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Define dehydration synthesis

when 2 subunits get linked through removal of H2O

what type of reaction is this


Does it form or break down macromolecules

anabolic


forms

Define hydrolysis rxn

subunits break apart by adding H2O

What are carbs?

short term energy ce;;s

what linkages are they joined by? What rxn produces this bond

glycosidic linkages


condensation rxn

Define monosaccharides

simple sugar units

what are the main three examples? (GFL)

glucose


fructose


lactose

describe glucose. fructose and lactose

primary energy fuel of cell


found in fruit


found in milk

what important sugar is also a monosaccharide which is used in our DNA?

deoxyribose

Define isomers

chemically the same but structurally different

what are the four main types of polysaccharides?


(SGCC)

starch


glycogen


cellulose


chitin

Describe starch

energy storage in plants

Describe glycogen

energy storage in human

cellulose

structural components of plant cells

chitin

Makeup shell of anthropods

Define what a lipid is?

non-polar



What are the main categories? (FaFPSW)

fatty acids


fats


phospholipids


steroids waxes

what is the roles of lipids

energy


insulation


chemical messengers

Define a fatty acid

provide structure for most lipids

how does the fatty acid look structurally

hydrocarbon chain with carboxyl group

Difference between saturated and unsaturated fatty acid

saturated= single bond b/w C atoms making it straight hydrocarbon chains allowing more to fit together and more LDF


unsaturated= kink shape 1+ C=C

Define fats

fatty acid+glycerol joined by condensation rxn

Define hydrogenation

H atoms added to double bonds in unsaturated triacylglycerol

Define phospholipid

2 fatty acids+phosphate group

Waxes


what is their role

hydrophobic


waterproof coating keep feather dry form honeycombs

Define steroids

compact hydrophobic molecule with 4 hydrocarbon rings

what is steroids not composed of

fatty acids

difference between fats and oils

fats=hiher saturated fatty acids oils=higher unsaturated fatty acids

what are good cholesterol and bad cholesterol called?

good=HDL


bad=LDL

define proteins

made of many amino acids


genetic info of DNA code only for protein

function of proteins

enzyme


carriers


immunoglobulins

what bonds hold proteins together and what are the monomers

amino acids


peptide bond

how are the peptide bonds formed?

dehydration synthesis

describe the primary secondary, tertiary and quaternary protein structures

1=polypeptide chains


2=a-helix + b-pleated sheats


3=more folding


4=functional protein

what model of the cellular membrane do we follow?

fluid mosaic model

what is passive transport?

susbtance moves across membrane w/o energy

diffusion

high to low concentration

what 4 factors determine rate of diffusion? (TSaToMCg)

temp


surface area


type of molecule being diffused


steepness of [] gradient

define transport proteins

provides pathway for molecules to cross membrane

what are the two types?

channel


carrier

define active transport

against [] gradient using energy via pumps

what are the three types of active transport?

Protein pumps


endocytosis


exocytosis

what is endocytosis used for and what are the two types

large amounts


phagocytosis = large solid particles


pinocytosis=extracellular materia

what does exocytosis do?

remove material

hypotonic soln and names in different cells

lower [] of solute outside takes in H2O


AC=lysed


PC=turgid

hypertonic soln and names in different cells

higher [] outside so shrinks


AC=shrivels


PC=plazmolyzed

isotonic

equal []


ac=normal


pc=flaccid

define a substrate

reactant enzyme will act on

where does the substrate bind? After binding what is created

Active site


enzyme-substrate complex

What are the two models of susbtrate binding?

lock and key model


induced fit model

describe lock and key model

match substrate exactly

induced fit model

enzyme=changes to fit substrate

what are the 4 factors affecting enzyme activity

amount of substrate


enzyme []


temp


pH

what are the two types of enzyme inhibition and how do they work?

competitive: bind to active site


non-competitive bind at allosteric site changing shape

how are enzymes regulated?

allosteric

what do activators do?

bind allosterically controlled enzymes to stabalize shape

allosteric inhibition


feedback inhibition

stabilize inactive form of enzyme


rxns make common product which travels back and inhibits earlier enzyme

Define oxidation and reduction

LEO


GER

reducing agent vs oxidizing agent

reducing- loosing electrons


oxidizing-gaining

ATP vs ADP

adenosine triphosphate


adenosine diphosphate

Phosphorylation

rxn of ATP when coupled with endo rxn where Pi bonded to other molecule

What makes up ATP?

adenine


ribose


3 phosphate groups

it is catalyzed by ATPase. What is the sig of this?

aids in hydrolysis of Pi from atp

what are the usuages (MTC)

mechanical


terminal chemical

how is glucose oxidized?

