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1.1 Amino Acids Found in Proteins [HY]
All aa s are optically active hav...,
All aa s have a s configuration e...,
What affect does proline s ring h...
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1.2 Acid–Base Chemistry of Amino Acids
What happens to amphoteric specie...,
How do ph and pka affect protonat...,
How many pka values are there for...
15
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1.3 Peptide Bond Formation and Hydrolysis [HY]
What re peptides made of,
How many aa residues do di and tr...,
Oligopeptide
15
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1.4 Primary and Secondary Protein Structure [HY]
Proteins,
Primary structure of a protein,
Secondary structure
6
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1.5 Tertiary and Quaternary Protein Structure [HY]
Tertiary structure,
Where are hydrophobic residues found,
Which bonds found in polypeptide ...
20
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1.6 Denaturation
What re the two main causes of de...
1
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2.1 Enzymes as Biological Catalysts [HY]
Zymogen,
What re some key features of enzymes,
Substrates
19
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2.2 Mechanisms of Enzyme Activity [HY]
How do enzymes affect transition ...,
Enzyme substrate complex,
Substrate
13
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2.3 Enzyme Kinetics [HY]
What is factor affecting enzyme k...,
What does adding more substrate do,
Saturation
14
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2.4 Effects of Local Conditions on Enzyme Activity [HY]
Which enzymatic activities the sa...,
How are enzymes velocities affect...,
How does ph affect enzymes
5
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2.5 Regulation of Enzyme Activity [HY]
Feedback regulation,
Feed forward regulation,
Negative feedback
23
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3.1 Cellular Functions
What re the primary structural pr...,
Structural proteins,
Motif
21
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3.2 Biosignaling
Ion channels,
Facilitated diffusion,
Ungated channels
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3.3 Protein Isolation [HY]
Homogenization,
How are proteins and other biomol...,
Electrophoresis
19
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3.4 Protein Analysis
What is the most common method fo...,
X ray crystallography,
How can the aa s that compose a p...
9
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4.1 Carbohydrate Classification [HY]
What is the most direct source of...,
Monosaccharides,
Trioses
15
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4.2 Cyclic Sugar Molecules
What do monosaccharides contain,
What can result from intramolecul...,
Which cyclic molecules are stable...
8
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4.3 Monosaccharides
Monosaccharides,
What type of rxn is required to m...,
Aldonic acids
15
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4.4 Complex Carbohydrates
Complex carbohydrate,
How do disaccharides form,
Glycosidic linkages
13
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5.1 Structural Lipids
Lipids,
Amphipathic,
Phospholipids
11
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5.2 Signaling Lipids
What role do lipids play in etc a...,
Other functions of lipids,
Terpenes
17
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5.3 Energy Storage
Triacylglycerols,
Why are lipids a great way to sto...,
What re the two main methods of e...
10
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6.1 DNA Structure [HY]
Where is the bulk of dna found,
Nucleosides,
Nucleotides
17
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6.2 Eukaryotic Chromosome Organization
What is a chromosome composed of,
Nucleoproteins,
Heterochromatin vs euchromatin
3
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6.3 DNA Replication
Replication complex replisome,
Helicase,
Dna topoisomerases
18
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6.4 DNA Repair
How do abnormal alleles lead to c...,
What genes participate in dna rep...,
What happens when complementary s...
9
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6.5 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology [HY]
What is required in cloning,
Vectors,
Restriction enzymes restriction e...
16
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7.1 The Genetic Code [HY]
How do nucleotide become the buil...,
Gene,
What re the 3 main types of rna
18
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7.2 Transcription [HY]
Template strand or the antisense ...,
Tata box,
Transcription factors
13
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7.3 Translation [HY]
How does mrna transcript leave th...,
Translation,
Ribosome
20
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7.4 Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes [HY]
Operon,
Jacob monod model,
Operator site
15
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7.5 Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes [HY]
Cis regulators,
Trans regulators,
Transcription factors
15
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8.1 Fluid Mosaic Model
What does plasma membrane do,
Stabilizing molecules of cell mem...,
Stretchy flexible component of ce...
