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MCAT Organic Chemistry 2

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1. Sugar with a carbonyl group at the 2 carbon position






2. Macromolecule that performs a variety of bodily functions and is composed of up to 20 different amino acids






3. Enzyme that hydrolyzes maltose into 2 glucose molecules?






4. 2 things that accelerate the rate of hydrolysis for peptide cleavage?






5. Amino group placed on the right of a fischer projection is a?






6. Glycosidic linkage of cellulose






7. 4 causes of denaturation of proteins






8. Initial folding of proteins into shapes stabilized by H bonds btw amino and carboxyl groups of backbone






9. Storage form of fatty acid that is composed of 3 esterified fatty acid to a glycerol molecule






10. Energy storage molecule of carbohydrates for animals






11. Hydrophilic amino acids






12. Nonpolar - hydrophobic amino acids






13. Acidic amino acids






14. Naturally occurring carbohydrates are formed from what?






15. 3 physiological roles of lipids






16. Unique feature of proline






17. Name for 5 membered ring






18. Polar amino acids






19. 1.has partial double bond character due to resonance 2. it cannot rotate 3. amide H is someWhat acidic and can H bond






20. Energy storage molecule of carbohydrates for plants






21. Basic amino acids






22. Characteristic of basic amino acids






23. What configuration do all naturally occuring amino acids have?






24. Characteristics of acidic amino acids






25. Hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions btw amino acids more distant from each other on the polypeptide chain






26. Adjacent polypeptide strands running in opposite directions in Beta pleated sheet structure






27. Glycosidic linkage of maltose






28. (+) and (-) describe what?






29. Rule for all amino acids that are nonbasic and nonacidic pertaining to pI value?






30. Formula for urea






31. D and L describe what?






32. Fatty acid w/ one or more double bonds in cis form predominately






33. Characteristics of polar amino acids






34. Fatty acid structure






35. What kind of lipids compromise the lipid bilayer?






36. Enzyme that hydrolyzes lactose into galactose and glucose into






37. PH at which positive and negative charges balance to form a zwitterion






38. Unique feature of glycine






39. What describes the affinity of functional groups for a proton?






40. Characteristics of hydrophobic amino acids






41. (R) and (S) describe what?






42. Hydrolysis






43. Epimers of sugars that vary in the configuration of their anomeric carbons






44. Molecule can act as a base and as an acid






45. Physiological pH






46. Glycosidic linkage of sucrose






47. Sugar with an aldehyde at the first carbon position






48. Sulfur containing amino acids






49. Structure where H bonds occur btw residues distant from each other - or on a separate chain. backbone is extended rather than coiled






50. Amino group placed on the left of a fischer projection is a?