

Definition
any sequence of chem reactions leading from 1 cmpd to another
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·         Metabolic

Definition
biochemical processes that occur within any living organism
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·      ------a (nucleotide) is 1 of the monomers used in the synthesis of rna and after conversion to deoxyATP (daTP), DNA

Definition
ATP
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·         ___ regulates biochemical pathways

Definition
ATP
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KREB'S CITRIC ACID CYC. IS ALSO CALLED?
Definition
TCA CYCLE
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·         Fatty acid synthesis occurs in?

Definition
cytosol
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·         Glycolysis occurs?

Definition
cytosol
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·         Pentose phosphate pathway occurs

Definition
cytosol
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·         Gluconeogenesisk occurs

Definition
mitochondria and cytosol
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·         Beta-oxidation occurs

Definition
mitochondria
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·         E- transport/oxidative phosphorylation occurs

Definition
mitochondria
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·         Tricarboxylic acid cycle occurs

Definition
mitochondria
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·         Chain shortening of fatty acids occurs

Definition
perixome
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·         Dna and rna synthesis occurs

Definition
nucles
Term

·         1st law of thermodynamics

Definition
energy cnt be created nor destroyed
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·         2nd law of thermodynamics

Definition
entropy-the measure of a systems disorder
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·         Electromagnetic energy is converted to chem bond energy via ___?

Definition
photosynthesis
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·         Cellular respiration

Definition
molecular o2 is converted to co2
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·         Oxidation and reduction

Definition
any reaction where e- r transferred from 1 atom to another
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·         Reduction

Definition
addition of e-
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·         THE LONG DNA POLYMER CHAINS R MADE FORM THE SAME SET OF 4 MONOMERS CALLED?

Definition
nucleotides
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·         N EVERY CELL, THE DNA R READ OUT (TRANSCRIBED) N2 CHEMICALLY RELATED SET OF POLYMERS CALLED?

 

Definition
rna
Term

·         THE MAJOR CLASS OF RNA SERVE AS

Definition
mRNA
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·         MESSAGES R CARRIED BY THE MOLECULES OF mRNA AND R TRANSLATED N2 ANOTHER POLYMER CALLD A

Definition
PROTEIN
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·         ______ MOLECULES DOMINATE THE BEHAVIOR OF THE CELL

Definition
PROTEIN
Term

·         ____ R BUILT FROM AMINO ACIDS

Definition
PROTEINS
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·         DNA TO RNA=

Definition
TRANSCRIPTION
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·         RNA TO PROTEIN=

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TRANSLATION
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·         TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION=

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GENE EXPRESSION
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·         ___ CHANGE THE DNA

Definition
MUTATIONS
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·         ___ PROVIDE THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CELLULAR FORM, FUNCTION, COMPLEX BEHAVIOR

Definition
GENES
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·         ___-LIBRARY OF GENETIC INFO IN ITS DNA (TELLS HOW TO GROW AND HOW TO FUNCTION)

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GENOME
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Definition
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·         ___ MICROSCOPE USE VISIBLE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE SPECIMENS

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LIGHT
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·         ___HAVE THE SIMPLEST STRUCTURE

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BACTERIA
Term

R THE MOST DIVERSE OF CELLS

Definition
PROKARYOTES
Term

·         WHAT GENERATES ENERGY 4 THE EUKARYOTIC CELL

Definition
MITOCHONDRIA
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·         ___ CAN COME N A SPHERICAL, ROD-SHAPED, AND SPIRAL CELLS

Definition
BACTERIA
Term

·         ORGANELLES THAT PERFORM PHOTOSYNTHESIS R CALLD

Definition
CHLOROPLASTS
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·         CHLOROPLASTS R FOUND N THE PLANT CELL’S

Definition
CYTOPLASM
Term

·         2 DOMAINS OF PROCARYOTES:

Definition
BACTERIA AND ARCHAEA
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·         AMOEBAE AND YEAST R EXAMPLES OF A ___ CELL

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EUKARYOTIC
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·         MITOCHONDRION CONSUMES OXYGEN AND RELEASES CARBON DIOXIDE=

Definition
CELLUALR RESPIRATION
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·         ___ CAPTURE ENERGY FROM THE SUNLIGHT

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CHLOROPLAST
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·   R ONLY FOUND N PLANTS AND ALGAE

Definition
CHLOROPLAST
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·         MANY CELLULAR COMPONENTS R PRODUCED N THE

