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MCAT Organic Chemistry 2
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1. Fxn of cholesterol in the membrane?
amphoteric
glucose - alpha -1 -2- fructose
all acidic - basic - and polar amino acids
modulates fluidity and seeks to maintain optimal fluidity
2. Unique feature of cysteine
has thiol group that allows it the form disulfide bond
glycerol
Proteins
pyranose
3. (R) and (S) describe what?
absolute configuration
alpha helix
amphoteric
optical activity
4. Diastereomers that vary in the configuration of 1 chiral center
epimers
7.4
Cause of Amino acid separation in gel electrophoresis
glycine - alanine - valine - methionine - leucine - isoleucine - proline - phenylalanine - tryptophan
5. Basic amino acids
will have pI of 6
histidine - arginine - lysine
unsaturated fatty acid
C3H6O3 - with one chiral center
6. Amino group placed on the right of a fischer projection is a?
D- amino acid
isoelectric point
absolute configuration
packing and energy content
7. Physiological pH
D- glyceraldehyde
7.4
epimers
anomeric carbon
8. Unique feature of glycine
only achiral amino acid
serine - threonine - asparagine - glutamine - cysteine - tyrosine
CH3COOH
anomers
9. PH at which the amino acid has a net neutral charge
isoelectric point
isomers
lactase
disulfide bond
10. Glycosidic linkage of lactose
galactose - beta -1 -4- glucose
amphipathic
all acidic - basic - and polar amino acids
lipases
11. Adjacent polypeptide strands running in the same direction in Beta pleated sheet structure
NH2CONH2
have amino group in their side chains
parallel beta sheet
have acidic carboxylic acid on side chains - w/ pKa around 4
12. 1.has partial double bond character due to resonance 2. it cannot rotate 3. amide H is someWhat acidic and can H bond
ketose
Characteristics of the peptide bond
have acidic carboxylic acid on side chains - w/ pKa around 4
peptide bond
13. Acidic amino acids
glutamic acid and aspartic acid
histidine - arginine - lysine
phospholipids
lactase
14. Interconversion btw two anomers
optical activity
1. presence of urea 2. extreme pH 3. extreme temperature 4. changes in salinity
mutarotation
quaternary structure
15. Glycosidic linkage of sucrose
has thiol group that allows it the form disulfide bond
glucose - alpha -1 -2- fructose
only amino acid that his a secondary amine
long chain of unsubstituted alkanes that end in a carboxylic acid - making them amphipathic
16. Right handed helix w/ carboxyl of one amino acid bound to the amine of another amino acid three residues away - proline never resides in this structure b/c it would place a kink in the helix
epimers
alpha helix
3 things about the cyclic form of a sugar as a hemiacetal
glycerol
17. Enzymes that hydrolyze fats
lipases
glucose - beta -1 -4- glucose
isomers
anomeric carbon
18. What describes the affinity of functional groups for a proton?
Ka
tertiary structure
disulfide bond
addition of water across of a bond
19. Sugar with an aldehyde at the first carbon position
aldose
van der Waal forces of hydrophobic tails
isoelectric point
mutarotation
20. Polar amino acids
all acidic - basic - and polar amino acids
1. form phospholipids of cellular membranes 2. store energy in adipose tissue 3. produce steroid hormones
the basic precursor of the molecule (L or D glyceraldehyde)
serine - threonine - asparagine - glutamine - cysteine - tyrosine
21. What kind of lipids compromise the lipid bilayer?
modulates fluidity and seeks to maintain optimal fluidity
phospholipids
anomeric carbon
mutarotation
22. Glycosidic linkage of cellulose
glycine - alanine - valine - methionine - leucine - isoleucine - proline - phenylalanine - tryptophan
only amino acid that his a secondary amine
glucose - beta -1 -4- glucose
basic amino acid has pKa at 6.5 - so it can either be protonated or deprotonated at physiological pH
