Proteins And Stuff The Like

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All amino acids have a common structure. True or False?

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True

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the carboxyl group is basic. True or False? why?

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False, acidic. it has two oxygen atoms that are highly electronegative

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How many functional groups are there in amino acids?

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4

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What are the functional groups?

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amino, carboxyl, hydrogen, R

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All amino acids have what kind of atom?

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carbon

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definition: does not interact with water

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hydrophobic

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definition: interacts readily with water

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hydrophilic

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polar amino acids are hydrophobic or hydrophilic?

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hydrophilic

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nonpolar amino acids are hydrophobic or hydrophilic?

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hydrophobic

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definition: molecular subunit

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monomer

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definition: process of linking monomers together

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polymerization

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amino acids polymerize to form...

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proteins

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definition: macromolecule

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polymer

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definition: a macromolecule that consists of linked amino acid monomers

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protein

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definition: C-N bond that results from a condensation reaction

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peptide bond

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in what type of reaction do monomers polymerize?

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condensation reaction

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in a condensation reaction, newly formed bonds lose....

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a water molecule

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definition: process where polymers break apart by adding water

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hydrolysis

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in order for monomers to link together, what is required?

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energy

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name 3 things proteins are crucial for

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structure, transport, defense, movement, catalysis, signaling

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name the order of protein structures

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primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary

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combination of polypeptide subunits

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quaternary structure

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ionic bonding, covalent bonding, hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interactions, and vaan der Waals interactions are important in which structure level of protein?

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tertiary structure

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alpha helix and beta pleated sheet are found in which level of structure?

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secondary

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primary protein structures are stabilized by

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peptide bonds

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secondary protein structures are stabilized by

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hydrogen bonds

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tertiary protein structures are stabilized by

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bonds and other interactions btw R-groups, or btw R-groups and the peptide-bonded backbone

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quaternary protein structures are stabilized by

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bonds and other interactions btw R-groups, and btw peptide backbones of different polypeptides

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most elements of protein structure are based on...

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folding of polypeptide chains

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occur when multiple polypeptides interact to form a single protein

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quaternary structure

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reactions take place when " " and " " happen

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reactants collide and have enough kinetic energy to overcome repulsion

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definition: amount of free energy required to reach the transition state

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activation energy

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definition: substance that lowers the activation energy of a reaction and increases the rate of reaction

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catalyst