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MCAT Organic Chemistry 2
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1. Acidic amino acids
optical activity
peptide bonds and disulfide bonds
furanose
glutamic acid and aspartic acid
2. Molecule can act as a base and as an acid
Beta pleated sheet
Ka
triacylglycerol
amphoteric
3. Adjacent polypeptide strands running in opposite directions in Beta pleated sheet structure
1. form phospholipids of cellular membranes 2. store energy in adipose tissue 3. produce steroid hormones
Characteristics of the peptide bond
antiparallel beta sheet
parallel beta sheet
4. 3 carbon triol that forms backbone of triacylglycerol
glycerol
L- configuration
only achiral amino acid
CH3COOH
5. Physiological pH
isomers
7.4
1. presence of strong acids 2. proteolytic enzymes
packing and energy content
6. Characteristics of polar amino acids
Ka
all acidic - basic - and polar amino acids
histidine - arginine - lysine
have an R group that is polar enough to H bond - but does no acts an acid or a base
7. What describes the affinity of functional groups for a proton?
3 things about the cyclic form of a sugar as a hemiacetal
glucose - beta -1 -4- glucose
Ka
anomers
8. 1.has partial double bond character due to resonance 2. it cannot rotate 3. amide H is someWhat acidic and can H bond
Characteristics of the peptide bond
amphoteric
D- glyceraldehyde
peptide bonds and disulfide bonds
9. (R) and (S) describe what?
optical activity
lipases
long chain of unsubstituted alkanes that end in a carboxylic acid - making them amphipathic
absolute configuration
10. Covalent bond formed btw carboxyl group of one atom and the amino group of another amino acid in an addition - elimination mechanism - enzymes are required to carry out rxn
L- configuration
1. form phospholipids of cellular membranes 2. store energy in adipose tissue 3. produce steroid hormones
peptide bond
amphoteric
11. 3 physiological roles of lipids
unsaturated fatty acid
cysteine and methionine
parallel beta sheet
1. form phospholipids of cellular membranes 2. store energy in adipose tissue 3. produce steroid hormones
12. Histidine
the basic precursor of the molecule (L or D glyceraldehyde)
all acidic - basic - and polar amino acids
basic amino acid has pKa at 6.5 - so it can either be protonated or deprotonated at physiological pH
D- glyceraldehyde
13. Glyceraldehyde
C3H6O3 - with one chiral center
Characteristics of the peptide bond
glycerol
quaternary structure
14. What kind of lipids compromise the lipid bilayer?
only amino acid that his a secondary amine
Ka
phospholipids
glycine - alanine - valine - methionine - leucine - isoleucine - proline - phenylalanine - tryptophan
15. Interconversion btw two anomers
furanose
antiparallel beta sheet
mutarotation
7.4
16. 1. it requires an enzyme to linearize and mutarotate 2. it is not a reducing sugar and give negative Benedict's test
isomers
2 things about the cyclic form of a sugar as an acetal
glycogen
phospholipids
17. Structure where H bonds occur btw residues distant from each other - or on a separate chain. backbone is extended rather than coiled
Beta pleated sheet
aldose
glucose - alpha -1 -4- glucose
L- amino acid
18. Fatty acid w/ one or more double bonds in cis form predominately
unsaturated fatty acid
1. form phospholipids of cellular membranes 2. store energy in adipose tissue 3. produce steroid hormones
tertiary structure
primary structure
19. Formula for urea
have an R group that is polar enough to H bond - but does no acts an acid or a base
only amino acid that his a secondary amine
glycerol
NH2CONH2
20. Amino group placed on the right of a fischer projection is a?
glycogen
all acidic - basic - and polar amino acids
D- amino acid
aldose
21. Macromolecule that performs a variety of bodily functions and is composed of up to 20 different amino acids
will have pI of 6
Proteins
glucose - beta -1 -4- glucose
glucose - alpha -1 -2- fructose
22. The amino acid sequence of a protein that is determined by peptide bond
peptide bond
primary structure
have an R group that is polar enough to H bond - but does no acts an acid or a base
amphipathic
23. Enzyme that hydrolyzes lactose into galactose and glucose into
have alkyl or aromatic side chains and tend to associate w/ each other - rather than water
7.4
lactase
quaternary structure
24. Nonpolar - hydrophobic amino acids
L- amino acid
D- glyceraldehyde
glycine - alanine - valine - methionine - leucine - isoleucine - proline - phenylalanine - tryptophan
