Biochemistry - C785 Module 2 study guide 2024 questions and answers

carboxyl group - A -COOH group, found in organic acids. amino group - a chemical group consisting of a nitrogen atom bonded to two hydrogen atoms Where are the hydrophobic amino acids found in the protein? - found in the interior of the protein What kind of bond connects a positively charged group and a negatively charged group? - ionic bond What type of reaction forms a peptide bond? - dehydration synthesis What type of reactions breaks the peptide bond? - Hydrolysis reaction Peptide bonds are in what structure? - Primary structure Hydrogen bonds hold which structure together? - Secondary and tertiary What amino acids are found on the exterior of the protein? - polar amino acids Two non-polar amino acids make what kind of interaction? - Hydrophobic interactions Non-covalent interactions between amino acid R groups - hydrophobic, ionic and hydrogen bonds What structure has a disulfide bond that holds together 2 subunits of an enzyme? - quaternary structure What structure has an Ionic interactions that hold together 4 different subunits of a protein? - quaternary structure What structure has an Ionic interactions that hold together 3 identical polypeptides - quaternary structure non polar amino acids - hydrophobic bond, weak strength, heat disrupts the interaction primary structure of protein - the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide chain