BIOC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hydrophile, Polynucleotide, Bond Length

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Biochemistry not really its own subject it"s a tool they used to do different types of research. The ability of proteins to interact and form complexes via non covalent interactions the ability to go from small molecules to macromolecules. The ability to have reversible reactions (energy is a player) How is it that proteins fold and what is relevance of protein folding: proteins fold and form structures that are consistent with their functionality (i. e. Tata box- binding proteins have similar shapes because they all have similar or the same functionality) Properties of h, o, c and n (chemistry of life) Can form covalent bonds by electron pair sharing (critical for forming structures) More important is non-covalent interactions (subtle interactions individually are weak which allows them to change their shape easily) Dna held together by non-covalent bonds so it can associate and dissociate easily for dna replication (uses less energy to make replication efficient)

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