Chem 104 Final Exam- University of Alaska, Anchorage. Ms. Mircovich Organic
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What is the term for proteins that carry materials from one place to another in the body? _______
proteins. - Transport
What disease results from a deficiency of vitamin C? - Scurvy
What is the term used to describe the molecule formed by condensing only two amino acids? -
Dipeptide
What determines the primary structure of a protein? - Amino acid sequence of the chain
What type of attractive force is responsible for maintaining the secondary structure of a protein? -
Hydrogen bonds between amide hydrogens and carbonyl oxygens of peptide bonds
(a) What is the major protein component of red blood cells? (b) What protein is the oxygen storage
protein of the skeletal muscles? - (a) hemoglobin; (b) myoglobin
What is the most common type of secondary structure in a protein? - α-helix
What force of attraction gives rise to the α-helix? - hydrogen bonding
What level(s) of protein structure is/are created in part by disulfide bridges? - tertiary and quaternary
What allows for the transfer of oxygen from the bloodstream of a mother to the bloodstream of fetus? -
The hemoglobin of the fetus is different than adults and has a greater affinity for oxygen then the
hemoglobin of the mother.
, True or False: Similarities and differences in the primary structures of a protein isolated from two
different organisms can provide an estimate of the evolutionary relationship between the two
organisms. - True
True or False: Glycoproteins are often found as receptors on the surface of cells. - True
True or False: A fully vegetarian diet cannot provide a complete source of protein. - False
True or False: Coagulation occurs when a protein unfolds and becomes entangled. - True
Enzyme - biological catalyst
Myoglobin - oxygen storage protein
Heme - prosthetic group
Chiral carbon - 4 different atoms or groups attached
Zwitterion - molecule with equal plus and minus charges
Peptide bond - amide between 2 amino acids
Leucine - nonpolar, hydrophobic amino acid
Serine - polar, neutral amino acid
Glutamate - negatively charged amino acid
Arginine - positively charged amino acid
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