9
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8.2 Membrane Components [HY]
What is cell membrane predominant...,
What provides membrane structural...,
Triacylglycerols triglycerides
27
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8.3 Membrane Transport [HY]
How do small and large molecules ...,
What type of transport increases ...,
Is active transport affected by t...
21
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8.4 Specialized Membranes
What is the resting membrane pote...,
Nernst equation,
Na k atpase
6
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9.1 Glucose Transport
How is glucose entry in the cell ...,
What re the 4 glucose transporter...,
Glut 2
9
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9.2 Glycolysis [HY]
What cells can carry out glycolysis,
Why do rbcs undergo glycolysis,
Glycolysis
26
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9.3 Other Monosaccharides
What is an important source of ga...,
Lactase,
How does galactose reach the liver
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9.4 Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
What are the two options for when...,
Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex pdh,
What re the 3 possible fates for ...
5
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9.5 Glycogenesis and Glycogenolysis
Glycogen,
How is glycogen stored in the cyt...,
Difference between glycogen in th...
13
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9.6 Gluconeogenesis
Important substrates for gluconeo...,
What countterregulatory hormones ...,
Glucogenic amino acids allexcept ...
15
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9.7 The Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Pentose phosphate pathway ppp hex...,
What is the first part of the ppp...,
Why is g6pd induced by insulin
5
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10.1 Acetyl-CoA
How does acetyl coa drive reactions,
Complex that forms acetyl coa,
Step 1 of pyruvate dehydrogenase ...
11
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10.2 Citric Acid Cyle [HY]
What is the main purpose of the c...,
Citric acid cycle step 1,
Citric cycle step 2
12
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10.3 Electron Transport Chain [HY]
How is energy harnessed via etc,
Where does etc take place,
How does the etc work
10
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10.4 Oxidative Phosphorylation
Electrochemical gradient etc creates,
Atp synthase,
What is f0 portion portion
8
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11.1 Lipid Digestion and Absorption
Where and how does chemical diges...,
What are micelles,
How are short chain fatty acids a...
4
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11.2 Lipid Mobilization
What is hormone sensative lipase,
What is lipoprotein lipase
2
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11.3 Lipid Transport
What is a chylomicron,
What is vldl,
What is idl
6
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11.4 Cholesterol Metabolism
How is cholesterol obtained,
What is citrate shuttle,
What is mevalonic acid
6
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11.5 Fatty Acids and Triacylglycerols
What are fatty acids,
How are fatty acids synthesized,
How many steps are involved in fa...
7
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11.6 Ketone Bodies
What is ketogenesis,
What is ketolysis
2
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11.7 Protein Catabolism
When does protein catabolism occur,
Where does protein digestion occur,
How are aa s used as energy
3
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12.1 Thermodynamics and Bioenergetics [HY]
When are biological systems open,
When are biological systems closed,
How is energy exchanged
8
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12.2 The Role of ATP [HY]
How are atp phosphate bonds stabi...,
How does atp provide energy,
What is a phosphoryl group transfer
3
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12.3 Biological Oxidation and Reduction [HY]
Why are half rxns important,
What are high energy electron car...,
What is a flavoprotein
3
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12.4 Metabolic States
What is equilibrium in biochemistry,
What is homeostasis,
What is the postprandial state
5
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12.5 Hormonal Regulation of Metabolism
How does glucagon increase blood ...,
Which cells secrete glucagon,
Which cells secrete glucagon
10
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12.6 Tissue-Specific Metabolism
What do hepatocytes do,
What does the liver help process,
How does adipose tissue respond t...
8
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12.7 Integrative Metabolism
What is calorimetry,
What is respirometry,
What is respiratory quotient
8
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Rate Limiting Enzymes For Metabolism
Glycolysis,
Fermentation,
Glycogenesis
6
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