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Lecture 10/5/11
Bio200 w/Prof Mandy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Polypeptide | A chain of amino acids |
| 1st structure (primary) | Most basic level of protein structure. Sequence of amino acids. |
| 2nd structure (secondary) | Backbone interactions. Alpha helix and beta sheets |
| Alpha helix | Each H-bond is weak, but there are lots so overall structure is stable. |
| Beta sheet | Can be 2 or more strands. Can be multiple polypeptides. |
| 3rd structure (tertiary) | Overall folding "Ribbon diagram". Held together by interactions between R-Groups and other R-Groups or atoms of peptide backbone. |
| 4 Types of R-Group Interactions | 1) Ionic Bond 2) Hydrogen Bond 3) Hydrophobic Interaction "vander waals" 4) Disulfide bridge: only covalent interaction happens with 2 cysteines |
| 4th structure (quaternary) | Interactions between multiple polypeptides. |
| Denaturing of a protein (unfolding) | Denatured-little or no function |
| Denatured factors | Temperature, pH, salts (ions) |
| Renaturing | sometimes possible |
| Life | Equilibrium=death Life=fight against equilibrium |
| Anabolic rxns | Building up |
| Catabolic rxns | Breaking down |
| Anabolic rxns and Catabolic rxns | Metabolism sum of all reactions |
| Gibbs Free Energy | Ability to do work. Instability |