BIOL 4087 Chapter : Exam1StudyGuide
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Most important are h, c, n, o, f, p and s and account for 90% of our weight. Second most important are na, mg, k, ca and cl. Breakdown of atp has negative delta g which means it gives off energy. Concentration of products over the reactants gives you keq. Association constant is ka and kd is the dissociation. The smaller the kd the higher the affinity. Most biochemical reactions occur in aqueous solutions. Distance of h bond is about 2. 8 angstroms. R0 is the distance of minimum energy and r is the distance between centers of particles. Imidazole is five membered ring with two nitrogens and an r group. H bonds are stronger when they are straight instead of bent. For every turn of the alpha helix there are four amino acids connected by peptide bonds. Charge-charge>h bond> van der waals> hydrophobic interaction.
