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SUBJECT: ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY BIOL 2404-I02 Chapter 2 Biochemistry: the chemical composition of life. 1. Inorganic compounds: A. Inorganic compounds making up living matter do not contain carbon (exceptions include CO2 and CO); they include water, salt, and some acids and bases. B. Water is the single most abundant compound in the body. It acts as a universal solvent in which electrolytes (salts, acids, and bases) ionized and in which chemical reactions occur, and it is the basis of transport and lubricating fluids. It slowly absorbs and releases heat, thus helping to maintain homeostatic body temperature, and it protects certain body structures (such as the brain) by forming a watery cushion. Water is also a reacted in hydrolysis reactions. C. Salts in ionic form are involved in nerve transmission, muscle contraction, blood clotting, transport of auction by hemoglobin, metabolism and many other reactions. In addition, calcium salts (as bone salts) contribute to bone hardness. D. Acids are proton donors when dissolved in water they release hydrogen ions. Strong acids dissociate completely; we acids dissociate incompletely. E. Bases are proton acceptors; the most important inorganic bases are hydroxides. Bicarbonates are important bases in the body. When bases and acids interact, neutralization occurs – that is, a salt and water are formed. F. The relative concentrations of hydrogen and hydroxyl ions in various body fluids is measured using a pH scale. Each change in one pH unit represents a tenfold change in hydrogen ion concentration ( Thus pH 6 is 10 times more acidic than pH 7; and pH 5 is 100 times more acidic than pH 7). A pH of 7 is neutral (that is the concentration of hydrogen ions & hydroxyl ions are equal). A pH below 7 is acidic; a pH above 7 is alkaline (basic). G. Normal blood pH ranges from 7.35 to 7.45. Slight deviations outside this right can be fatal. 2. Organic compounds: A. Organic compounds are the carbon containing compounds that comprise living matter. They basically fall into 4 groups: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids. Carbohydrates and lipids contain carbon hydrogen and oxygen; proteins and nucleic acids also contain the element nitrogen. B. Carbohydrates contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a general relationship of 2 hydrogen atoms to one auction and one carbon atom. Hence, C(H2O) – carbon-hydrates. Their building blocks are monosaccharides. Monosaccharides include glucose fructose galactose deoxyribose, and ribose. Disaccharides PAGE 1 OF 5 DR. DAVID L. COX SUBJECT: ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY BIOL 2404-I02 include sucrose, maltose, and lactose. Polysaccharides include starch and glycogen. Carbohydrates, in particular glucose, are the major energy source for the formation of ATP - the high-energy compound that drives cell metabolism. C. Lipids include triglycerides (glycerol +3 fatty acid chains), phospholipids, and steroids (the most important of which is cholesterol). Triglycerides (neutral fats) are primarily found in fatty tissue where they provide insulation and reserve body fuel. Phospholipids and cholesterol are found in also membranes. Cholesterol also forms the basis of certain hormones, bile salts, and vitamin D. Like carbohydrates, the lipids are degraded by hydrolysis, and synthesized by dehydration synthesis. D. Proteins are constructed from building blocks called amino acids; 20 common types of amino acids are found in the human body. E. Levels of protein structure include sequence of the amino acid chain (primary), the alpha helix and beta pleated sheets (secondary), a ball-like structure superimposed on secondary structures (tertiary), and a globular structure formed by two or more polypeptide chains (quaternary). Amino acid sequence determines the structure and function of proteins constructed. F. Fibrous, or structural proteins are the basic structural materials of the body. Globular proteins are also called functional proteins; example of these include enzymes, some hormones, and hemoglobin. Disruption of the hydrogen bonds of functional proteins leads to their denaturation and inactivation. G. Enzymes increase the rate of chemical reactions by combining specifically with reactants (substrates) and holding them in a proper position to interact. They do not become part of the product and are reused. Many enzymes are produced in an inactive form or inactivated limited after use. H. Nucleic acids include deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA )and ribonucleic acid (RNA). The building unit of nucleic acids is the nucleotide. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogen containing base, a sugar (either ribose or deoxyribose), and a phosphate group. DNA – the stuff of genes – maintain genetic heritage by replicating itself before cell division and specifying protein structure. Are they are asked in protein synthesis to ensure that instructions of the DNA are executed. The 4 bases found in DNA include adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine. The first 3 bases are also found in RNA except that the 4th base is uracil instead of thymine. I. ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is the universal energy compound used by all cells of the body. In fact it is so universal every living organism on this planet utilizes ATP. When energy is liberated by the oxidation of glucose, some of that energy is captured in the high-energy phosphate bonds of ATP molecules and is stored for later use. Many chemical reactions use ATP to provide the energy to drive there product formation. NOTE: Review the basics of chemistry if you need to. PAGE 2 OF 5 DR. DAVID L. COX SUBJECT: ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY BIOL 2404-I02 The following document is a repeat of page 2 but may have some additional information to explain the 4 main groups of Biochemicals that form living cells, and organisms. PAGE 3 OF 5 DR. DAVID L. COX Chapter 2 Elementary Biochemistry Introduction to the Chemistry of Life THE HIGH POINTS Photos from Chapter 2 1. Biochemicals are organic and contain the elements C, and H; many also contain N and P. 2. Some important names of key organic groups are in slide 3; such as amino, ketone, aldehyde, hydroxyl, carbonyl and sulfhydryl. 3. CARBOHYDRATES contain only the elements C, H, and O and the basic build ing blocks are sugars or monosaccharides. 4. Monosaccharides fold into a ring structure when in water. 5. Disaccharides are 2 sugars linked together, and polysaccharides are many. Can you name some examples of each. 6. LIPIDS are made of a 3-C glycerol backbone, and 3 fatty acids. These are mainly used for energy storage and production. 7. Fatty acids are long chain (N = 12 to 22) hydrocarbons with a carboxyl (acid) group on one end. Some are saturated (H) and some unsaturated (have double bonds C=C ). Dr. Cox• Georgia Perimeter College • 2008 4 8. Phospholipids contain 2 fatty acid chains and a phosphate group; they are critical components of membranes. 9. PROTEINS are made from 21 amino acids. Amino acids have an amino group on one end and the carboxyl (acid) group in the other. They are different because of the 21 different side groups off the central C atom (residues). 10. Proteins have 4 levels of complex structure. They determine the shape and the chemical behavior of the protein. IF you destroy the shape (denaturation), it destroys the function. 11. NUCLEIC ACIDS are made from nucleotides. 12. Nucleotides are made from the sugar ribose, a nucleic acid base, and phosphate. 13. There are 5 dominant nucleic acid bases; 2 are purines - adenine and guanine, and 3 are pyrimidines - cytosine, thymine, and uracil. 14. Guanine always pairs with cytosine, and Adenine always pairs with either thymine or uracil. There is always one purine and one pyrimidine in each pair. 15. Thymine is always found in DNA and uracil in RNA. 16. DNA is usually double stranded and RNA single stranded, but some regions in ribosomal and transfer RNA are double stranded. 17. Triphosphates of nucleic acids are high energy compounds and used to drive metabolic reactions. 18. What functions do each of these 4 groups of biochemicals serve? LAST SLIDE. Dr. Cox• Georgia Perimeter College • 2008 5