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Proteins and Amino Acids
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09/20/2009

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Structural proteins are:
Definition
tendons, cartilage, hair, nails
Term
Contractile proteins are:
Definition
muscles
Term
Transport proteins are :
Definition
hemoglobin
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Storage Proteins are :
Definition
milk
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Hormonal Proteins are:
Definition
insulin and growth hormone
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What do enzyme proteins do?
Definition
catalyze reactions in cells
Term
What do protection proteins do?
Definition
immune response
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What is the basic structure of an AA?
Definition
alpha carbon, amino group, carboxy group, and R side chain
Term
What determines the properties of amino acids?
Definition
its side chain
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How many naturally occurring AA are there?
Definition
20
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Nonpolar is when the R group is what?
Definition
Nonpolar: R = H, CH3, alkyl groups,
aromatic
Term
What are your polar R groups?
Definition
O
R = –CH2OH, –CH2SH, –CH2C–NH2,
(polar groups with –O-, -SH, -N-)
Term
A positive ion has a low/high pH?
Definition
low
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A negative ion has a low/high pH?
Definition
high
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A neutral ion is called what?
Definition
zwitterion
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H3N–CH2–COOH
Definition
Positive ion
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H3N–CH2–COO–
Definition
Zwitterion
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H2N–CH2–COO–
Definition
negative ion
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Zwitterion has both a ?
Definition
positive and negative charge
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H3N–CH2–COO–
Definition
zwitterion of glycine
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NH2–CH2–COOH
Definition
glycine
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What are proteins?
Definition
long polypeptide chains
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What is a polypeptide chain?
Definition
less than 40-50 amino acids or residues
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Polypeptides larger than 40-50 amino acid chains or residues are called what?
Definition
proteins
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The structure, function and general properties of a
protein are all determined by the ?
Definition
sequence of amino acids that make up its primary sequence
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To make a protein, these amino acids are joined together in a polypeptide chain through the formation of a ________ bond
Definition
peptide
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____ is strongly favored over ____.
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trans; cis
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What is the hierarchal nature of protein structure?
Definition
1. Primary Structure-amino acid sequence
2. Secondary Structure- alpha helix or beta sheet
3. Tertiary Structure- formed by assembly of secondary structures
4. Quaternary Structure- assembly of more than one polypeptide chain
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What is the primary structure of protein?
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the sequence of amino acids along the polypeptide chain
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What terminus do you begin and end with when reading or making proteins?
Definition
begin with the N, end with the C (right to left)
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The primary sequence or main chain of the protein must organize itself to form a ______ structure. This is done in an elegant fashion by forming __________ structure elements
Definition
compact; secondary
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The two most common secondary structure elements are _______ _______ and ______ _______, formed by repeating amino acids with the same angles
Definition
alpha helices and beta sheets
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turns, coils, triple helix, etc., are _________ structures?
Definition
secondary
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Alpha helices and beta sheets have regular _________ bonding patterns.
Definition
hydrogen
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Three-dimensional arrangement of amino acids with the polypeptide chain in a corkscrew shape
Definition
secondary structure- alpha helix
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Held by __ bonds between the __ of –N-H group and the __ of C=O of the _______ amino acid along the chain
Definition
hydrogen; H; O; 4th
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High tensile strength
fibrillary proteins due to residues extending outward
Definition
alpha helices
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Polypeptide chains are arranged side by side
Definition
secondary beta sheet structure
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Hydrogen bonds form _________ chains
Definition
between
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R groups of extend above and below
Definition
Beta sheets
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Typical of fibrous proteins such as silk.
Definition
beta sheets- secondary structure
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Beta sheets can be _______ or __________.
Definition
parallel or antiparallel
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What is a triple helix?
Definition
secondary structure- three polypeptide chains woven together
Term
Glycine, proline, hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine
Definition
triple helix
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H bonding between –OH groups gives a strong structure
Definition
triple helix
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Typical of collagen, connective tissue, skin, tendons, and cartilage
Definition
Triple helix
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To make the protein look like a protein, the
secondary structure elements come together to
form the tertiary structure-the _________ _______ of the ________.
Definition
the overall shape of the protein
Term
Cross links between R groups of amino acids in chain
Definition
tertiary structure
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disulfide
Definition
-S-S-
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ionic
Definition
–COO– H3N–
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Hydrogen bonds
Definition
HO-
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–CH3 H3C–
Definition
hydrophobic
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________ proteins then bind together to form dimer, trimers, or higher order structures
Definition
folded; quaternary structures
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The functional form of hemoglobin is a __________.
Definition
tetramer
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The backbone and side chain bonds are all
_______ bonds, but _________ bonds are required to maintain _________, ________, and ________ structures.
Definition
covalent; non-covalent; secondary, tertiary, and quaternary
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Bond types include:
Definition
– Hydrogen bonds (H-bonds)
– Electrostatic (ionic)
– van der Waals
- disulfide bonds
Term
__________ interactions also predict 3D shape
Definition
hydrophobic
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Pairs of ________ can form _______ bonds between different parts of the main chain.This adds stability
and is common in __________ proteins
Definition
cysteines; disulfide; extracellular
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Hydrophobic interactions are not attractive interactions but results from the inability of water to form __ bonds with certain _____ _______.
Definition
Hydrogen; side chains
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Hydrophobic a.a. residues cluster in _______ of globular proteins
Definition
interior
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Hydrophilic a.a are usually ____________.
Definition
towards the surface
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Some proteins get help from __________ that deal with ________ structure formation.
Definition
chaperones; tertiary structure
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Chaperones assist in protein ________.
Definition
folding
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Chaperones create a _________ environment for the protein.
Definition
hydrophilic
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Protein degradation
Definition
ubiquitin-proteasomal pathway
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Steps in ubiquitin-proteasomal pathway.
Definition
1. Ubiquitin (globular protein) attaches to protein to be degraded
2. Polyubiquitinated proteins recognized by
proteasome (proteolytic complex)
3. Proteasome degrades proteins into peptides, then into amino acid precursors for disposal by immune system
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Disruption of secondary, tertiary and quaternary protein structure.
Definition
denaturation
Term
Forms of protein degradation:
Definition
ubiquitin-proteasomal pathway and denaturation
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What causes denaturation?
Definition
1.heat/organics- Break apart H bonds and disrupt hydrophobic attractions
2. acids/ bases- Break H bonds between polar R groups and ionic bonds
3. heavy metal ions- React with S-S bonds to form solids
4. agitation- Stretches chains until bonds break
Term
heat/organics- Break apart __ bonds and disrupt _________ attractions
Definition
Break apart H bonds and disrupt hydrophobic attractions
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-acids/ bases- Break H bonds between _________ and _____ bonds
Definition
polar R groups; ionic bonds
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heavy metal ions- React with ____ bonds to form ______.
Definition
-S-S-; solids
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Agitation- _________ chains until they break.
Definition
stretches
Term
Hard boiling an egg
1. Cooking food to destroy E. coli
2. Heat used to cauterize blood vessels
3. Autoclave sterilizes instruments
4. Milk heated to make yogurt
Definition
Denaturation
Term
misfolded proteins can aggregate to form beta- pleated fibrils
Definition
Amyloidopathies
Term
Accumulation of misfolded proteins in tissues causes:
Definition
amyloids
Term
Example of Amyloidopathies?
Definition
Alzheimers disease
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_______ can change the conformation of other proteins.
Definition
prions
Term
example of prion disease:
Definition
mad cow disease
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