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09/12/2013

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Inter-nuclear distance of assoiciated helium atoms at ground state
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.14 nm is minimum inter-nuclear distance of helium atoms
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inter-nuclear distance of associated hydrogen atoms at ground state
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.07 nm is minimum inter-nuclear distance of hydrogen atoms
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width of an RNA/DNA strand
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about 1 nm is width of RNA/DNA strand
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width of an unfolded polypeptide
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about 1 nm is width of an unfolded polypeptide
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width of a phospholipid bilayer
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5 to 10 nm is width of phospholipid bilayer
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average diameter of globular protein (folded polypeptide) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Protein_folding_schematic.png
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5 nm is width of globular protein (folded polypeptide chain)
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average diameter of bacterial (prokaroytic) cell
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1000 nm is average diameter of bacterial (prokaryotic) cell
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range of eukaryotic cell size
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eukaryotic cells range from 10,000 nm to 100,000 nm
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what group is this, and what is the polarity?https://figures.boundless.com/508c3ffee4b0e81b6cfe49f4/full/aldehyde2.png
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aldehyde group
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what group is this, and what is the polarity? http://www.livingintherealworld.net/healthy/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hydroxylfunctional.png
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hydroxyl group. Polarity is that hydrogen is has positive polarity and oxygen has negative polarity
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what group is this, and what is the polarity
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Carboxylic-acid.svg/150px-Carboxylic-acid.svg.png
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carboxyl group, polarity is that the oxygen bonded to the hydrogen has negative polarity, and the hydrogen has postive polarity
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draw ionization of carboxyl group
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http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/bio%20101/bio%20101%20lectures/biochemistry/carboxyl%20group,%20dissociated.gif
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draw aldehyde group
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https://figures.boundless.com/508c3ffee4b0e81b6cfe49f4/full/aldehyde2.png
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draw hydroxyl group with polarity
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polarity is that oxygen is negative and hydrogen is polar
http://www.livingintherealworld.net/healthy/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hydroxylfunctional.png
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draw carboxyl group with polarity
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polarity is that oxygen bonded to hydrogen is negative, and hydrogen is positive
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Carboxylic-acid.svg/150px-Carboxylic-acid.svg.png
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what group is this, and what is the polarity?http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Amino-group-primary-2D-flat.png
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this is an amino acid group, polarity is that nitrogen is negative and hydrogen are positive
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what happens to an an amino group when it is ionized?
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it gains a hydrogen, and one of it's hydrogens gains a positive charge
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draw an amino group
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/1%C2%B0-amino-group.png
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what group is this and what is the polarity? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/1%C2%B0-amino-group.png
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this is a phosphate group. It's polarity is that the oxygens with hydrogens are negative, and the hydrogens are positive
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draw phosphate group with polarity
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polarity is that oxygen connected to hydrogen is negative, and hydrogen is positive

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Phosphate_Group.svg
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what group is this, and what it the polarity
http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/bio%20101/bio%20101%20lectures/biochemistry/phosphate%20group,%20ionized.gif
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that is ionized phosphate group
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draw a completly ionized phosphate group, with polarity and charge
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http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/bio%20101/bio%20101%20lectures/biochemistry/phosphate%20group,%20ionized.gif
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how many degrees of ionization are possible in inorganic phosphate and how are they achieved?
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degrees of ionization possible for inorganic phosphate are charges of 0, -1, -2, and -3. These charges are acheived by expelling protons (H+) that were bonded to the signle-bonded oxygen
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what degree of charge in inorganic phosphate is most common in cells?
Definition
a charge of -2 is most common for inorganic phosphate in cells
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where are peptide bonds on a polypeptide molecule
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between carbon with =O group and nitrogen
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draw free amino acid and ionized free amino acid
Definition
Olek's pictures show the positive charge on amin0 group to be on a H
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Amino_acid_zwitterions.svg/320px-Amino_acid_zwitterions.svg.png
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amino terminus
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when peptide chain end, the nitrogen that would be binded to another carbon instead just has a hydrogen where the next carbon would be. This is the terminus end
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draw aspartic acid on free amino group, identify polarity and charge if present
Definition
Charge is that single bonded on oxygen on functional group has negative charge
http://www.silverhydra.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Aspartic_Acid.png
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draw serine on free amino group, identify polarity and charge if present
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polarity is that oxygen on functional group has negative polarity and hydrogen it is bonded to has positive polarity

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Serine.png
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draw alanine on free amino group, and identify polarity and charge if present
Definition
no polarity or charge

http://groups.molbiosci.northwestern.edu/holmgren/Glossary/Images/pics/amino_acids/Alanine.gif
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numbering functional groups on a polypeptide chain starts from which end
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the numbering starts from the terminus end. so 1 would be the functional group closest to terminus
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Formula for Ribose
Definition
C5H10O5
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Formula for dexoy Ribose
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C5H10O4
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What is the difference between Ribose and Deoxyribose
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Deoxyribose has the OH on bonded to the second carbon replaced by a hydrogen http://www.tutorhelpdesk.com/UserFiles/Deoxyribose%20Ribose.jpg
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draw ribose and identify polarity
Definition

all hydroxyl groups have a negative polar oxygen and a positive polar hydrogen

http://www.daviddarling.info/images/ribose.gif

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what is Ribo-adenosine?
Definition
Ribose with adosine bonded to 1st carbon. the molecule from adosine that the 1st carbon bonds to is a nitrogen molecule
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what bond (which two atoms) connect ribose with adenosine in ribo-adenosine, AMP, ADP, ATP, etc?
Definition
nitrogen-carbon bond. the carbon is the 1st carbon from ribose. the nitrogen is from adenosine
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draw glucose, indicate polarity if present
Definition

polarity exists between all single bonded oxygens and hydrogens in the same way as every other molecule shown so far

 

http://img.tfd.com/mgh/ceb/thumb/Structural-formula-for-x3b1-D-glucose.jpg

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what keeps glucose together when it is in solid/crystalline form?
Definition

weak, non-covalent forces keep glucose together in solid/crystalline form.

1.Van der waals forces are one of these forces, but not all of them.

2. Another attractive force that exists is that between polar hydroxyl groups 

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how close do atoms have to be for van der waals forces to work?
Definition
between .2 nm and .4 nm
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draw maltose
Definition
http://www.natuurlijkerwijs.com/english/3db2baa0.gif
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when an enzyme binds to a partially excited reactant and conformationally changes to stretch bond, what effect does this have on BDE?
Definition
this conformational change lowers BDE by stretching the bond
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inducing strain
Definition
when an enzyme changes the it's shape to increase the bond length of a reactant to decrease it's BDE
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BDE of C-O maltose without induced strain
Definition
10^-19 J
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BDE of C-O bond in maltose with induced strain
Definition
.2 x 10^-19 J
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when a reactant bond is weakened, what happens to the probability of collision with molecule with sufficient KE for dissociation?
Definition
when reactant bond is weakened, a greater number of molecules have necessary KE to break a bond to dissociate a reactant
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draw what happens when a maltose atom is dissociated due to collision from a water molecule when it is under induced strain from a maltase protein
Definition
Slide 7

https://my.rochester.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-2039399-dt-content-rid-3931438_2/courses/BIO110.2013FALL.14453/L05A.REV.pdf
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why does functional genomics focus on mRNA?
Definition
mRNA gives clues as to what parts of the DNA code are being expressed
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