substrate level phosphorylation


oxidative phosphorylation

define substrate-level phosphorylation

ATp forms directly in enzyme catalyzed rxn

oxidative

ATP forms indirectly thru series of redox rn with ) as final e- receptor

where does glycolysis occur and what does it not require

cytoplasm


oxygen

what is the goal

break glucose into pyruvate releasing ATP

where does pyruvate oxidation occur?

mitochondrion

what are the parts to the mitochondrion

matrix (inside)


intermembrane

pyruvate oxidation

aerobic


makes acetyl CoA

Steps:

1. carbonyl group removed= CO2 released


2. pyruvate=oxidized by NAD+ =NADH


3. Coenzyme A attaches to aceytl= Acetyl CoA

How does ATP count affect the acetyl CoA

atp=low then goes to Krebs Cycle


atp=high then fatty acids for energy storage

Describe fermentation and what is the goal?

b/c of O2 lack; anaerobic no ATP


regenerate NADH+



Lactic Acid Fermentation

when muscles use O2 faster than can be replenished. pyruvate stays in cytoplasm

How many NADH oxidized to produce lactate

2

Alcohol Fermentation

pyruvate converted to ethanol using 2 NADH

Why is the Krebs Cycle called the Kreb Cycle?

oxaloacetate product in step 8 and reactant in step 1

how many acetyl-CoA enter and how many time does Krebs Cycle occur per glucose

2


twice

Steps

acetyl-CoA +oxalacetate = citrate


NAD+ reduced to NADH


FAD reduced to FADH2


ATP= substrate level phosphorylation


CO2 released

Describe the structure of electron transport chain and chemiosmosis

e- acceptors embedded in inner mitochondrial membrane, arranged in increasing electronegativity

weaker e- attractor


strongest

NADH dehydrogenase


Oxygen

What role do NADH and FADH2 play?

transfer e- to proteins in inner mitochondrial membrane

Chemiosmosis

mvmnt of ions across semi-permeable membrane down electrochemical gradient

what two processes occur in photosynthesis?

light rxns


calvin cycle`

what is the goal of Calvin Cycle?

fix C to organic compounds for energy storage

what are the three phases

1. Carbon Fixation


2. reduction rxn


3. regeneration of RuBP

what happens during carbon fixation

3 RuBP +3CO2= 6 3-C molecules. attached by enzyme of rubisco

reduction rxn

3-C molecule+ATP+NADPH= 1 G3P leave cycle

Regeneration of RuBP

5G3P +3 ATP= 3 RuBP

What is G3P

sugar

Describe rubisco

slow enzyme


can attach to O2 and CO2

Describe rubisco carboxylase

CO2+RuBP= Calvin cycle

describe rubisco oxygenase

fixes O2= doesnt need product

Photorespiration

uses O2 releases CO2= decrease of output b/c no ATP

What enzyme do C4 and CAM use

Pep carboxylase

Photosystem I


Photosystem ii

thylakoid= chlorphyll P700


Chlorophyll P680

What protein in photosystem II splits up H2O

Z protein

What is the first step of DNA Replication?

DNA separates at replication origin

what is the replication fork?

y-shaped structure formed by 2 separating parent strands

What are the challenges and solutions

Tension= topoismerase enzymes cut and rejoin near replicaiton fork


Annealing= SSBs attach to end to stop rejoining

what happens in the second step

complementary strands are builtw

what enzyme lays down what in order to signal the enzyme to start

Primase lays down RNA primers for DNA polymerase

What happens to the Okazaki fragments once copied

joined by phosphodiester bonds by DNA ligase

what is the final stage and what happens

Proofread and Repair


DNA polymerase proofreads replicated strand

Describe the initiation stage o f Transcription

Initiation: RNA polymerase binds to helix at promoter region

Elongation

mRNA= synthesized as RNA polymerase moves along. then reaches termination sequence

termination

RNA polymerase recognizes the sequence and stops

What three post-transcriptional modifications occur

Capping: 5' cap added


Tail: Poly-A-Tail added to 3'


Spliceosomes=remove introns (non-coding regions) and join exons (coding regions)

Describe the ribosome unit

small and big subunit= intact ribosome which clamps mRNA

Initiation

begins at AUG at P site. 2nd codon in A site. tRNA delivers Amino Acid

Elongation

2nd tRNA enters A site, bringing 2nd AA forming peptide bonds. Ribosome moves over

termination:

continues until stop codon read

release factor does what?

recognize ribosome has stopped and releases the polypeptide chain

Why do we have gene expression

b/c not every protein is needed all the time

house keeping genes vs specialized genes

continuous


only when needed

operons

cluster of linked genes that function together and regulated by one promoter

restriction enzyme

cut DNA at recognition site= sticky sends or blunt ends

methaylase

needed for restriction enzyme to work

plasmids

circular pieces of DNA in bacteria. RE used to splice genes into plasmids

Ectotherm vs endotherm

activity regulated by environment


maintain constant body temperature

osmoregulation

balance of water ion [ ] in fluid