Definition
ER
Term

·         GOLGI APPARATUS RECEIVES AND MODIFIES THE MOLECULES N THE

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ER
Term

·         ___ MAKE THE PROTEIN MOLECULES

Definition
RIBOSOMES
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·        IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DIRECTED CELL MOVEMENTS

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CYTOSKELETON
Term

·         ___ FILAMENTS R THE THINNEST OF THE FILAMENTS

Definition
ACTIN
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·         THICKEST FILAMENTS R THE

Definition
MICROTUBULES
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·         ___ FILAMENTS STRENGHTEN THE CELL MECHANICALLY

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INTERMEDIATE
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·         ___ HELP DISTRIBUTE THE CHROMOSOMES N A DIVIDING CELL

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MICROTUBULES
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·         Polymeric molecules

Definition
formed from chains of chemical subunits linked to end-to-end
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·         Ionic bonds r a type of ___ attraction

Definition
electrostatic
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·         Electrostatic attraction

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an attractive force that occurs between oppositely charged atoms
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·         Covalent bond length =

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0.15
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·         Noncovalent bond length/ionic =

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0.25
Term

·         H bond=

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0.30
Term

·         van deer Waals=

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0.35
Term

·         molecules containing COOH gp are weak ___

Definition
acids
Term

·         base-accepts

Definition
proton
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·         ___ raises the concentration of H3O ions by donating proton

Definition
acid
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·         ___ raises the concentration of OH ions by removing proton from water

Definition
base
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·         weak ___contain an NH2 gp

Definition
bases
Term

·         organic molecules

Definition
large carbon cmpds made by cells
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·         macromolecules-

Definition
proteiens, nucleic acids, and large polysaccharides
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·         4 major families of small organic molecules-

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sugar, fatty acids, amino acids, and nucleotides
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·         Water % of total cell weight=

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70
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·         Inorganic ions % of total cell weight=

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1
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·         Sugars and precursors % of total cell weigh =

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1
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·         Amino acids and precursors % of total cell weight=

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0.4
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·         Nucleotides and precursors % of total cell weight =

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0.4
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·         Fatty acids and precursors % of total cell weight =

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1
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·         Other small molecules % of total cell weight =

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0.2
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·         Macromolecules % of total cell weight =

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26
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·         Number of water=

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1
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·         # of inorganic ions=

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20
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·         # of sugars and precursors=

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250
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·         # of amino acids and precursor=

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100
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·         # of nucleotides and precursors=

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100
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·         # of fatty acids and precursors=

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50
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·         # of other small molecules=

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300
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·         # of macromolecules=

Definition
300
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·         Macromolecules

Definition
proteins, nucleic acids, polysaccharides, phospholipids
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·         4 building blocks of the cells-

Definition
sugars, fatty acids, amino acids, nucleotides
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·         4 larger units of the cell

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polysaccharides, fats-lipids-membranes, proteins, nucleic acids
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·         ___ r energy source for cells and subunits of polysac.

Definition
sugars
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·         Monosaccharide formula=

Definition
(CH2O)n
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·         Sugars made from monosac. R called

Definition
carbs
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• Glucose formula =
Definition
C6H12O6
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·         ___ can b converted into mannose or galactose by switching the orientations of specific OH gps

Definition
glucose
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·         Isomers-

Definition
molecules with the same chem formula but diff structures
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·         Monosac r linked by covalent bonds called

Definition
glycosidic bonds
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·         Condensation reactions-

Definition
2 molecules join together as a result of the loss of a h2o molecule
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·         Hydrolysis-

Definition
water is added
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·         Polysac glycogen-

Definition
animals
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·         Polsas. Starch-

Definition
plants
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·         Cellulose-

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forms plant cell wall (polysac of glucose)
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·         Glycoproteins and glycolipids r found n the

Definition
cell membrane
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·         ___ ___ r components of cell membranes

Definition
Fatty acids
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·         Palmitic acid =

Definition
fatty acid
Term

·        ___ ___  serve as a concentrated food reserve n cells

Definition
 Fatty acids
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·         __ __ r stored n the cytoplasm of many cells n the form of droplets of triaclglycerol molecules

Definition
Fatty acids
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·         Triacylglycerols r ex of a

Definition
lipid
Term

·         Insoluble n h2o and soluble n fat and organic solvents =

Definition
lipids
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·         Amino acids r the subunits of

Definition
proteins
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·         Same C =

Definition
alpha C
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·         ___ is one of the simplest amino acids

