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Organic Chemistry

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Water is:   Highly cohesive (high affinity for one another)and polar.  
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Electronegativity:   The measure of the force of an atom's attraction for the electron it shares in a chemical bond with another atom.  
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Electronegativity in the periodic table   From left to right: increasing +ive charges in the nucleus Bottom to top: decrease in the distance of valence electrons from the nucleus  
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Non-polar bonds:   < 0.5  
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Polar bonds   0.5 - 1.9  
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Ionic bonds   > 1.9  
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ACID   proton donor, produces H3O+ ions in aqueous solutions.  
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BASE   proton acceptor, produces OH- ions in aqueous solutions.  
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Stron acid/base   ----> because equilibrium is far right.  
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pH   -log[H3O+]  
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The LARGER the pKa (small Ka)   the WEAKER the acid  
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The SMALLER the pK (large Ka)   the STRONGER the acid  
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LARGE pKb   STRONG base  
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SMALL pKb   WEAK base  
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When a base accepts a proton   it is converted to its conjugate acid  
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When an acid transfers a proton   it is converted to its conjugate base  
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Buffer solution   weak acid and conjugate base to resist changes in pH  
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Functional groups   - reactive parts of organic molecules - essential for life - same functional groups on compounds allows similar reactivity  
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Alkane   CnH2n+2 chair conformation most stable  
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Alkene   CnH2n  
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TRANS   OPPOSITE  
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CIS   SAME  
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Nomenclature   meth- eth- prop- but- pent- hex- ...  
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Priority   higher atomic number determines priority  
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Alkyl   Alkane - H  
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Alcohol -ol   Hydrogen bonds are weaker than covalent but have a significant effect on properties: - Higher bp than alkanes - more soluble in water both due to (-OH)  
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Amines   1°, 2°, 3° depending on how many H's have been replaced. -polar - weak bases, aqueous solutions are basic - aliphatic amines ~pKb 3-4  
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Aliphatic   A class of saturated or unsaturated carbon compounds, in which the carbon atoms are joined in open chains.  
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Aldehydes -al   H-C=O Methanal: 2H's Everything else: 1H & 1C  
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Ketones -one   2C-C=O  
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Aldehyde & Ketone properties   - higher bp - more soluble in H2O than nonpolar compounds of comparable size  
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Carboxylic Acids -CO2H   - high bp, very strong intermolecular hydrogen bonds - solubility decreases and hydrophobic tail increases - resonance increases acidity  
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Isomer:   different compounds with the same molecular formula  
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Constitutional isomer:   isomer with different connectivity  
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Stereoisomer:   same molecular formula, same connectivity but different orientation so that cannot be interconverted by rotation about a single bond. (different atomic arrangement in space)  
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Enantiomers:   mirror images, non-superimposable.  
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Diastereomers:   non-mirror images.  
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Chiral:   non-superimposable on their mirror image.  
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Achiral:   are superimposable on mirror image.  
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Stereocentre:   Carbon with 4 different groups bonded to it. 2 stereocentres = 2^2 Therefore, 4 stereoisomers.  
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Oxidation:   REMOVAL of electrons or H from an atom and/or ADDITION of O  
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Reduction:   ADDITION of electrons or H to an atom or REMOVAL of O  
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ATP, ADP, AMP   universal carriers of phosphate groups, energy source  
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ATP:   Hydrolysis of terminal phosphate of ATP gives ADP + phosphate + energy  
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NAD/NADH FADH/FADH2   coenzymes involved in oxidation/reduction of metabolic intermediates  
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NAD+   an important coenzyme found in cells. It plays key roles as carriers of electrons in the transfer of reduction potential.  
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NADH   reduced form of NAD+  
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FADH/FADH2   FADH and FADH2 are reduced forms of FAD. FADH2 is produced in the citric acid cycle.  
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β-oxidation   process by which FA, in the form of Acel-CoA, are broken down to form Acetyl-CoA, the entry molecule for the CAC.  
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β-oxidation [1]   oxidation of C-C to C=C by FAD  
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β-oxidation [2]   hydration of C=C, R enantiomer formed  
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β-oxidation [3]   oxidation of β-hydroxyl group to a carbonyl group by NAD+  
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β-oxidation [4]   cleavage of C chain by a reverse Claisen condensation (thiolysis)  
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Carbohydrates   - Natural monosaccharides are sweet - Highly soluble MONOS due to the extensive hydrogen bonding between OH groups - tri(number of C)ose(carbohydrate), tetrose, pentose  
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L -   OH LEFT  
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D +   OH RIGHT  
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Haworth projections   Anomeric carbon is the new stereocentre that is formed  
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OH RIGHT   F: down Haworth: α  
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OH LEFT   F: up Haworth: β  
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Mutarotation:   is the change in the rotation between two anomers, α & β.  
