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Macromolecule Basic Chemical Structure
lipids, carbs ect
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Biochemistry
Undergraduate 1
09/18/2011

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Term
Carbohydrates
Definition
At least two —OH groups joined to a carbon backbone
Plus an aldehyde or ketone group
Ratio of atoms is generally 1:2:1 (e.g. C6H12O6)
Term
Lipid polarity
Definition
Non-polar
Term
Lipid: hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
Definition
Hydrophobic
Term
Sterols (cholesterol and hormones)
Definition
no fatty acid tail, 4 fused carbon rings.
Term
phospholipid
Definition
glycerol backbone with 2 fatty acid tails. philic head with phospate group, 2 tails are phobic
Term
Fat Structure
Definition
Glycerol with 1, 2, or 3 fatty acid tails.
Triglyceride - 3 tails.
Term
Saturated vs Non-saturated
Definition
Sat: carbon back bone has only single bonds, SOLID at room temp.
Unsat: 1 or more double covalent bonds, kinked, liquid at room, most veg oils
Term
Trans vs Cis Fatty Acids
Definition
trans: double-bond straight, H across from each other
cis: double bond kinked, natural,
Term
Protein
Definition
Chains of amino acids, held by peptide (covalent caboxyl coo to amino group) bonds.
Term
Amino Acid
Definition
Organic Compound; amino group, carboxyl group, Hydrogen, "R" group.
Term
String of Amino acids called:
Definition
polypeptide bond
Term
Protein Structure/Shape:
Definition
Primary: squence
Secondary: helixes/beta sheets
Tertiary: Folding, 3D
Quantanary?: 2 or more chains, not all have.
Term
OFF TOPIC: Order of Taxonomy
Definition
DKPCOFGS - Did King Phillip Come Over for Green Stamps. Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Speciies
Term
Nucleotide
Definition
one sugar, one phosphate group, nitrogenous base
Term
Ribose/Deoxyribose. Structure and how many oxygens each?
Definition
5-carbon ring structure. Ribose has 2 oxygen atoms on ring. Deoxyribose has 1.
Term
Element
Definition
pure substance, cant break down
Term
atom
Definition
smallest unit that has properties of an element
Term
isotope
Definition
atom with diff number of neutrons
Term
3 types of Chemical bonds.
Definition
ionic: opposite charge, donate/receive E
Covalent: Share E, Strong
Hydrongen: Weak, polarity, water
Term
Compound vs Mixture
Definition
Comp: 2 or more elements, not changing ratio
Mixture: variable proportions
Term
Atom with net charge (lost or gained electron)
Definition
ion
Term
Water properties
Definition
polar. hydrogen bonds. absorb heat. solvant. phobic/phillic.
Term
Acids give/take ?
Definition
acids give off H+
Term
Bases give/take ?
Definition
release OH- .
Term
Condensation Reaction called/does
Definition
dehydration, gives off water as byproduct.
Term
hydrolysis/cleavage
Definition
uses up water to cleave(break apart water) OH group on one side, H on other.
Term
elements for life
Definition
carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen.....calcium phosorus potassium sulfur sodium chlorine
Term
4 macromolecules
Definition
carbs, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
Term
3 monosaccharides, and makeup.
Definition
glucose, ribose, fructose, galactose 1:2:1 C:H:O
Term
3 Disaccharides
Definition
lactose (galactose+glucose), sucrose (fructose+glucose), maltose (double glucose)
(2 or more sugars)
Term
Types of polysaccharides and where found
Definition
Glycogen: animal muscle/live
Starch: Plants
Cellulose: Plants
Term
Why are fats different?
Definition
Non-poloar, doesn't dissolve in water.
Term
Amino acid link?
Definition
peptide bond
Term
Nucleotide Structure
Definition
one sugar, one phosphate group, one nitrogenous base.
Term
5 Nitrogenous bases
Definition
Adenine+Thymine(dna)/Urasil(RNA)doublebond
Guanine+Cytosine triple bond
Term
DNA vs RNA
Definition
DNA: deoxyribose, double strand ATCG
RNA: Ribose, single strand AUCG BASE
Term
Start Codon
Definition
AUG
Term
Energy Carrier in Body
Definition
ATP adenisine triphosphate (nucleic acid)
Term
Stop codons
Definition
UAA, UAG, UGA
Term
Number of codons
Definition
64
Term
Glycolysis occurs
Definition
cytoplasm (no oxy needed)
Term
trp-met-phe example of
Definition
amino acid
Term
#number of amino acids
Definition
20?
Term
Ribosome
Definition
mad of rRna, made in nuclueolus?, transport vesicule to cytoplasm or Rough ER
Term
Glycolysis products
Definition
2 pyruvates, 2 NADH, net 2 atp
Term
Citric Acid Cycle, Products
Definition
2 atp, 8 nadh, 2 nadh2
Term
Total ADP made from glucose
Definition
32 ATP
Term
Organelles in Endomembrane system
Definition
ERs, golgi bodies, vesicules
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