Definition
Alanine
Term

·         Proteins r held together by

Definition
peptide bonds
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·         ___ r the subunits of DNA and RNA

Definition
Nucleotides
Term

·         Nucleoside-

Definition
made of a N-containing ring cmpd linked to a 5-C sugar that can b ribose or deoxyribose
Term
Definition
Term

·         Nucleotide-

Definition
nucleoside sporting 1 or more phosphate gps attatched to its sugar
Term

·         ___ serve as building blocks for the construction of nucleic acids

Definition
Nucleotides
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·         Nucleic acids-

Definition
long polymers n which nucleotide subunits r covalently linked by the formation of a phosphodiester bond
Term

·         DNA-

Definition
hereditary info
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·         RNA-

Definition
transient carrier of molecular instructions
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·         5’ end- will have a free ___ gp

Definition
phosphate
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·         3’ end- a free__ GP

Definition
OH
Term

·         Van der Waals attractions-

Definition
form of electrical attraction caused by electric charges that arise when 2 atoms come w/n a short distance of each other
Term

·         Hydrophic interaction-

Definition
forces phospholipid molecules together n cell membranes and gives protein molecules a globular shape
Term

·         ____  bonds allow a macromolecule to bind other selected molecules

Definition
Noncovalent
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·         -OH 

Definition
hydroxyl gp
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·         C=O

Definition
carbonyl gp
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·         -COOH

Definition
carboxyl gp
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·        ___ are formed by combing an acid and alcohol

Definition
ester
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·         N h20 ___ r + charged

Definition
amine
Term

·         __ r uncharged n h20

Definition
amides
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·         Maltose=

Definition
glucose + glucose
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·         Lactose=

Definition
galactose+glucose
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·         Sucrose=

Definition
glucose+fructose
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·         Short chain made from simple repeating unit

Definition
oligosaccharides
Term

·         Ex of steroids-

Definition
cholesterol and testosterone
Term

·         Polyisoprenoids-

Definition
long chain polymers of isoprene
Term

·         Dolichol phosphate-

Definition
used to carry activated sugars n the membrane associated synthesis of glycoproteins and sum polysac.
Term

·         Metabolism-

Definition
total of all the chem reactions it needs to carry out to survive, grow, and reproduce
Term

·         Biological order is made possible by the release of ___ energy from cells

Definition
heat
Term

·         Photosynthetic organisms use ___ to synthesize organic molecules

Definition
sunlight
Term

·         Light energy + CO2 + H20---à GLUCOSE +O2+ HEAT ENERGY =

Definition
photosynthesis
Term

·         Oxidation-

Definition
controlled burning
Term

·         Earth’s atmosphere is __% O

Definition
21
Term

·         Hydrogenation=

Definition
reductions
Term

·         Energetically favorable reactions-

Definition
create disorder by decreasing the free energy of the system that they belong to
Term

·         The concentration of --- influences the free-energy change and a reaction’s direction

Definition
REACTANTS
Term

k= x/y

Definition
Equilibrium constant
Term

·         Vmax and Km measure

Definition
enzyme performance
Term

·         NADH and NADPH r important

Definition
e- carriers
Term

·         ___ participates n the final stage n 1 of the biosynthetic routes leading to cholesterol

Definition
NADPH
Term

·         Gp carried n high-energy linkage in ATP=

Definition
phosphate
Term

·         Gp carried n high-energy linkage n NADH,NADPH,FADH2=

Definition
 e-s and hydrogens
Term

·         Gp carried n high-energy linkage n Acetyl CoA =

Definition
acetyl gp
Term

·         Gp carried n high-energy linkage n carboxylated biotin=

Definition
carboxyl gp
Term

·         Gp carried n high-energy linkage n S-adenosylmethionine=

Definition
methyl gp
Term

·         Gp carried n high-energy linkage n uridine diphosphate glucose= glucose

Definition
Term

·          5 main domains of the heavy chain

Definition

 * 3 extracelluar domain

*a transmembrane domain

*cytoplasmic domain

Term

·         N terminal=

Definition
amino end
Term

·         Integral membrane protein-

Definition
heavy chain is anchored n the plasma mem. Of the cell
Term

·         Peripheral mem. Proteins-

Definition
proteins associated noncovalently w/ integral mem. Proteins
Term

·         Y r proteins important?

