Nucleic acids
... The fourth biological macromolecules are called nucleic acids. Nucleic acids carry and transmit genetic information. The two most common forms of nucleic acids are DNA and RNA. Nucleic acids are made up of smaller monomers of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and hydrogen called nucleotides. The ...
... The fourth biological macromolecules are called nucleic acids. Nucleic acids carry and transmit genetic information. The two most common forms of nucleic acids are DNA and RNA. Nucleic acids are made up of smaller monomers of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and hydrogen called nucleotides. The ...
Biochem-5012.1A - Center for Structural Biology
... pH = pKa + log[A-]/[HA] Eqn. 13 The pH of a solution of any acid can be calculated knowing the concentration of the acid, [HA], and its conjugate base [A-]. At the point of the dissociation where the concentration of the conjugate base [A-] = to that of the acid [HA]: pH = pKa + log[1] Eqn. 14 The l ...
... pH = pKa + log[A-]/[HA] Eqn. 13 The pH of a solution of any acid can be calculated knowing the concentration of the acid, [HA], and its conjugate base [A-]. At the point of the dissociation where the concentration of the conjugate base [A-] = to that of the acid [HA]: pH = pKa + log[1] Eqn. 14 The l ...
Final Thesis Solid-phase bio-organic synthesis to create intelligent surfaces Patrik Nygren
... support as a starting point and gives a high yield. Secondly, purification of synthesized peptides also becomes simplified, since there is no purification between each synthetic step. The peptide is purified using HPLC when the synthesis of the target molecule is done. There are other advantages of ...
... support as a starting point and gives a high yield. Secondly, purification of synthesized peptides also becomes simplified, since there is no purification between each synthetic step. The peptide is purified using HPLC when the synthesis of the target molecule is done. There are other advantages of ...
Al - Iraqia university/ college of medicine
... RNA, the base uracil (U) replaces base thymine. These structures are called bases because their presence raises the pH of a solution. Polynucleotide Structure: Nucleotides link to make a polynucleotide, called a strand, which has a backbone made up of phosphate–sugar–phosphate–sugar. The bases proje ...
... RNA, the base uracil (U) replaces base thymine. These structures are called bases because their presence raises the pH of a solution. Polynucleotide Structure: Nucleotides link to make a polynucleotide, called a strand, which has a backbone made up of phosphate–sugar–phosphate–sugar. The bases proje ...
lecture 5
... extension in green. The two orientations roughly differ by a 90° rotation around the horizontal axis. The side chains of the active site cysteines in the a and a′ domains are shown in space-filling representation with the sulfur atoms in yellow. (B) Structural comparison of the individual domains of ...
... extension in green. The two orientations roughly differ by a 90° rotation around the horizontal axis. The side chains of the active site cysteines in the a and a′ domains are shown in space-filling representation with the sulfur atoms in yellow. (B) Structural comparison of the individual domains of ...
Page 1 Introduction to Biochemistry
... because glucose can be added or removed easily and they have little or no osmotic effect in cells because they are insoluble. 15. Cellulose and chitin are similar structural polysaccharides with the alternating isomers allowing cross linking between chains (by hydrogen bonds), forming microfibrils ( ...
... because glucose can be added or removed easily and they have little or no osmotic effect in cells because they are insoluble. 15. Cellulose and chitin are similar structural polysaccharides with the alternating isomers allowing cross linking between chains (by hydrogen bonds), forming microfibrils ( ...
Building Monomers of Macromolecules
... sugars. All of these molecules are made of Carbon. Carbon containing compounds are called organic. Inorganic compounds do not contain carbon. Therefore, living things are composed of organic compounds. During this lab activity, you will be exploring the structure of these compounds. This will involv ...
... sugars. All of these molecules are made of Carbon. Carbon containing compounds are called organic. Inorganic compounds do not contain carbon. Therefore, living things are composed of organic compounds. During this lab activity, you will be exploring the structure of these compounds. This will involv ...
Name
... 13. Find the cards with an amino group and a carboxyl group. How many amino acids do you have in your set? ________________ 14. Which of the CHNOP elements are contained in ALL amino acids?___________ There should be 9 other cards left over in your “nitrogen” pile. Set these aside, we will come back ...
... 13. Find the cards with an amino group and a carboxyl group. How many amino acids do you have in your set? ________________ 14. Which of the CHNOP elements are contained in ALL amino acids?___________ There should be 9 other cards left over in your “nitrogen” pile. Set these aside, we will come back ...
(codons) make a specific amino acid
... produce a specific sequence of specific amino acids? • What happens if mutations occur during semiconservative DNA replication? • Why are ribosomes important for translation? • Could you describe all steps and organelles that permit the gene on DNA for insulin to become a protein called insulin that ...
