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Biochemistry
Undergraduate 4
09/06/2014

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ATP
Definition
Adenosine Triphosphate[image][image]
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Adenine, Guanine, Thymine, Cytosine
Definition
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Brownian motion
Definition

random movement of molecules in a fluid or gas powered by background thermal energy

things are always moving

Term

C-C single bond

Definition
1.5 A
Term
Electrostatic interaction
Definition

Electostatic interactions between two charged partiles

Can extend over greater distances than other forces

Charge repulsion occurs between similarly ch

Term
Salt bridges
Definition
attractions betwen oppositely-charged functional groups in proteins
Term
Ion pairing
Definition
a salt bridge buried in the hydrophobic interior of a protein is stronger than one on the surface
Term

Hydrogen bonding

enthalpy?

how many times weeker than covalent?

distance of electronegative atoms?

Definition

4-10 kj/mole

30-100 times weaker than covalent interactions

-total distance between the tow electronegativ atoms is ~0.27-0.30nm

Term
Van der Waals Interactions
Definition

Occur in distances of 0.2-0.3nm but is transient, there fore weaker

.weak short ranges between

permant dipols of tow uncharged molecules

permant dipole and an induced dipole

enough to stablize protein fold

Term
Ethanol
Definition
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Acetone
Definition
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Acetic Acid
Definition
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Hydrophobic Interactions
Definition

 not bonds

. association of non-polar molecule or group with other non-polar molecules

.Depends upon the increased entropy (+delta S ) which occurs when water molecules surrounding a non-polar moelecule are freed to interact with each other in solution

.The cumulative effects of many hydrophobic interactions can have a significant effect on the stability of a macromolecule

.liberated H2O into bulk solution (entropic pay offf)...increases the randomness (entropy)

Term
Hydrophobic effect
Definition
the exclusion of nonpolar substances by water(critical for protien folding and self-assembly of biological membranes)
Term
Amphipathic molecules
Definition
.have hydrophobic chains and ionic or polar ends. Detergents (surfacts) are examples
Term
Four noncovalent interactions stabilize the double helix of DNA
Definition

1) electostatic repulsion PO43- groups

2) H-bonding bases 

3) base stacking VW

4) hydrophibic effect

-no net change in H-bonding

Term
Gibbs free energy conditons
Definition

deltaG=deltaH-TdeltaS

- - + slamduck favorable

+ + - double whammy unfavorable

-- decrease in temp

++ increase in temp

Term
Arrhenius acid and base
Definition

An acid is a substance that, when dissolved in water, increases the concentration of hydrogen ions

 

A base is a substance that, when dissolved in water, increases the concentration of hydroxide ion

Term
Bronsted-Lowry acid and base
Definition

An acid is a proton donor 

A base is a proton acceptor

Term
amphiprotic
Definition
can be an acid or base
Term
Concentration of Water
Definition
55M
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Buffers
Definition

Solutions of a weak conjugate acidbase pair

-resistant to pH changes

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