Definition

*structure- most of the cell’s dry mass/ mem proteins contribute to shape and structure/ ribosome/ lysosome

 *function- *channels and pumps/ antibodies/ ATP Synthase structure / toxins/ hormones

Term

·         Conformation-

Definition
spatial arrangement of atoms n a molecule
Term
4 levels of description of (native) protein structure
Definition

primary, secondary,tertiary,quaternary                                                                             

Term
primary structure
Definition
linear arrangement of amino acids, covalent bonding including -SS-
Term
secondary struc
Definition
local conformations of backbone maintained by H bonds
Term
tertiary struc
Definition
- 3d structure of a subunit (1 polypeptide chain) n its native state
Term
quaternary struc
Definition
spatial arrangement of subunits n oligomeric proteins
Term

·         Ramachandran plots-

Definition
plots the bond angles around the alpha-C
Term
Definition
Term

·         Forces stabilizing tert. Structures:

Definition

* H bonding

                                                         * hydrophobic interactions

                                                         *ion pairs-electrostatic interactions

                                                         * disulfide bonds

Term

·         When sequence and 3D structure r similar, we gp proteins n a ___?

Definition
family
Term

·         Weak noncov bonds allow mult. Units to interact w/ each other…this allows diff subunits to b involved n the construction of a ___?

Definition
protein
Term

·         Proteins n the ECM:

Definition

*collagen

                                 *non polar glycine at every 3rd position

                                 *allows winding

Term

·         N contact w/collagen:

Definition
*elastin-loose and unstructured, covalently cross linked
Term

·         Antibodies attach to

Definition
viruses
Term

·         ___ bind to molecules to catalyze reactions

Definition
enzymes
Term

·         Levels of specificity-

Definition
allows only 2 things to come together
Term

·         Antibodies r calld

Definition
immunoglobins
Term

                   antibody target is called an 

Definition
antigen
Term

                   *each antibody consists of 4 polypeptides-

Definition
2 heavy chains and 2 light chains joined to form a “Y” shaped molecule
Term

·          5 major classes of antibodies

Definition
IgM, IgG, IgA, IgD, IgE
Term

·         Proteins-

Definition
building blocks from which the cells r assembled and they constitute most of the cell’s dry mass
Term

·         The shape of a protein is specified by its

Definition
amino acid sequence
Term
• Function of enzyme-
Definition
catalyzes cov bond breakage or formation (pepsin)
Term

·         Func of motor protein-)

Definition
generates movement n cells and tissues (myosin
Term

·         Func of receptor protein-)

Definition
detects signals and transmits them to the cell’s response machinery (Rhodopsin
Term
• Func of structural protein-
Definition
provides mech support to cells and tissues (collagen)
Term

·         Func of storage protein-

Definition
stores small molecules or ions (ferritin)
Term

·         Func of gene regulatory protein-

Definition
binds to DNA to switch genes on or off (lactose repressor)
Term
• Func of transport protein-
Definition
carries small molecules or ions (hemoglobin)
Term
• Func of signal protein-
Definition
carries signals from cell to cell (insulin)
Term

·         Func of special purpose protein-

Definition
highly variable (antifreeze proteins)
Term
• ___ forces help proteins fold n2 compact conformations
Definition
Hydrophobic
Term
• ___ fold n2 a conformation of lowest energy
Definition
PROTEINS
Term

·         Conformation-

Definition
final folded structure
Term
• Alpha helix protein-
Definition
alpha keratin
Term
• B sheet protein-
Definition
FIBROIN
Term

·         Coiled-coil-

Definition
2 or 3 alpha helices will wrap around 1 another to form a stable structure
Term

·        ___ form rigid structures at the core of many proteins

Definition
 B sheets
Term
• Parallel B sheet-
Definition
polypeptide chains run n same direction
Term
• Primary structure of proteins-
Definition
amino acid seq
Term

·         Secondary struct-

Definition
alpha helices and B sheets
Term

·         Tertiary struct-

Definition
3d conformations
Term

·         Quaternary struct-

Definition
complex of 1 or more polypeptide chain
Term

·         Any region on a protein’s surface that interacts w/ another molecule thru sets of noncovalent bonds-

Definition
BONDING SITE
Term
• Protein w/ 1 bonding site forms a
Definition
DIMER
Term
• Identical Proteins w/ 2 diff binding sites form a long helical
Definition
FILAMENT
Term

·         Actin filament is composed of identical protein __

Definition
SUBUNITS
Term

·         ___ bonds help stabilize a favored protein conformation

Definition
DISULFIDE
Term

·         ___ illustrates how an enzyme works

Definition
LYSOZYME
Term

·         Hydrolase-

Definition
catalyze a hydrolytic cleavage reaction
Term

·         Nuclease-

Definition
breaks down nucleic acids by hydrolyzing peptide bonds between nucleotides
Term

