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Exam 3
Chapter 5, 7, 8, and 9
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
04/29/2013

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Can oxidation and reduction reactions occur independently of eachother?
Definition
No.
Term
What is oxidation?
Definition
An electron loss. Addition of oxygen; loss of hydrogen.
Term
What is reduction?
Definition
An electron gain. Loss of oxygen; gain of hydrogen.
Term
Example of oxidation.
Definition
O
ll
R-C-OH
Term
Example of reduction
Definition
OH
R- C- H
H
Term
What carbon is the anomeric carbon?
Definition
The carbonyl group.
Term
Where is the reacting oxygen for an anomeric carbon?
Definition
Last OH group on chain.
Term
What is an alpha anomer?
Definition
OH points down.
Term
What is an beta anomer?
Definition
OH points up.
Term
What functional group is associated with a glysosidic bond?
Definition
Ether.
Term
Where does the glycosidic bond occur?
Definition
Between the reacting oxygens of each cyclic hemiacetals.
Term
What is the reducing end?
Definition
The free anomeric carbon.
Term
What is the non-reducing end?
Definition
The occupied anomeric carbons.
Term
What is a storage polysaccharide?
Definition
Only alpha-glucose units; ex: starch and glycogen.
Term
What is a structural polysaccharide?
Definition
Only beta-glucose units; ex: cellulose
Term
What are characteristics of glycogen?
Definition
Branched polymer of glucos units. Storage polysaccharide found in animals; stored in liver in muscles. When glucose is needed, glycogen is hydrolyzed in liver to glucose.
Term
Where are oligosaccharides found?
Definition
On the surface of red blood cells.
Term
What is a monosacchride?
Definition
One carbohydrate.
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What is a disacchride?
Definition
Two carbohydrates.
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What is a oligosaccharide?
Definition
Group of carbohydrates up to 9.
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What is a polysaccharide?
Definition
Group of carboyhydrates starting at 10 and up to 10,000.
Term
What do monosaccharides contain?
Definition
Both primary and secondary alcohols.
Term
What is an aldose?
Definition
A carbohydrate containing the algehyde functional group.

O
ll
R-C- H
Term
What is a ketose?
Definition
A carbohydrate containing the ketone functional group.

