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Polar molecules are said to be
hydrophilic (“water-loving”)
Nonpolar molecules do not dissolve in water and are:
hydrophobic (“water fearing”)
Large, complex biological molecules (macromolecules) are often repeated units (unit = monomer) connected together to form a chain called a:
Polymer
Forming macromolecules are done by _________ reactions.
Dehydration
Breaking down macromolecules are done by _________ reactions.
Hydrolysis
Proteins are polymers of
Amino acids
Polysaccharides (starch) are polymers of:
Sugar (Glucose)
Nucleic Acids (DNA & RNA) are polymers of:
Nucleotides
____ _____ determine properties of particular amino acids.
Side groups
What are the 4 amino acid side groups?
Serine (S)- polar (Hydrophilic)
Aspartate (D)- Acidic (- charge)
Lysine (K)- Basic (+ charge)
Valine (V)- Non-polar (Hydrophobic)
_____ bonds join amino acids in Proteins
Peptide
Is a peptide bond polar covalent, nonpolar covalent or ionic?
Covalent Polar Bond
Levels of Protein Structure are:
Primary structure
Secondary structure
Tertiary structure
Quaternary structure
what structure is the sequence of amino acids
primary structure
What structure shows how primary sequence is folded?
Secondary structure.
What structure is the 3-D shape of the protein?
Tertiary structure
What structures shows how subunits are arranged?
Quaternary structure.
What determine final protein structure and characteristics?
The sequence of Amino Acids.
Amino acid chain folds due to ______ bonding between amino acids
Hydrogen Bonding
What are the two types of Secondary protein structures?
1. Alpha Helix (spiral)
2. Beta pleated sheet (hairpin)
In Tertiary Protein Structures, Secondary protein structure folds due to:
interactions between R Groups
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BIO UNIT 1 Section 2
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BIO UNIT 1
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2013-09-12T18:17:01Z
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