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MCAT Organic Chemistry 2
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1. Amino group placed on the left of a fischer projection is a?
mutarotation
serine - threonine - asparagine - glutamine - cysteine - tyrosine
L- amino acid
amphoteric
2. What stabilizes lipid bilayer?
antiparallel beta sheet
Ka
van der Waal forces of hydrophobic tails
CH3COOH
3. D and L describe what?
only achiral amino acid
epimers
the basic precursor of the molecule (L or D glyceraldehyde)
lipases
4. Glyceraldehyde
starch
disulfide bond
mutarotation
C3H6O3 - with one chiral center
5. Polar amino acids
long chain of unsubstituted alkanes that end in a carboxylic acid - making them amphipathic
serine - threonine - asparagine - glutamine - cysteine - tyrosine
optical activity
the basic precursor of the molecule (L or D glyceraldehyde)
6. 3 carbon triol that forms backbone of triacylglycerol
Cause of Amino acid separation in gel electrophoresis
1. presence of urea 2. extreme pH 3. extreme temperature 4. changes in salinity
anomeric carbon
glycerol
7. Physiological pH
7.4
glycogen
saturated fatty acid
peptide bonds and disulfide bonds
8. Storage form of fatty acid that is composed of 3 esterified fatty acid to a glycerol molecule
unsaturated fatty acid
mutarotation
will have pI of 6
triacylglycerol
9. Characteristic of basic amino acids
optical activity
glycine - alanine - valine - methionine - leucine - isoleucine - proline - phenylalanine - tryptophan
long chain of unsubstituted alkanes that end in a carboxylic acid - making them amphipathic
have amino group in their side chains
10. 4 causes of denaturation of proteins
only amino acid that his a secondary amine
lipases
1. presence of urea 2. extreme pH 3. extreme temperature 4. changes in salinity
L- configuration
11. PH at which the amino acid has a net neutral charge
isoelectric point
saturated fatty acid
C3H6O3 - with one chiral center
histidine - arginine - lysine
12. Macromolecule that performs a variety of bodily functions and is composed of up to 20 different amino acids
quaternary structure
lipases
secondary structure
Proteins
13. Property of fatty acids where one end is hydrophobic and the other is hydrophilic
Ka
have amino group in their side chains
amphipathic
alpha helix
14. 1.has partial double bond character due to resonance 2. it cannot rotate 3. amide H is someWhat acidic and can H bond
isomers
2 things about the cyclic form of a sugar as an acetal
NH2CONH2
Characteristics of the peptide bond
15. Hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions btw amino acids more distant from each other on the polypeptide chain
1. presence of strong acids 2. proteolytic enzymes
isoelectric point
tertiary structure
glucose - beta -1 -4- glucose
16. Adjacent polypeptide strands running in opposite directions in Beta pleated sheet structure
antiparallel beta sheet
Cause of Amino acid separation in gel electrophoresis
modulates fluidity and seeks to maintain optimal fluidity
histidine - arginine - lysine
17. Naturally occurring carbohydrates are formed from what?
3 things about the cyclic form of a sugar as a hemiacetal
starch
peptide bond
D- glyceraldehyde
18. The amino acid sequence of a protein that is determined by peptide bond
primary structure
Cause of Amino acid separation in gel electrophoresis
lactase
3 things about the cyclic form of a sugar as a hemiacetal
19. Sugar with a carbonyl group at the 2 carbon position
unsaturated fatty acid
1. presence of urea 2. extreme pH 3. extreme temperature 4. changes in salinity
1. presence of strong acids 2. proteolytic enzymes
ketose
20. Carbon that in linear form has a carbonyl - or in cyclic form has a hemiacetal or an acetal
amphoteric
peptide bond
anomeric carbon
cysteine and methionine
21. 2 things that accelerate the rate of hydrolysis for peptide cleavage?