·         Protease-

Definition
 breaks down proteins by hydrolyzing peptide bonds between AA
Term

·         Synthase-

Definition
synthesize molecules n anabolic reactions by condensing 2 molecules together
Term

·         Isomerase-

Definition
catalyzes the rearrangement of bonds w/n a single molecule
Term

·         Polymerase-

Definition
catalyzes polymerization reactions such as the synthesis of DNA  and RNA
Term

·         Oxido-reductase-

Definition
catalyze reactions n which 1 molecule is oxidized while the other is reduced
Term

·         ATPase-

Definition
hydrolyzes ATP
Term

·         Carboxypeptidase-

Definition
cuts polypeptide chains and carries a zinc ion in its active site
Term

·         Feedback inhibition is a ___ regulation

Definition
NEG
Term

·         ___ can control protein activity by triggering a conformational change

Definition
PHOSPHORYLATION
Term

·         __ binding proteins r regulated by the cyclic gain and loss of a phosphate gp

Definition
GTP
Term

·        allows motor proteins to produce large movements n cells

Definition
 Nucleotide hydrolysis
Term

·         Affinity chromatography is used to

Definition
isolate the binding partners of protein
Term

·         Proteins can b separated by

Definition
electrophoresis
Term

·         Hoppe-Seyler-

Definition
hemoglobin
Term

·         Fischer-

Definition
lock and key
Term

·         Buchner and Buchner-

Definition
enzymology
Term

·         Sumner-

Definition
catalytic activity; analytical ultracentrifuge
Term

·         Tiselius-

Definition
electrophoresis
Term

·         Bernal and Crowfoot-

Definition
xray diffraction
Term

·         Martin and Synge-

Definition
chromatography
Term

·         Pauling and Corey-

Definition
A helix and Bsheet
Term

·         Sanger-

Definition
AA seq of insulin
Term

·         Ingram-protein-

Definition
fingerprints
Term

·         Kendrew-

Definition
3D structure
Term

·         Onod, Jacob, and Changeux-

Definition
allosteric changes
Term

·         3 kinds of chromatography-

Definition
ion-exchange, gel-filtration, affinity
Term

·         Gel filtration chromatography-

Definition
separate proteins according to size
Term

·       ___  bonds between neighboring regions of the polypeptide backbone give rise to A helices and B sheets

Definition
H
Term

·         Smaller globular regions of compact 3D structure-

Definition
protein domains
Term

·         When a protein catalyzes the formations or breakage of cov bonds n a ligand, the protein is calld an___ and the ligand is calld ___

Definition

ENZYME

SUBSTRATE

 

Term

·         Allosteric-

Definition
2 conformations that differ n catalytic activity
Term

·         Feedback inhibition-

Definition
enzyme early  n a metabolic pathway is inhibited by its binding to 1 of the pathway’s end products
Term

·         The hydrolysis of ATP to ADP by ___ ___produces directed movements n the cells

Definition
MOTOR PROTEINS
Term

·         3’ dna strand=

Definition
CATTGCCAGT
Term

·         Each purine-pyrimidine  pair is calld a

Definition
base pair
Term

·         Complex of DNA and protein-

Definition
chromatin
Term

·         Maternal and paternal chromosomes of a pair-

Definition
homologous chromosomes (homologs)
Term

·         Karyotype-

Definition
display of the 46 chromosomes
Term

·         Gene-

Definition
segment of DNA used to mak a protein
Term

·         -chromosomes r duplicated

Definition
interphase
Term

·         -chromosomes r distributed to the 2 daughter nuclei

Definition
mitosis
Term

·         Nuclear lamina-

Definition
network of protein filaments that forms a thin layer underlying and the inner nuclear mem
Term

·         Nucleolus-

Definition
parts of diff chromosomes carrying genes for Rrna r synthesized and combined w/ proteins to form ribosomes
Term

·         Chromatin-remodeling complexes-

Definition
protein machines that use the energy of ATP hydrolysis to change the position of the DNA wrapped around nucleosomes
Term

·         Most abundant chromosomal proteins r the

Definition
histones
Term

·         Histones-

Definition
pack DNA N2 A repeating array of DNA protein particles called nucleosomes
Term

·         Centromere-

Definition
constricted region of a mitotic chromosome that holds sis chromatids together
Term