23. 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
D- amino acid
histidine - arginine - lysine
peptide bond
C3H6O3 - with one chiral center
24. What configuration do all naturally occuring amino acids have?
phospholipids
L- configuration
disulfide bond
pyranose
25. The amino acid sequence of a protein that is determined by peptide bond
disulfide bond
Cause of Amino acid separation in gel electrophoresis
peptide bond
primary structure
26. Epimers of sugars that vary in the configuration of their anomeric carbons
anomers
D- glyceraldehyde
isomers
quaternary structure
27. Name for 6 membered ring
aldose
7.4
D- amino acid
pyranose
28. Characteristics of acidic amino acids
D- amino acid
have acidic carboxylic acid on side chains - w/ pKa around 4
lipases
triacylglycerol
29. Characteristic of basic amino acids
1. presence of strong acids 2. proteolytic enzymes
have amino group in their side chains
anomeric carbon
1. form phospholipids of cellular membranes 2. store energy in adipose tissue 3. produce steroid hormones
30. Formula for urea
NH2CONH2
glycogen
saturated fatty acid
ketose
31. Adjacent polypeptide strands running in opposite directions in Beta pleated sheet structure
2 things about the cyclic form of a sugar as an acetal
aldose
antiparallel beta sheet
optical activity
32. Storage form of fatty acid that is composed of 3 esterified fatty acid to a glycerol molecule
only achiral amino acid
absolute configuration
triacylglycerol
secondary structure
33. 2 covalent bonds formed in proteins
glycerol
have alkyl or aromatic side chains and tend to associate w/ each other - rather than water
peptide bonds and disulfide bonds
lactase
34. Molecule can act as a base and as an acid
aldose
have alkyl or aromatic side chains and tend to associate w/ each other - rather than water
amphoteric
isoelectric point
35. Molecules with the same atoms - but different bonds
isomers
1. presence of urea 2. extreme pH 3. extreme temperature 4. changes in salinity
1. presence of strong acids 2. proteolytic enzymes
Ka
36. Hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions btw amino acids more distant from each other on the polypeptide chain
1. presence of strong acids 2. proteolytic enzymes
L- amino acid
tertiary structure
anomers
37. Fatty acid structure
isoelectric point
glucose - alpha -1 -4- glucose
long chain of unsubstituted alkanes that end in a carboxylic acid - making them amphipathic
galactose - beta -1 -4- glucose
38. Initial folding of proteins into shapes stabilized by H bonds btw amino and carboxyl groups of backbone
modulates fluidity and seeks to maintain optimal fluidity
maltase
secondary structure
pI
39. Naturally occurring carbohydrates are formed from what?
anomers
D- glyceraldehyde
Characteristics of the peptide bond
CH3COOH
40. Histidine
basic amino acid has pKa at 6.5 - so it can either be protonated or deprotonated at physiological pH
Beta pleated sheet
amphoteric
2 things about the cyclic form of a sugar as an acetal
41. Sugar with a carbonyl group at the 2 carbon position
histidine - arginine - lysine
glucose - alpha -1 -2- fructose
ketose
aldose
42. Energy storage molecule of carbohydrates for animals
will have pI of 6
glycogen
Ka
Beta pleated sheet
43. Macromolecule that performs a variety of bodily functions and is composed of up to 20 different amino acids
Proteins
glycogen
amphoteric
aldose
44. Nonpolar - hydrophobic amino acids
have an R group that is polar enough to H bond - but does no acts an acid or a base
glycine - alanine - valine - methionine - leucine - isoleucine - proline - phenylalanine - tryptophan
glycerol
starch
45. Sulfur containing amino acids
1. presence of urea 2. extreme pH 3. extreme temperature 4. changes in salinity
have amino group in their side chains
primary structure
cysteine and methionine
46. Hydrophilic amino acids
have alkyl or aromatic side chains and tend to associate w/ each other - rather than water
isoelectric point
glycerol
all acidic - basic - and polar amino acids
47. Enzyme that hydrolyzes maltose into 2 glucose molecules?
phospholipids
has thiol group that allows it the form disulfide bond
3 things about the cyclic form of a sugar as a hemiacetal
maltase
48. 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
will have pI of 6
mutarotation
tertiary structure
49. What stabilizes lipid bilayer?
quaternary structure
have an R group that is polar enough to H bond - but does no acts an acid or a base
amphoteric
van der Waal forces of hydrophobic tails
50. Rule for all amino acids that are nonbasic and nonacidic pertaining to pI value?
phospholipids
ketose
will have pI of 6
long chain of unsubstituted alkanes that end in a carboxylic acid - making them amphipathic