unsaturated fatty acid
25. Characteristic of basic amino acids
aldose
lipases
have amino group in their side chains
amphoteric
26. 4 causes of denaturation of proteins
1. presence of strong acids 2. proteolytic enzymes
glycogen
3 things about the cyclic form of a sugar as a hemiacetal
1. presence of urea 2. extreme pH 3. extreme temperature 4. changes in salinity
27. Acetic acid formula?
CH3COOH
glycerol
triacylglycerol
pyranose
28. Energy storage molecule of carbohydrates for plants
peptide bonds and disulfide bonds
starch
lactase
van der Waal forces of hydrophobic tails
29. Unique feature of glycine
cysteine and methionine
glucose - beta -1 -4- glucose
only achiral amino acid
D- amino acid
30. Name for 6 membered ring
epimers
optical activity
antiparallel beta sheet
pyranose
31. Hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions btw amino acids more distant from each other on the polypeptide chain
tertiary structure
basic amino acid has pKa at 6.5 - so it can either be protonated or deprotonated at physiological pH
disulfide bond
triacylglycerol
32. Fxn of cholesterol in the membrane?
L- configuration
parallel beta sheet
modulates fluidity and seeks to maintain optimal fluidity
long chain of unsubstituted alkanes that end in a carboxylic acid - making them amphipathic
33. Unique feature of proline
1. presence of urea 2. extreme pH 3. extreme temperature 4. changes in salinity
have amino group in their side chains
only amino acid that his a secondary amine
glutamic acid and aspartic acid
34. Epimers of sugars that vary in the configuration of their anomeric carbons
isomers
antiparallel beta sheet
only achiral amino acid
anomers
35. Carbon that in linear form has a carbonyl - or in cyclic form has a hemiacetal or an acetal
amphipathic
anomeric carbon
starch
peptide bonds and disulfide bonds
36. Generated btw either thiols on different proteins or thiols on the same protein
cysteine and methionine
quaternary structure
disulfide bond
lipases
37. Basic amino acids
histidine - arginine - lysine
mutarotation
packing and energy content
L- configuration
38. Enzyme that hydrolyzes maltose into 2 glucose molecules?
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
maltase
van der Waal forces of hydrophobic tails
39. Molecules with the same atoms and same bonds - but different bond geometries; can either be enantiomers or diastereomers
glycogen
3 things about the cyclic form of a sugar as a hemiacetal
stereoisomers
lipases
40. Glycosidic linkage of cellulose
serine - threonine - asparagine - glutamine - cysteine - tyrosine
furanose
glucose - beta -1 -4- glucose
3 things about the cyclic form of a sugar as a hemiacetal
41. Naturally occurring carbohydrates are formed from what?
D- glyceraldehyde
glucose - alpha -1 -4- glucose
only amino acid that his a secondary amine
saturated fatty acid
42. Fatty acid w/ no double bonds and maximum number of hydrogens
glycerol
the basic precursor of the molecule (L or D glyceraldehyde)
saturated fatty acid
NH2CONH2
43. Separation is due to charge - with negative charge moving toward positive electrode and positive charge moving toward negative electrode
amphoteric
glycine - alanine - valine - methionine - leucine - isoleucine - proline - phenylalanine - tryptophan
parallel beta sheet
Cause of Amino acid separation in gel electrophoresis
44. 2 covalent bonds formed in proteins
anomeric carbon
CH3COOH
Ka
peptide bonds and disulfide bonds
45. PH at which positive and negative charges balance to form a zwitterion
pI
tertiary structure
glutamic acid and aspartic acid
L- configuration
46. Adjacent polypeptide strands running in the same direction in Beta pleated sheet structure
parallel beta sheet
only amino acid that his a secondary amine
absolute configuration
amphoteric
47. Sulfur containing amino acids
cysteine and methionine
peptide bonds and disulfide bonds
glycine - alanine - valine - methionine - leucine - isoleucine - proline - phenylalanine - tryptophan
alpha helix
48. 2 reasons why fats have more efficient energy stores than carbs
the basic precursor of the molecule (L or D glyceraldehyde)
serine - threonine - asparagine - glutamine - cysteine - tyrosine
packing and energy content
addition of water across of a bond
49. Name for 5 membered ring
furanose
unsaturated fatty acid
D- glyceraldehyde
absolute configuration
50. Unique feature of cysteine
has thiol group that allows it the form disulfide bond
addition of water across of a bond
L- configuration
D- glyceraldehyde