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MBG 2040 Final: Chapter 12- Translation and the genetic code

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30 Nov 2016
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University of Guelph
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Course
MBG 2040
Professor
Baozhong Meng

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Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins as nucleotides are for nucleic acids. 3 parts- a free amino group, a free carboxyl group and a side group designated r. Amino acids residues are joined by peptide bonds. The carboxyl group of one amino acid is covalently linked to the amino group of the next amino acid. By convention, a polypeptide chain goes from the n (amino) to the c (carboxyl) terminus- for. Hydro tetramer (quaternary structure) 2 types of molecules: heme group: where the oxygen will be recruited or removed depending on the reaction. Proteins serve as important macromolecules in living organisms and are composed of polypeptides. Each polypeptide is a chain-like polymer made from different amino acids through peptide bonds. The vast functional diversity of proteins results in part form not only its amino acid sequences but also their complex three-dimensional structures.

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For each of the following sentences, fill in the blanks with the best word or phrase selected from the list below. Not all words or phrases will be used; each word or phrase should be used only once. Proteins are ______________ built from amino acids, which each have an amino group and a _____________ group attached to the central _______________. There are twenty possible _______________ that differ in structure and are generally referred to as “R.” In solutions of neutral pH, amino acids are _______________, carrying both a positive and negative charge. When a protein is made, amino acids are linked together through _______________, which are formed by condensation reactions between the carboxyl end of the last amino acid and the ___________________ end of the next amino acid to be added to the growing chain.

a: amino b: ionized c: polypeptides
d: alpha-carbon e: length f: protein
g: carbon h: noncovalent i: R group
j: carboxyl k: peptide bonds l: side chains

m: hydroxide

1. Polypeptide strands is the active form of a digestive enzyme in the stomach that breaks polypeptide chains into smaller polypeptides.

2. Cleavage of proteins by pepsin in the stomach results in formation of pepsinogen which get broken down further in the small intestine.

3. An amino acid chain made up of three amino acids joined together is called a tripeptide.

4. Dipeptide describes an amino acid chain made up of two amino acids joined together.

5. The 20 different amino acids are the building blocks used for protein synthesis.

6. Amino acid pools are stockpiles found in the blood and other cells of the body that can be used to build new proteins.

7. The continual process of degrading and synthesizing protein is called protein turnover.

8. The stomach produces pepsin, which denatures protein.

9. Denaturation occurs when a protein is exposed to heat, acid, bases, or mechanical agitation resulting in unfolding of the protein, though the peptide bonds remain intact.

10. The part of an amino acid that contains nitrogen is called the amine group.

11. The acid group is also known as the carboxyl group.

12. Single amino acids that are absorbed in the small intestine travel to the liver via the portal vein.

Please correct these sentences AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.. Some of them are not correct and I didn't figure out what are they!

1. A sequence of amino acids in a certain protein is found to be – Ser – Gly – Pro – Gly –

The sequence is most probably part of a(n):

a. beta turn

b. antiparallel beta sheet

c. alpha-helix

d. parallel beta-sheet

e. alapha-sheet

2. Which statement about peptides bonds is NOT TRUE?

There is perfectly free rotation about the peptide bond.

The peptide bond has partial double-bond character.

The peptide bond is shorter than a normal carbon-nitrogen single bond.

The peptide bond usually has a trans configuration with respect to the alpha-carbons of the two amino acids involved in the peptide bond.

Peptide bonds are made via condensation of an amine and a carboxylic acid with loss of water.

3. Which of the following statements about proteins is FALSE?

Active proteins are generally very loosely structured.

In water-soluble proteins, hydrophobic amino acid residues are generally buried and not exposed to water.

Primary structure determines tertiary structure.

Secondary structure is regular, recurring arrangements in space of nearby amino acid residues in a polypeptide.

Quaternary structure involves the interaction of subunits in a protein with more than one polypeptide chain.