Sample Free Response Biochem Answers
... Tertiary Structures – non-polar, polar and ionic interactions between the R groups of different amino acids in the polypeptide chain. Covalent cross linkages between cysteines (disulfide bridges) are also part of tertiary structure. Quaternary structure – the association of different subunits of a p ...
... Tertiary Structures – non-polar, polar and ionic interactions between the R groups of different amino acids in the polypeptide chain. Covalent cross linkages between cysteines (disulfide bridges) are also part of tertiary structure. Quaternary structure – the association of different subunits of a p ...
water, h2o
... The Grotthus Mechanism and Hydrogen Bonded Chains It has long been recognized – remarkably, for 200 years - that protons have the potential for a unique mode of transport in water and, by extension, in other highly connected hydrogen bonding systems. The Grotthuss mechanism involves a simple shift ...
... The Grotthus Mechanism and Hydrogen Bonded Chains It has long been recognized – remarkably, for 200 years - that protons have the potential for a unique mode of transport in water and, by extension, in other highly connected hydrogen bonding systems. The Grotthuss mechanism involves a simple shift ...
Chapter 4 (Hill/Petrucci/McCreary/Perry Chemical Reactions in
... This chapter deals with reactions that occur in aqueous solution …these solutions all use water as the solvent. We will look at some properties of these solutions and also look briefly at three different general types of reactions that occur in aqueous solutions. “water is such a good solvent for so ...
... This chapter deals with reactions that occur in aqueous solution …these solutions all use water as the solvent. We will look at some properties of these solutions and also look briefly at three different general types of reactions that occur in aqueous solutions. “water is such a good solvent for so ...
19 Dr. Nafez Abu Tarboosh Qusai Al Sharef
... by oxygen atoms. --Why are those so important? Because they help the coenzyme to bind with Mg which preserve the structure (when Mg is bound it will stabilize the whole structure). Referring to the previous point: 1-The part responsible for binding is the pyrophosphate. 2-The part responsible for ca ...
... by oxygen atoms. --Why are those so important? Because they help the coenzyme to bind with Mg which preserve the structure (when Mg is bound it will stabilize the whole structure). Referring to the previous point: 1-The part responsible for binding is the pyrophosphate. 2-The part responsible for ca ...
Practice Problem Set #6
... 9. When BCl3 gas is passed through an electric discharge, small amounts of the reactive molecule B2Cl4 are produced. (The molecule has a B-B covalent bond.) a. Draw a Lewis electron dot structure for B2Cl4. b. Describe the hybridization of the B atoms in the molecule and the geometry around each ...
... 9. When BCl3 gas is passed through an electric discharge, small amounts of the reactive molecule B2Cl4 are produced. (The molecule has a B-B covalent bond.) a. Draw a Lewis electron dot structure for B2Cl4. b. Describe the hybridization of the B atoms in the molecule and the geometry around each ...
Carbon
... All life is based on organic molecules - molecules that are built on a backbone of CARBON. - also contain Hydrogen - and many also have Oxygen - often contain functional groups – smaller molecules which are part of a larger molecule and give it unique properties ...
... All life is based on organic molecules - molecules that are built on a backbone of CARBON. - also contain Hydrogen - and many also have Oxygen - often contain functional groups – smaller molecules which are part of a larger molecule and give it unique properties ...
Medical Physics and Statistics
... Forty three (43) signed immediately. Six (6) asked for time to think. ...
... Forty three (43) signed immediately. Six (6) asked for time to think. ...
The Molecules of Cells
... – Composed of amino acids – An amino acid has a central carbon atom with a carboxyl group (COOH) at one end and an amino group at the other (NH2) – There are 20 different amino acids – The portion of the molecule that varies between the different types is called the R group (“remainder”) ...
... – Composed of amino acids – An amino acid has a central carbon atom with a carboxyl group (COOH) at one end and an amino group at the other (NH2) – There are 20 different amino acids – The portion of the molecule that varies between the different types is called the R group (“remainder”) ...
File
... for years at a time. As a result they suffered from scurvy - a disease caused by the lack of Vitamin C. Vitamin C is a cofactor necessary to produce the protein collagen. Collagen is a major component of connective tissue. Without Vitamin C, a person’s connective tissues will break down and they wil ...
... for years at a time. As a result they suffered from scurvy - a disease caused by the lack of Vitamin C. Vitamin C is a cofactor necessary to produce the protein collagen. Collagen is a major component of connective tissue. Without Vitamin C, a person’s connective tissues will break down and they wil ...
PowerPoint
... harvested every two d during suspension culturing. Day 0 represents the first day of cell transfer. Levels of NtGLB1 and Nicotiana tobaccum elongation factor 1 alpha (NtEF1α) transcripts were determined by semiquantitative RT-PCR. The NtEF1α transcripts were amplified as a loading control. One repre ...
... harvested every two d during suspension culturing. Day 0 represents the first day of cell transfer. Levels of NtGLB1 and Nicotiana tobaccum elongation factor 1 alpha (NtEF1α) transcripts were determined by semiquantitative RT-PCR. The NtEF1α transcripts were amplified as a loading control. One repre ...
Worksheet: Lewis Structure, Resonance, VSEPR, Molecular Polarity
... ∠X-A-X is closest to A) 90° B) 180° C) 120° D) 109.5° ...
