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Biochemistry
Undergraduate 2
12/06/2012

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Term
Kinetic Energy
Definition
anything that moves
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Potential Energy
Definition
anything that could release energy
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Amylose
Definition
the carbohydrate plants make is called:
Term
exergonic reactions
Definition
spontaneous reactions
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Exergonic
Definition
releases energy, reactants have more energy than products (burning wood)
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Endergonic
Definition
need energy to occur. Building anything.
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Exergonic
Definition
push a brick wall
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Endergonic
Definition
make a brick wall
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Exergonic
Definition
A-->B + energy (oxidation)
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Endergonic
Definition
energy + A-->B (reduction)
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Oxidation of glucose
Definition
the principal source of energy for animals
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Metabolism
Definition
Together, all chemical reactions that take place in an organism
Term
Catabolism
Definition
Metabolic reaction pathways that break down food molecules and release biochemical energy
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Anabolism
Definition
metabolic reaction pathways that build larger biological molecules including those can store energy from smaller pieces
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Digestion
Definition
Breaking food to smaller parts
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phosphorylation
Definition
reverse of ATP hydrolysis reaction is: (endergonic)
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Citric Acid Cycle
Definition
the series of biochemical reactions that breaks down acetyl groups to produce carbon dioxide and transfer energy from food to reduced coenzymes
Term
ADP NAD+
Definition
activators
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ATP NADH
Definition
Inhibitors
Term
Mitochondria
Definition
cell's power plant
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Electron transport chain
Definition
the series of biochemical reactions that passes electrons from reduced coenzymes to oxygen
Term
oxidative phosphorylation
Definition
coupled to ATP formation
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ATP synthetase
Definition
the enzyme complex that converts ADP to ATP is:
Term
Oxidative phosphorylation
Definition
energy from a concentration gradient of hydrogen ions drives this reaction forward
Term
free radicals
Definition
reactions that use oxygen don't always work perfectly to produce water. Sometimes they produce some harmful oxygen containing highly reactive molecules called:
Term
antioxidants
Definition
protection and neutralize free radicals
Term
Glycolysis
Definition
breaking down glucose to smaller pieces
Term
Gluconeogenesis
Definition
making new glucose out of non carbohydrates glucose
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Glycogenesis
Definition
making glycogen
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Glycogenolysis
Definition
breaking glycogen
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reduction
Definition
under anaerobic conditions, pyruvate is changed to lactate
Term
Oxidative Phosphorylation
Definition
what pathway is the first one to slow down under anaerobic conditions
Term
Creatine Phosphate
Definition
gives its phosphate to ADP
Term
Anaerobic Threshold
Definition
maximum rate is called:
Term
hypoglycemia
Definition
low blood glucose
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hyperglycemia
Definition
high blood glucose (increase urine flow)
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insulin
Definition
rising blood glucose concentration
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glucagon
Definition
falling blood glucose concentration
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ketone bodies
Definition
enzymes take the acetyl group off releasing free CoA for f.a. catabolism and combining the acetyl groups to form:
Term
Ketoacidosis
Definition
increase ketone bodies in the blood makes it more acidic
Term
Insulin dependent diabetes (IDDM type 1)
Definition
failure of the pancreatic cells to produce enough insulin
Term
Non insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM type II)
Definition
insulin receptors become resistant to insulin
Term
Polyuria, Polydipsia, Polyphagia
Definition
"cardinal signs of diabetes"
Term
hypoglycemia
Definition
with too much insulin for the amount of food or condition of the patient results in:
Term
Atherosclerosis
Definition
high lipid levels result in:
Term
triglycerides
Definition
the majority of the lipids in our diet are:
Term
Lipase
Definition
has a much larger surface area for digesting fats when they are emulsified (produced in the pancreas)
Term
lipoproteins (chylomicrons)
Definition
the still insoluble monoglycerides and fatty acids are absorbed into the epithelial cells and reformed into triglycerides. they are then packages into water soluble:
Term
Lacteals
Definition
lymphatic capillaries
Term
Very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDL)
Definition
formed in the liver and contains 50% triglycerides and 25% cholesterol. transported to fat cells where they inject the triglycerides into the cell.
Term
Low-density lipoproteins (LDL)
Definition
formed from the depleted VLDL. They carry cholesterol from the liver to the peripheral cells.
