BIOC 2580- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 176 pages long!)
29 Mar 2018
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> 99% of our body is made up of 6 elements oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen), these plus phosphorus (1%) Answer: cells are 65-95% water - oxygen (molecular weight more than that of hydrogen) Molecules we study in biochemistry: small molecules, sugars, amino acids, nucleotides, carboxylic acid derivatives (fatty acids, macromolecules, protein - chains of amino acids, polysaccharides - chain of amino acids, nucleic acids - chains of nucleotides. Basic amino acid structure: each amino acid has an, amino group and, carboxylate group, each amino acid has a different side chain (r, 20 different amino acids are found in proteins. The 20 natural amino acids: amino acids share a common backbone but differ in side cain, you need to be able to reproduce the structures of the amino acids and know their. 1- and 3-letter codes: you need to be able to associate particular properties with each amino acid, polarity, charge, hydrogen bonding ability.