O
ll
C-C-C
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What are the two types of carbohydrates?
Definition
Aldose or ketose.
Term
What are classifications for monosaccharides?
Definition
Triose, tetrose, pentose, hexose.
Term
What are stereoisomers?
Definition
Mirror images of eachother.
Term
What are enantiomers?
Definition
Mirror images of each other.
Term
What is a L enantiomer?
Definition
OH group on left.
Term
What is a D enantiomer?
Definition
OH group is on right.
Term
What is a diasteromer?
Definition
Only one or more of the chiral carbons has been changed.
Term
What are characteristics of glucose.
Definition
Most abundant monosacchariade in nature. Dextrose, blood sugar, broken down in cells for energy, found in milk and sugar, glycogen and starch.
Term
Structure of Fructose.
Definition
CH2OH
C = O
HO + H
H + OH
H + OH
CH2OH
Term
Structure of Glucose.
Definition
O
ll
C - H
H + OH
HO + H
H + OH
H + OH
CH2OH
Term
Characteristics of amylose.
Definition
Part of a starch mixture that also contains amylopectin. Contains D-glucose unites bonded in a containue chain. Tend to coil like a telephone cord.
Term
Chracteristics of amylopectin.
Definition
80% plant starch. Branching occurs.
Term
How does pKa relate to the strength of an acid?
Definition
The smaller the pKa the stronger the acid.
Term
What is the relationship between pKa and pH?
Definition
If pKa > pH, take H+. If pKa < pH lose H+.
Term
What is produced during a peptide bond?
Definition
Water.
Term
Why do polypeptides fold up?
Definition
So that the nonpolar areas interact with each other and the polar areas interact with water.
Term
What are the four levels of structure in a protein?
Definition
Primary, seconday, tertiary, and quarternary.
Term
What are the two substructures of the secondary structure protein?
Definition
Alpha helix and beta pleated sheet.
Term
What stablizes secondary structures?
Definition
Hydrogen bonding.
Term
How is the tertirary structure of a protein structured?
Definition
So that the nonpolar side chains are on the interior and the polar side chains on the surface with water.
Term
What stablizes the tertiary structure of a protein?
Definition
Attractive forces between the side chains and aqueous environment. And attractive forces between the side chains themselves.
Term
What are some of the attractive forces in a tertiary structure?
Definition
London forces, hydrogen bonding, dipole-dipole, ion-dipole, salt bridges, and disulfide bonds.
Term
What stablizes a primary structure protein?
Definition
Peptide bonds.
Term
What stablizes a quarternary structure protein?
Definition
Same as tertiary.
Term
What are globular proteins?
Definition
Compact, spherical structures that are soluble in aqueous environment.
Term
What are fibrous proteins
Definition
Long, threadlike with high helical content.
Term
Characteristics of hemoglovin.
Definition
Example of 4 subunits forming quaternary structure. Each subunit contains a nonprotein part called the prosthetic group called a heme.
Term
What does the heme do?
Definition
Binds an Fe2+ which binds O2
Term
What are some functions of proteins?
Definition
Transport oxygen in blood. Components of skin and muscles. Defense mechanisms against infections. Biological catalysts called enzymes. And control metabolism of hormones.
Term
What does the order of amino acids in protein determine?
Definition
The structure and biological function.
Term
What is an L amino acid?
Definition
Protonated amine on left.
Term
What is a D amino acid?
Definition
Protonated amine on right.
Term
What are the four categories for amino acids?
Definition
Nonpolar, polar, acidic, and basic.
Term
What are the 10 essential amino acids?
Definition
Valine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, methionine, typtophan, threonine, histidine, lysine, and argainine.
Term
What can be synthesized in the body from metabolic precursors?
Definition
Nonessential amino acids.
Term
Can dietary amino acids be stored?
Definition
No.
Term
Why are essential amino acids important?
Definition
They can not be synthesized in the body and they cannot be stored.
Term
What is a buffer?
Definition
A solution that contains conjugate acid/base pairs that will resist a change in pH to solution.
Term
Why are buffers useful in the body?
Definition
They help our bodies maintain the proper pH in the bloodstream.
Term
What is respiratory acidosis?
Definition
Not enought CO2 expelled, buildup occurs. More acid produced to lower pH. More H3O+, more acidic, lower pH.
Term
What is respiratory alkalosis?
Definition
Too much CO2 expelled, removed acid, raising pH. Lowering concentration of H3O+, more basic, higher pH. (paper bag)
Term
What is the K, equilibrium expression?
Definition
K = (reactants)/products) (dont forget coefficent as exponents)
Term
What does it mean is K = 1?
Definition
Equal amounts of products and reactants.
Term
What does it mean if K > 1?
Definition
Products favored.
Term
What does it mean if K < 1?
Definition
Reactants favored.
Term
How does Ka value relate to acids?
Definition
Large the Ka value the stronger the acid. (as opposed to pKa)
Term
What is the equation relating pH to H3O+?
Definition
pH = -log (H3O+)
Term
What does pKa give the ratio of?
Definition
The ratio of conjugate base and hydronium ion to weak acid.
Term
What does pH tell you?
Definition
How much hydronium ion is present in solution.
Term
If pH < pKa
Definition
Acid is greater.
Term
if pH = pKa
Definition
acid and base is equal.
Term
If pH > pKa.
Definition
Base is greater.
Term
What is the definition of an acid?
Definition
Donates protons.
Term
What is the definition of a base?
Definition
Accepts protons.
Term
What are neutralization reactions?
Definition
Acid/base reactions that react to form a salt and water.
Term
What is a big difference in how strong acids react compared to weak acids?
Definition
Strong acids ->. Weak acids reversible.
Term
What are the primary structural components of cell membranes?
Definition
Phospholipids.
Term
What are phospholipids?
Definition
The primary structural components of cell membranes.
Term
What is an isotonic solution.
Definition
When the concentrations of solutes in the solution are the same on both sides of the membrane.
Term
What is a hypotonic solution.
Definition
Concentration of solutes outside the cell is low while the concentration of solutes in the cell is high.
Term
What is a hypertonic solution.
Definition
Concentration of solutes outside the cell is high while the concentration of solutes inside the cell is low.
Term
What is the net flow of solution across the cell membrane?
Definition
Net flow is from lower concentration to higher concentration.
Term
What are the common physiological solutions?
Definition
0.90 % m/v NaCl. and 5% m/v D-glucose.
Term
What is diffusion.
Definition
The net movement of molecules from area of high concentration to area of low concentration.
Term
1 ppm =
Definition
1 ppm = 1 mg/liter
Term
1 ppb =
Definition
1 ppb = 1 Ug/liter
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