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AnP Ch 2 part B
Chapter 2 part B
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inorganic Compounds | No carbon. Water, Salts and many acids and bases |
| Organic Compunds | Contain Carbon, Carbs, Fats, Proteins and Nucleic Acids |
| Water | Accounts for 60%-80% of the volume of living cells. |
| High Heat Capacity | Lot of energy to change to gas. Prevents sudden changes in temp. |
| High heat of Vaporization | evaporation requires large amounts of heat. Useful cooling mechanism. |
| Polar Solvent Properties | dissolves and dissociates iconic substances. More reactive in solutions. |
| Reactivity | Necessary part of hydrolysis and dehydration synthesis reactions. |
| Salts | are iconic compounds that dissociate into separate ions in water. |
| Electrolytes | All ions are this because they can conduct electrical currents in solution. |
| Acids | Are proton donors: they release hydrogen ion. |
| Bases | Are proton acceptors: they pick up Hydrogen ions in solution. |
| pH: Acid-base Concentration | pH scale is measurement of concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution. |
| Acidic | Solutions have high hydrogen but low pH. |
| Alkakine | solutions have low hydrogen but high pH |
| Netralization | acids and bases are mixed together |
| Buffers | resist abrupt and large swings in pH. |
| Carbohydrates | include sugars and starches. Contain C,H and O |
| Monosaccharides | Simple sugars containing 3-7 carbon atoms. |
| Pentose Sugars | Ribose and Deoxribose |
| Hexose Sugars | Glucose (blood Sugar) |
| Disaccharides | Double Sugars, to large to pass through cell membrane, Sucrose , Maltose and Lactose. |
| Polysaccharides | Polymers to Monosaccharides, Starch and Glycogen. Not very soluble. |
| Lipids | Triglycerides or neutral fats, Phospholipids, Steroids, Eicosanoids. |
| Triglycerides | called fats when solid and oils when liquid. Energy function, Insulation and Protection. |
| Saturated fatty acids | All carbons are linked via single covalent bonds. Solid at room temp. Animal fats and butter |
| Unsaturated fatty acids | Liquid at room temp. One or more carbons are linked via double bonds. Trans fats ans Omega-3 fatty acids |
| Phospholipids | Modified Triglycerides. Head is polar attracted to water and tails are non-polar are repelled by water. Make up cell membrane. |
| Steroids | Most important one is Cholesterol. Vitamin D and hormones and bile salts. Consist of 4 interlocking ring structures. |
| Proteins | Comprise 20-30% of cell mass. Structural and chemical enzymes. Polymers of amino acids monomers held together by peptide bonds. Held together by 20 types of amino acids |
| Protein Strucutre | Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Quaternary. |
| Primary | Linear sequence of amino acids |
| Secondary | how primary amino acids interact with each other. |
| Alpha | Helix coils resemble a spring |
| Beta | pleated sheets resemble accordion ribbons |
| Tertiary | How secondary structures interact |
| Quaternary | How 2 or more different polypeptides interact with each other |
| Fibrous (structural) Proteins | Strand like water insoluble and stable. Provide mechanical support ans tensile strength. EX: Keratin, Elastin and Collagen. |
| Globular (functional) Proteins | Compact, spherical, water soluble and sensitive to environment changes. EX: Antibodies, Hormones and Enzymes. |
| Denaturation | Globular proteins unfold and lose theie functional 3-D shape. Can be caused by decreased pH or increased temp. Irreversible. |
| Enzymes | Globular proteins that act as biological catalysts. Lower the activation energy for chemical reaction. |
| Characteristics of Enzymes | Most functional enzymes, referred ti as Holoenzymes, consist of 2 parts. Act on a very specific substrate. Names usually end in ASE. |
| Nucleic acids | Composed of C,H,O,N and P. Are the largest molecules in the body. |
| Nucleic acid polymers | are made up of monomers called Nucleotide |
| DNA | Genetic blue print for the synthesis of all proteins. Double stranded Helical Molecule located in cell nucleus. |
| Purines | A adeine, G guanine |
| Pyrimidines | C cytosine, T thymine |
| Base paring rules | A-T and C-G |
| RNA | Single stranded linear molecule s active mostly outside nucleus. Contains ribose sugar. Thymine is replace with Uracil. |
| ATP | Chemical energy released when released when glucose is broken down is captured in ATP. |