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chapter 1

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primary structure
AA sequence
uncommon AA stores E in muscle
creatine
uncommon AA (metabolize fatty acids)
carnitine
structure of AA backbone (physiological cond)
h3n+--ch--coo-
zwitterion
has + and - charge on same ion
pk2
proton at NH3 group
uncommon AA (bile acid)
taurine
alpha helix
backbone makes helix, r groups stick out
non polar AA's
glycine, alanine, proline, valine, leucine, isoleucine, methionine
pI of neutral AA
pk1 + pk2 / 2
beta sheet
zig zag arrangement with parallel or anitparallel options
pka of histidine & relevance
~7 active site of enzymes, catalyst, (protonated or deprotonated)
uncommon AA in urea cycle
citrulline
aromatic AA's
phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan
essential AA's
met, iso, leu, val, thr, cys, phe, tyr, try, lys, arg, his (PVT TIM HALL)
pI
pH at which ion is neutral
protein
mw > 10,000 g/mol
Neg AA's (acidic)
Aspartate, glutamate
secondary structure
organization w/in polypeptide (helix, sheet)
midpoints of a titration curve
pk's
quaternary structure
multi-subunit protein (not always present)
other uncommon AA's
5-hydroxylysine, carboxyglutamate, ornithine
pI of pos charged AA
pk2 + pkr / 2
endpoints of a titration curve (where?)
pH levels off
which sterioisomer are AA's found in (nature)
L
formation of peptide bond (what type of rxn)
dehydrogenation
covalent stablizing forces
disulfide bond
pI of neg charged AA
pk1 + pkr / 2
uncommon AA not post-translated
selenocystine
noncovalent stablilizing forces
H bond, hydrophobic, ionic, van der waals
tertiary structure
whole polypeptide including prosthetic groups
hydrophobic AA's are
nonpolar
polar AA's
Serine, threonine, cysteine, asparagine, glutamine
Non-covalent interactions in aq. soln
H bond, ionic bond, hydrophobic, van der waals
read AA chains this direction
N to C terminus
positive AA's (basic)
lysine, argnine, histidine
pk1
proton at carboxyl group
4 groups of biomolecules
protein, carb, lipid, nucleic acids
polypeptides
mw < or = 10,000 g/mol
oligopeptides
small polymers (a few AA's)
hydrophilic AA's are
polar

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