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16 Cards in this Set
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Draw Amino acid |
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Draw condensation rctn btwn 2 amino acids (peptide bond) |
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Diff protein secondary and tertiary structure |
Secondary: structure of a local segment of a polypeptide Tertiary: position of atoms in 3d space of the protein |
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def chaperons |
cage like proteins that surround a denatured protein to help it fold |
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write general formula for carbohydrates. Why are they named that way? |
Cm(H₂O)n |
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Draw glucose |
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draw sucrose |
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Draw Ribose |
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def Lipids |
hydrocarbons that are insoluble in water |
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List 3 groups of lipids |
1) Triglycerides 2) Steroids 3) Phospholipids: |
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def peptidoglycan |
Polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a mesh-like layer outside theplasma membrane of most bacteria, forming the cell wall |
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draw triglyceride |
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def fatty acid |
carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic tail |
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draw Glycerol |
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What is the use of Lipids? |
1) Cell membranes (phospholipids) 2) structural material (cholesterol) 3) Vitamins (signalling molecules, coenzymes, antioxidants, hormones) 4) Carotenoids (pigment absorbing molecules) 5) Steroids |
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What is the function of Carbohydrates? |
structural material (Nucleic acids), short-term energy storage (glucose), molecular tags for molecules and cells (glycoproteins) |