... ∠X-A-X is closest to A) 90° B) 180° C) 120° D) 109.5° ...
amino acids
... ● results in a “backbone” with a repeating pattern of sugar-phosphatesugar-phosphate... ...
... ● results in a “backbone” with a repeating pattern of sugar-phosphatesugar-phosphate... ...
Vocabulary CHEM121
... Note the heavy stair-step line drawn between elements B & Al, etc. This line separates the metals (lower left) from the non-metals (upper right). Metals can only form cations. Non-metals form anions when combined with metals. Elements that touch the line are called metalloids (except Al, which ...
... Note the heavy stair-step line drawn between elements B & Al, etc. This line separates the metals (lower left) from the non-metals (upper right). Metals can only form cations. Non-metals form anions when combined with metals. Elements that touch the line are called metalloids (except Al, which ...
Chapter 5 - Cengage Learning
... that these ions come from transition metals (not from the alkali or alkaline earth metals in the first two columns of the periodic table). These ions can have more than one stable charge, and we therefore have to specify which ion we are talking about. The Roman numeral is the charge, not the subscr ...
... that these ions come from transition metals (not from the alkali or alkaline earth metals in the first two columns of the periodic table). These ions can have more than one stable charge, and we therefore have to specify which ion we are talking about. The Roman numeral is the charge, not the subscr ...
Year 10 Chemistry Exam June 2011 Multiple Choice Section A
... A different atoms of the same element with a different number of protons B different atoms of the same element with a different number of electrons C different atoms of the same element with different mass numbers. D different atoms of the same element with different atomic numbers. 7 The maximum nu ...
... A different atoms of the same element with a different number of protons B different atoms of the same element with a different number of electrons C different atoms of the same element with different mass numbers. D different atoms of the same element with different atomic numbers. 7 The maximum nu ...
ENZYMES (Basic Concepts and Kinetics) (Chapter 8)
... The Effects of Enzyme Inhibitors 1. Competitive In the presence of a competitive inhibitor, it takes a higher substrate concentration to achieve the same velocities that were reached in its absence. So while Vmax can still be reached if sufficient substrate is available, one-half Vmax requires a h ...
... The Effects of Enzyme Inhibitors 1. Competitive In the presence of a competitive inhibitor, it takes a higher substrate concentration to achieve the same velocities that were reached in its absence. So while Vmax can still be reached if sufficient substrate is available, one-half Vmax requires a h ...
Rusnak_Rosenzweig_2000 - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
... metal ions are linked by a bridging solvent molecule and a µ-1,1 aspartic acid. Additional ligands include a histidine and an aspartic acid to the first metal ion and two histidines and an asparagine to the second metal ion. The locations of other conserved residues in the phosphoesterase motif are ...
... metal ions are linked by a bridging solvent molecule and a µ-1,1 aspartic acid. Additional ligands include a histidine and an aspartic acid to the first metal ion and two histidines and an asparagine to the second metal ion. The locations of other conserved residues in the phosphoesterase motif are ...
Chapter 3
... D) 1.80 mol Nitrous oxide (N2O) is also called “laughing gas.” It can be prepared by the thermal decomposition of ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3). The other product is H2O. The balanced equation for this reaction is: NH4NO3 N2O + 2H2O How many grams of N2O are formed if 0.46 mole of NH4NO3 is used in the ...
... D) 1.80 mol Nitrous oxide (N2O) is also called “laughing gas.” It can be prepared by the thermal decomposition of ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3). The other product is H2O. The balanced equation for this reaction is: NH4NO3 N2O + 2H2O How many grams of N2O are formed if 0.46 mole of NH4NO3 is used in the ...
Picobiology
... by enzyme proteins. Therefore, we need to clarify the functional mechanism of proteins in order to understand the life processes. More than several tens thousands of proteins are present in human body and each protein performs a specific function. Therefore, we must first identify the protein perfor ...
... by enzyme proteins. Therefore, we need to clarify the functional mechanism of proteins in order to understand the life processes. More than several tens thousands of proteins are present in human body and each protein performs a specific function. Therefore, we must first identify the protein perfor ...
Biology Chapter 2 Organic Molecules 9-26
... Why use enzymes (special enzyme catalysts)? Speed up specific chemical reactions by lowering the Energy of Activation. o How do they work? Position molecules for bonding or weaken bonds before breaking. Enzymes are proteins. Remember protein shape is important to function. Enzymes generally end ...
... Why use enzymes (special enzyme catalysts)? Speed up specific chemical reactions by lowering the Energy of Activation. o How do they work? Position molecules for bonding or weaken bonds before breaking. Enzymes are proteins. Remember protein shape is important to function. Enzymes generally end ...
Concentration of solutes and solvent in a solution
... o Different functions of lipids: function as long-term energy storage molecules function as structural molecules-in cell membranes (phospholipids and cholesterol) Nucleic acids: o nucleotides, subunits of nucleotides o DNA and RNA o Store genetic information o Central dogma of molecular biology: ...
... o Different functions of lipids: function as long-term energy storage molecules function as structural molecules-in cell membranes (phospholipids and cholesterol) Nucleic acids: o nucleotides, subunits of nucleotides o DNA and RNA o Store genetic information o Central dogma of molecular biology: ...
Metalloprotein
Metalloprotein is a generic term for a protein that contains a metal ion cofactor. A large number of all proteins are part of this category.