stereoisomers
tertiary structure
epimers
1. presence of strong acids 2. proteolytic enzymes
22. Fatty acid w/ no double bonds and maximum number of hydrogens
mutarotation
anomeric carbon
saturated fatty acid
the basic precursor of the molecule (L or D glyceraldehyde)
23. Enzyme that hydrolyzes lactose into galactose and glucose into
van der Waal forces of hydrophobic tails
glycine - alanine - valine - methionine - leucine - isoleucine - proline - phenylalanine - tryptophan
glucose - alpha -1 -2- fructose
lactase
24. Diastereomers that vary in the configuration of 1 chiral center
epimers
quaternary structure
2 things about the cyclic form of a sugar as an acetal
has thiol group that allows it the form disulfide bond
25. Histidine
2 things about the cyclic form of a sugar as an acetal
cysteine and methionine
basic amino acid has pKa at 6.5 - so it can either be protonated or deprotonated at physiological pH
long chain of unsubstituted alkanes that end in a carboxylic acid - making them amphipathic
26. Initial folding of proteins into shapes stabilized by H bonds btw amino and carboxyl groups of backbone
stereoisomers
secondary structure
peptide bond
peptide bonds and disulfide bonds
27. Interconversion btw two anomers
disulfide bond
1. presence of urea 2. extreme pH 3. extreme temperature 4. changes in salinity
mutarotation
have an R group that is polar enough to H bond - but does no acts an acid or a base
28. Characteristics of polar amino acids
CH3COOH
have an R group that is polar enough to H bond - but does no acts an acid or a base
anomers
basic amino acid has pKa at 6.5 - so it can either be protonated or deprotonated at physiological pH
29. Unique feature of glycine
only achiral amino acid
secondary structure
Proteins
will have pI of 6
30. Interaction btw polypeptide subunits arranged in polypeptide. can be covalent bonds or intermolecular forces - disulfide bond that does not form btw residues on the same protein affect (blank)
Ka
quaternary structure
1. presence of strong acids 2. proteolytic enzymes
packing and energy content
31. Hydrophilic amino acids
lactase
all acidic - basic - and polar amino acids
pI
the basic precursor of the molecule (L or D glyceraldehyde)
32. Characteristics of acidic amino acids
triacylglycerol
amphoteric
has thiol group that allows it the form disulfide bond
have acidic carboxylic acid on side chains - w/ pKa around 4
33. 2 covalent bonds formed in proteins
have amino group in their side chains
peptide bonds and disulfide bonds
glutamic acid and aspartic acid
have an R group that is polar enough to H bond - but does no acts an acid or a base
34. Unique feature of cysteine
1. presence of strong acids 2. proteolytic enzymes
furanose
has thiol group that allows it the form disulfide bond
starch
35. Energy storage molecule of carbohydrates for plants
addition of water across of a bond
starch
optical activity
will have pI of 6
36. Glycosidic linkage of sucrose
glucose - alpha -1 -2- fructose
C3H6O3 - with one chiral center
D- glyceraldehyde
pyranose
37. 3 physiological roles of lipids
lactase
Cause of Amino acid separation in gel electrophoresis
have acidic carboxylic acid on side chains - w/ pKa around 4
1. form phospholipids of cellular membranes 2. store energy in adipose tissue 3. produce steroid hormones
38. Enzymes that hydrolyze fats
lipases
long chain of unsubstituted alkanes that end in a carboxylic acid - making them amphipathic
aldose
pI
39. What kind of lipids compromise the lipid bilayer?
have alkyl or aromatic side chains and tend to associate w/ each other - rather than water
addition of water across of a bond
anomers
phospholipids
40. Basic amino acids
isoelectric point
ketose
histidine - arginine - lysine
amphipathic
41. Sulfur containing amino acids
antiparallel beta sheet
anomeric carbon
C3H6O3 - with one chiral center
cysteine and methionine
42. Separation is due to charge - with negative charge moving toward positive electrode and positive charge moving toward negative electrode
Cause of Amino acid separation in gel electrophoresis
glucose - beta -1 -4- glucose
pyranose
aldose
43. Fatty acid structure
only achiral amino acid
long chain of unsubstituted alkanes that end in a carboxylic acid - making them amphipathic
Beta pleated sheet
starch
44. Acidic amino acids
only achiral amino acid
histidine - arginine - lysine
long chain of unsubstituted alkanes that end in a carboxylic acid - making them amphipathic
glutamic acid and aspartic acid
45. Formula for urea
glucose - beta -1 -4- glucose
lactase
1. presence of urea 2. extreme pH 3. extreme temperature 4. changes in salinity
NH2CONH2
46. Sugar with an aldehyde at the first carbon position
aldose
all acidic - basic - and polar amino acids
maltase
addition of water across of a bond
47. Amino group placed on the right of a fischer projection is a?
histidine - arginine - lysine
anomers
glycogen
D- amino acid
48. Fatty acid w/ one or more double bonds in cis form predominately
alpha helix
parallel beta sheet
only achiral amino acid
unsaturated fatty acid
49. Adjacent polypeptide strands running in the same direction in Beta pleated sheet structure
glycogen
quaternary structure
parallel beta sheet
L- configuration
50. What describes the affinity of functional groups for a proton?
lactase
tertiary structure
Ka
histidine - arginine - lysine
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