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Mattose (di)   α-1,4 - glucosidic bonds  
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Sucrose (di)   α- 1, 2 - glucosidic bonds  
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Unbranched polys   1,4 α glucosidic bonds  
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Branched polys   1,4 α glucosidic bonds & 1,6 α glucosidic bonds  
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Starch   1,4 α glucosidic bonds & 1,6 α glucosidic bonds  
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Cellulose   1,4 β glucosidic bonds  
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Lipids   -insolubility in H2O due to large hydrocarbon component - saturated: solid/semi-solid - unsaturated: liquid - storage of energy - made of glycerol + 3 FAs  
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Saturated lipids   DECREASE mp as C increases  
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Unsaturated lipids   INCREASE mp as C decreases & C=C decrease  
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Micelle:   spherical arrangement of lipids in water so that hydrophilic head points out, hydrophobic in.  
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Waxes:   are esters formed from long chains of carboxylic acids and alcohols.  
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Phospholipids:   Glycerol + 2FA + phosphoric acid  
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Saponification:   The reaction of an ester with a metallic base and water.  
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Fatty Acids   usually C12-20, unbranched, C-C, C=C (must be cis)  
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Amino acids   Side chains determine their behaviour in water,  
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Isoelectric point (pI):   is pH at which majority of molecules in solution have no nett charge.  
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Electrophoresis   Electrical potential applied, move towards opposite charge. Higher charge density move faster that those with lower charge density. At pI don't move.  
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Peptides read..   from N terminal  
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Peptides have   trans configuration  
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Peptide or amide bond   -(O=)C-H-N-  
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Primary protein structure   aa sequence  
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Secondary protein structure   folds, α-helices, β-sheets... hydrogen bonding  
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Tertiary protein structures   held together by S-S linkages and other bonds. 3D  
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Quaternary protein structures   Tertiary put together. The arrangement of polypeptide chains into a non covalently bonded aggregation.  
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Hydrophobic effect:   non-polar groups cluster in a way that they are shielded from contact with aqueous environment.  
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Competative inhibition   to active site.  
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Uncompetative inhibition   seperate site to active site but only binds to ES complex.  
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Mixed inhibition   either one, may not affect active site.  
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Precedence   ...........  
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Amino acids   Nitrogen-containing compounds that are the building blocks of proteins.  
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Saccharides   draw..  
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Saccharides   (Greek σάκχαρον meaning "sugar") are simple molecules that are straight-chain aldehydes or ketones with many hydroxyl groups added, usually one on each carbon atom that is not part of the aldehyde or ketone functional group.  
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Carbohydrates   (CH2O)n  
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Oligosaccharide   3-6 joined monosaccharides  
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Monosaccharides   ALPHA opposite. BETA same. as CH2OH  
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Cycloalkanes   hex-chair pent-envelope hex-chair  
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Biochemistry of alcohol   Liver oxidises the alcohol to an aldehyde which is toxic. Aldehyde can then be converted into a carboxylic acid which can be used as a source of energy.  
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Amines   are slightly stronger bases than amonia.  
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Carbonyl group   is polar as the oxygen is more electronegative that the carbon  
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Carboxylic acids pKa   4-5  
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Carboxacids reaction with bases   whether soluble or insoluble in water react with NaOH, KOH and other strong bases to form WATER-SOLUBLE SALTS.  
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Carboxyl Derivatives - Esters   (R1-C(=O)OR2) condensation bw corboxacid and alcohol.  
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Carboxyl Derivatives - Amides   organic functional group characterized by a carbonyl group (C=O) linked to a nitrogen atom (N), or a compound that contains this functional group  
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Fates of pyruvate:   reduction to lactate or ethanol. oxidation and decarboxylation to acetyl-CoA.  
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Activation of FAs   begins in the cytoplasm with the formation of a thioester. involves a reaction with ATP and then a reaction with coenzyme A,  
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Penultimate carbon:   stereocentre of monosaccharide farthest from carbonyl group  
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Anomer:   pair of cyclic diastereoisomers of a sugar where the position of the OH differs.  
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Cellulose breakdown   humans do not have a β-glucosidase to break cellulose's bonds  
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Glycogen   energy storage in animals. 1,6 or 1,4 α  
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Glycerol   C3H8O3  
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