Amino Acids

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Name all Nonpolar Amino Acid
Alanine, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Proline, Phenalalynine, Methionine, Triptophan, Glycine.
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Is Polar Hydrophobic or Hydrophilic
Hydrophilic
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Name all Uncharged Polar Amino Acids
Asparaginine, Glutamine, Serionine, Threonine, Tyrosine, Cysteine.
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Is Nonpolar Hydrophobic or Hydrophilic
Hydrophobic
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What is each Amino Acid held together by?
Covalent bonds called Peptide bond.
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How is Peptide Bond formed?
Carboxyl group of Amino Acid shares an electron with the nitrogen of another Amino Acid. (Carboxyl end, Amino terminal end). This process gives a water molecule a dehydration process.
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What kind of Amino acid is Asparaginine
Uncharged Polar Amino Acid
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Why do Polypeptides begin to fold up?
Hydrogens and Oxygens form hydrogen bonds from differences in electronegativity. Intramolecular forces such as Vanderwal, hydrogen bonds and Ionic bonds.
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Define Vanderwal
Dispersion forces, Nonpolar atoms electron cloud fluctuates creates a flickering dipole. Weak attraction force.
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Name all Polar Positively Charged Amino Acid (Basic)
Lysine, Arginine, Histidine
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What kind of Amino acid is Arginine
Polar Positively Charged Amino Acid
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What kind of amino acids cluster in the interior of a peptide?
Hydrophobic or Nonpolar
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Denaturing is reversible as long as...
Covalent bonds are intact
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What do secondary structures involve?
Hydrogen bonding
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What do Tertiary structures involve?
R groups
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How is proper folding ensured within a cell?
Molecular Chaperone - Binds partly to folded proteins and helps them progress along the most energetically favorable pathway.
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Explain Primary and Secondary sequences:
Primary is AA sequence, Secondary is segments of polypeptide sequence that spontaneously forms alpha helices and beta sheets.
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What do Amphipathic alpha helix have?
Repeating nonpolar sidechains every 3rd then the next 4th amino acid. NxxNxxxNxxNxxxN. Polar side chains at every 3rd then 4th amino acid. xxPxxxPxxPxxxPxxP.
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What kind of Amino acid is Glycine
Nonpolar Amino Acid
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What kind of Amino acid is Phenylalanine
Nonpolar Amino Acid
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What kind of Amino acid is Proline
Non Polar Amino Acid
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What kind of Amino acid is Methinonine
Non Polar Amino Acid
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What kind of Amino acid is Histidine
Polar Postively charged Amino Acid
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What kind of Amino acid is Aspartic Acid
Polar negatively charged Amino Acid
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What kind of Amino acid is Serionine
Uncharged Polar Amino Acid
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What kind of Amino acid is Glutamine
Uncharged Polar Amino Acid
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What kind of Amino acid is Triptophan
Uncharged Polar Amino Acid
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Name all Polar Negatively charged Amino Acid (Acidic)
Aspartic Acid, Glutamic Acid
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