Term
High-density lipoproteins
Definition
carry cholesterol FROM the periphery back to the liver
Term
Beta oxidation
Definition
2 carbons are removed at a time and added to CoA, producing AcCoA
Term
ketoacidosis
Definition
rapid production of ketone bodies causes
Term
lipogenesis
Definition
the biochemical pathway for synthesis of fatty acids from acetyl CoA is known as:
Term
Oxidative deamination
Definition
the amino group is removed as and energy is released
Term
Urea cycle
Definition
ammonia reaction proceeds to:
Term
hyperammonemia
Definition
a heredity defect in both genes for any one of the enzymes in the urea cycle causes:
Term
nonessential amino acids
Definition
don't have to be supplied by our diet
Term
essential amino acids
Definition
synthesized only by plants and microorganisms (food)
Term
Phenylketonuria
Definition
defects in the enzyme needed to catabolize phenylalanine is known as:
Term
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
Definition
the nucleic acid that stores genetic information
Term
Chromosome
Definition
a highly organized extremely compact complex of proteins and DNA molecule: visible during cell division
Term
genes
Definition
Each DNA molecule is made up of segments of:
Contains the instructions that directs the synthesis of a protein
Term
nucleotides
Definition
nucleic acids are polymer of:
Term
sequence
Definition
primary structure
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double helix
Definition
two strands of DNA coiled around each other like a spiral staircase to form a structure called:
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base pairing
Definition
the fit of T opposite A and G opposite C is called:
Term
Complementary strands
Definition
two strands of DNA opposite each other with the correct base pairing are called:
Term
Replication
Definition
the process by which a replica, or identical copy, of DNA is made when a cell divides. Making DNA from DNA.
Term
Transcription
Definition
the process by which the genetic messages contained in DNA are read and copied. Making RNA from DNA.
Term
Translation
Definition
the process by which the genetic messages carried by RNA are decoded and used to build proteins. Making protein from RNA.
Term
DNA polymerase
Definition
tries out- attaches different nucleotides to see which fits
Term
semiconservative
Definition
each new double helix is half new and half old DNA
Term
genome
Definition
3 billion base pairs in the human ______.
Term
RNA
Definition
single stranded
Term
ribosomes
Definition
the organelles in the cell where protein synthesis takes place. These organelles are composed of protein and ribosomal RNA are the largest
Term
Messenger RNA (mRNA)
Definition
the RNA that carries the code transcribed from DNA and dictates the order of amino acid polymerization
Term
Transfer RNA (tRNA)
Definition
the smallest RNA that delivers amino acids one by one to protein chains growing at ribosomes.
Term
template strand
Definition
DNA strand that is transcribed is the:
Term
informational strand
Definition
complementary strand
Term
RNA polymerase
Definition
The enzyme that the messenger RNA produced is a duplicate of the DNA informational strand is the:
Term
Exons
Definition
expressed and needed
Term
introns
Definition
intervene and not needed
Term
codon
Definition
word has series of three bases which code for a specific amino acid
Term
anticodon
Definition
complement to the codon
Term
DNA viruses
Definition
most common type of virus
Term
retroviruses
Definition
HIV and influenza
Term
reverse transcriptase
Definition
the RNA first has to be made into DNA by a protein virus is carrying called:
Term
Reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Definition
a non-competitive inhibitor. Binds to an allosteric site
Term
False nucleotides
Definition
competitive inhibitors of reverse transcriptase
Term
Protease inhibitors
Definition
the viral proteins are made in one long piece and then cut into the multiple functional proteins by a:
Term
Receptor Antagonists
Definition
cover the proteins in the cell membrane of the helper T cells that the HIV attaches to (the CD4 protein)
Term
antigenic drift
Definition
the virus mutates constantly and the proteins on the outside change a little
Term
antigenic shift
Definition
if there is a large change in the antigen
Term
telomeres
Definition
The DNA in a chromosome begins with the _____ that occur at both ends of every chromosomes.
Term
Mutation
Definition
an error in base sequence that is carried along during DNA replication called:
Term
mutagens
Definition
mutation can results from spontaneous or random events or can be induced by external agents called:
Term
Point mutations
Definition
the change of one base
Term
Silent
Definition
a change that results in a code for the same animo acid
Term
Missense
Definition
a change that results in a different amino acid
Term
Nonsense
Definition
a change that results in a stop codon
Term
single nucleotide polymorphism
Definition
a mutation that has become established in the population
Term
Frame shift mutations
Definition
one base is inserted or deleted
Term
Genomics
Definition
the study of genes and their functions
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