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Important Enzymes For MCATprotease - correct answer protein that hydrolyzes, and therefore cleaves, another protein; hydrolyzes peptide bonds. lipase - correct answer enzyme that hydrolyzes fats. hydrolase - correct answer hydrolyzes chemical bonds. isomerase - correct answer rearranges bonds within a molecule to form an isomer. ligase - correct answer forms a chemical bond. lyase - correct answer breaks chemical bonds by means other than oxidation or hydrolysis. kindase - corr...

MCAT - CARSThe CARS Section - correct answer 90 minutes to answer 53 questions divided among 9 passages (ranging from 500 - 600 words) Each passages has 5 - 7 questions You must analyze a passage's rhetorical and logical structure and be able to assess relationships between information given in the passage and new outside information. Passages - correct answer Half the passages will be in the humanities and half will be in the social sciences Humanities: architecture, art, dance, et...

MCAT - Lab Techniques (MilesDown) Native-PAGE - correct answer A polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis method for proteins using NON-DENATURING conditions. Proteins keep their native charge and structure so they are separated based on charge and size. SDS-PAGE - correct answer A polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis method for proteins using DENATURING conditions. Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate denatures the proteins and gives the proteins a uniform charge. This allows them to be separated solely on mass,...

MCAT Amino AcidsAspartic acid - correct answer Polar amino acid. Negatively charged. Acidic. [Asp, D] Lysine - correct answer Polar amino acid. Positively charged. Basic. [Lys, K] Arginine - correct answer Polar amino acid. Positively charged. Basic. [Arg, R] Glutamic acid - correct answer Polar amino acid. Negatively charged. Acidic. [Glu, E] Cysteine - correct answer Polar amino acid. Uncharged. [Cys, C] Threonine - correct answer Polar amino acid. Uncharged. [Thr, T] Tyrosin...

MCAT behavioral sciencesjust noticeable difference jnd - correct answer minimum difference in magnitude between two stimuli before one can perceive this difference Weber's law - correct answer there is a constant ratio between the change in stimulus magnitude needed to produce a jnd (higher stimulus will need a larger difference to produce a jnd) Signal detection theory - correct answer changes in out perception of the sam stimuli depending on both internal and external context (how loud ...

MCAT Bio/Biochem 2022What happens during non competitive binding? - correct answer binds at allosteric site How are peptide bonds formed? Broken? - correct answer dehydration synthesis hydrolysis What is the tertiary structure of a protein? - correct answer 3D structure including bending from hydrophilic/hydrophobic interactions R groups What is the quaternary structure of a protein? - correct answer interactions between different polypeptide chains in proteins composed of more than ...

MCAT Biochemistry ReviewAmino Acid - correct answer Dipolar compound containing an amino group and a carboxyl group Amino Group - correct answer -NH2 Carboxyl Group - correct answer -COOH Alpha Carbon - correct answer Central carbon atom in amino acid Attached to amino & carboxyl groups, H atom, and side chain Side Chain - correct answer The variable component of an amino acid that gives the amino acid its identity and chemical properties also called R-group Chiral - correct ans...

MCAT: BiochemistryAmino Acids - correct answer - Found in proteins - amino group, carboxylic acid, hydrogen atom, and R group attached to a central alpha carbon - chiral (L) except glycine - (S) configuration except cysteine - join via peptide bonds Nonpolar, nonaromatic AA - correct answer glycine alanine valine leucine isoleucine methionine proline Aromatic AA - correct answer tryptophan phenylalanine tyrosine Polar AA - correct answer serine threonine asparagine glutam...

MCAT Biology (Princeton Review)Maltose - correct answer Glucose + Glucose Sucrose - correct answer Glucose + Fructose Lactose - correct answer Glucose + Galactose Glycogen - correct answer Animal glucose storage Starch - correct answer Plant glucose storage Cellulose - correct answer Plant structure Saturated Fatty Acids - correct answer -Single bonds -Solid at room temp. Unsaturated Fatty Acids - correct answer -Double bonds -Liquid at room temp. Terepenes - correct an...

MCAT Biology Practice Questionsthe chemical reaction that breaks down all the major macro-molecules - correct answer Hydrolysis What is the strongest type of INTER-molecular bonds? - correct answer Hydrogen bonds are the strongest intermolecular bonds.... diople-dipole bonds are weaker. . . Vander wall bonds are the weakest. Why is water a liquid at high temperatures? - correct answer Hydrogen bonding bonds the water molocules closer together. What is an ampipathic molecule? give an Ex...