·         Euchromatin-

Definition
chromatin w/n an interphase cell w/ genes that r able to b expressed
Term

·         Heterochromatin

Definition
-region of a chromosome that remains unusually condensed and transcriptionally inactive during interphase
Term

·         Histone-

Definition
1 of a gp of abundant basic proteins, rich n arginine and lysine, that r associated w/ DNA n chromosomes to form nucleosomes
Term

·         Nucleolus-

Definition
lg structure n the nucleus where rRna is transcribed and ribosomal subunits r assembled
Term

·         gregor mendel-

Definition
discovery of genes and heredity; a plant inherits 2 “units of info”
Term

·       - 1928; army medical officer; tryn to find a vaccine against Streptococcus pneumonia”:virulent strain w/ smooth polysaccharide coat, non-virulent strain w/ a rough coat; never found the vaccine

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  Frederick Griffith
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·        - 1944; Canadian; found the agent responsible for genetic transferring is the nucleic acid DNA and not protein; worked w/ McCarty and MacLeod

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 Oswald avery
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·         - biochemist who first figured out the equation for the diff bases; “I saw b4 me n dark contours the beginning of a grammar of bio”; “avery gave us the 1st text of a new language, or rather, he showed us where to look 4 it. I resolved 2 search 4 this text”

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Erwin chargaff
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·        -xray differentiation images of the DNA fibers; the pic of interest identified the location of phosphate sugars n DNA; Manhattan Project; John Randall’s lab at King’s College, Cambridge; franklin died n London from ovarian cancer at 37

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 Maurice wilkins and Rosalind franklin
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·         - Watson-usa,Crick-Britain; discovered the helical structure of DNA; had most of the info, but needed the last piece of the puzzle to put it all together

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James Watson and  francis crick
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how r all cells alike
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they store genetic instructions in DNA
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what structure cnt b resolved w/ a conventional light microscope
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ribosome
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export of things n the cell is thru which organell
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er
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functions n receiving and &chemically modifying the molecules made n the er &then directing them to the exterior of the cell
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golgi apparatus
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irregulary shaped organelle n which intracellular digestion occurs
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lysosome
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what mediates the exchange of materials between the er, golgi apparatus, the lysosomes, and the outside of the cell
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vesicles
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the largest single compartment n most cells is
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the cytosol
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what does the cytoskeleton not do
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generate chem energy
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atomic #
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number of protons
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the # of positively charged protons is the same as the # of what
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neg charged e-s
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which subatomic particles undergo rearrangements when atoms combine w/ others to form molecules
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e's
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cov bond when e's r shared unequally
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polar
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what r substances held by together soley by ionic bonds
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salts
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cov bond that allows rotation about the bond axis
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single bond
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how do protein, nucleic acid,and polysacc. molecules polymerize (grow)
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by condensation reactions
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represents energy n its most disordered form
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heat energy
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a reaction occurs spontaneously if the change n free energy is
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neg
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what is the diff between NAD+ and NADH
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NADH carries an extra proton and 2 high energy electrons
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___ is an activated carrier molecule thats used n biosynthetic reactions to build energy rich molecules
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NADPH
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___ is an activated carrier molecule thats used n oxidation reactions to produce ATP
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NADH
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what parts of amino acids r involved n peptide bonds
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amino gp on 1 amino acid &the carboxyl gp on the other
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what does protein domain refer to
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a segment of a protein that can fold independently n2 its own compact 3D structure
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those portions of a transmembrane protein that cross the lipid bilayer consist of what structure
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A HELIX W/ NONPOLAR SIDE CHAINS
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name for a modular unit from which many larger proteins r made
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protein domain
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how many identical binding sites exist on an antibody
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2
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what determines the specificity of an antibody for its antigen
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the amino acid loops in its variable domain
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how does phosphorylation control protein activity
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the addition of a P gp can induce major conformational changes n a protein
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enzyme that adds a phosphate gp to another protein
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kinase
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enzyme that removes a P gp from a protein
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phosphatase
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GTP or GDP is the active state of the protein
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GTP
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how do motor proteins make their movements unidirectional
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they couple a conformational change to the hydrolysis of an ATP molecule
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how do protein machines,such as those involved in DNA replication and protein synthesis, often coordinate their actions
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by the hydrolysis of bound nucleoside triphosphates (ATP or GTP)
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the human genome contains how many genes
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25,000
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the structures that cap the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes r called
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telomers
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