Bioc 2580 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Bioc 2580 Midterm Exam Study Guide Solutions very non-polar side chains - ANSWER-ala, val, leu, ile, met, phe - side chains are dominated by non-polar and hydrophobic hydrocarbons moderately non-polar - ANSWER-gly, cys, pro, tyr, trp -gly: single H, not enough to be very non-polar -cys: slightly polar SH -pro: side chain links to N and alpha C, polar non moderates non-polar hydrocarbon -tyr & trp: single polar group that partly offsets very non-polar benzene polar uncharged - ANSWER-ser...

BIOC*2580 Midterm Exam Study Guide Solutions Which element is the most abundant in the human body by weight? - ANSWER-- Oxygen Small molecules - ANSWER-• sugars, amino acids, nucleotides, carboxylic acid derivatives • act as building blocks for macromolecules Macromolecules - ANSWER-• Proteins - chains of amino acids • Polysaccharides - chains of simple sugars • Nucleic acids - chains of nucleotides Myoblobin - ANSWER-- a protein that stores O2 in muscle tissue Proteins are mad...

BIOC*2580 Midterm Exam Study Guide Solutions Partition Chromatography - ANSWER-Separation Stationary phase: solid (silica gel) can H-bond polar AA Mobile phase: solvent flows past particles Polar move slower, non-polar move faster Polarity Thin Layer Chromatography - ANSWER-Silica gel in thin layer Lower edge has samples, placed in solvent, travels up Very polar = low Rf, non-polar = high Rf Polarity Column Chromatography - ANSWER-Sample mix added to column Buffer added, elution volu...