... produce a specific sequence of specific amino acids? • What happens if mutations occur during semiconservative DNA replication? • Why are ribosomes important for translation? • Could you describe all steps and organelles that permit the gene on DNA for insulin to become a protein called insulin that ...
Introductory Chemistry: Concepts & Connections 4th Edition
... Christopher G. Hamaker, Illinois State University, Normal IL © 2005, Prentice Hall ...
... Christopher G. Hamaker, Illinois State University, Normal IL © 2005, Prentice Hall ...
Section 4 – Molecules
... Fibrous proteins such as the keratins in wool and hair are composed of coiled alpha helical protein chains with other various coils analogous to those found in a rope. Other keratins are found in skin, fur, hair, wool, claws, nails, hooves, horns, scales, beaks, feathers, actin and mysin in muscle t ...
... Fibrous proteins such as the keratins in wool and hair are composed of coiled alpha helical protein chains with other various coils analogous to those found in a rope. Other keratins are found in skin, fur, hair, wool, claws, nails, hooves, horns, scales, beaks, feathers, actin and mysin in muscle t ...
Life, 6th Edition
... Proteins: Synthesis Amino acids are covalently bonded together by peptide linkages or peptide bond Chemically this is an amide bond Each amino acid is called a residue Reaction proceeds leaving the amino terminus of the 1st aa and the carboxyl terminus of the last aa unmodified (free) ...
... Proteins: Synthesis Amino acids are covalently bonded together by peptide linkages or peptide bond Chemically this is an amide bond Each amino acid is called a residue Reaction proceeds leaving the amino terminus of the 1st aa and the carboxyl terminus of the last aa unmodified (free) ...
PROTEINS - ssag.sk
... “Essential Amino Acids” are those that must be ingested in the diet (our body can’t make them) ...
... “Essential Amino Acids” are those that must be ingested in the diet (our body can’t make them) ...
AP Biology Review – Unit 1
... • A chlorine atom has seven electrons in its outermost shell, also unstable. • They achieve stability by transferring an electron from sodium to chlorine, making sodium a cation and making chlorine an anion. • The electrical attraction between the anion and the cation is an ionic bond, which holds t ...
... • A chlorine atom has seven electrons in its outermost shell, also unstable. • They achieve stability by transferring an electron from sodium to chlorine, making sodium a cation and making chlorine an anion. • The electrical attraction between the anion and the cation is an ionic bond, which holds t ...
1 - VCOMcc
... a. the kidneys eliminate glutamine rapidly since they can’t process the nitrogen they are receiving. b. proteins are being degraded to provide amino acids for energy, leading to excess nitrogen that is eliminated. c. dietary amino acids are becoming incorporated into proteins that are newly synthesi ...
... a. the kidneys eliminate glutamine rapidly since they can’t process the nitrogen they are receiving. b. proteins are being degraded to provide amino acids for energy, leading to excess nitrogen that is eliminated. c. dietary amino acids are becoming incorporated into proteins that are newly synthesi ...
... 1. (4 pts, 10 min) A Venn diagram that organizes the amino acids by the properties of their sidechains is shown on the right. Glycine is Charged Pro Leu Lys Non-polar omitted since its sidechain is just a hydrogen atom. As the diagram Asp Arg Met Val suggests, a sidechain can be non-polar, charged ( ...
Regents Biology Homework Packet Unit 4: Biochemistry
... Organic Catalysts are molecules that __________________ the rates of reactions. Most enzyme names end in –ase. Enzymes lower the energy needed to start a chemical reaction. (activation energy) It is thought that, in order for an enzyme to affect the rate of a reaction, the following events must take ...
... Organic Catalysts are molecules that __________________ the rates of reactions. Most enzyme names end in –ase. Enzymes lower the energy needed to start a chemical reaction. (activation energy) It is thought that, in order for an enzyme to affect the rate of a reaction, the following events must take ...
ordered reactions
... Chymotrypsin: three polypeptide chains linked by multiple disulfide bonds; a catalytic triad. Active site ...
... Chymotrypsin: three polypeptide chains linked by multiple disulfide bonds; a catalytic triad. Active site ...
Ion exchange chromatography File
... Resins with low degree of cross-linking are more permeable to high molecular weight compounds, but they are less rigid and swell more when placed in buffer Sulphonation of cross-linked polystyrene results in sulphonated polystyrene resin such as Dowex 50- strong acidic exchanger Basic exchangers are ...
... Resins with low degree of cross-linking are more permeable to high molecular weight compounds, but they are less rigid and swell more when placed in buffer Sulphonation of cross-linked polystyrene results in sulphonated polystyrene resin such as Dowex 50- strong acidic exchanger Basic exchangers are ...