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Week 3 Guide
Amino Acids and Sugars
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Biochemistry
Undergraduate 4
12/12/2011

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Glycine: Structure
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Alanine: Structure
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Valine: Structure
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Leucine: Structure
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Isoleucine: Structure
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Phenylalanine: Structure
Definition
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Proline: Structure
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Serine: Structure
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Threonine: Structure
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Tyrosine: Structure
Definition
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Cysteine: Structure
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Methionine: Structure
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Lysine: Structure
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Arginine: Structure
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Histidine: Structure
Definition
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Tryptophan: Structure
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Aspartic Acid: Structure
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Glutamic Acid: Structure
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Asparagine: Structure
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Glutamine: Structure
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Glycine: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code
Definition
Gly G
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Alanine: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Ala A
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Valine: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Val V
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Leucine: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Leu L
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Isoleucine: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Ile I
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Phenylalanine: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Phe F
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Proline: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Pro P
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Serine: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Ser S
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Threonine: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Thr T
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Tyrosine: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Tyr Y
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Cysteine: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Cys C
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Methionine: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Met M
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Lysine: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Lys K
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Arginine: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Arg R
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Histidine: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
His H
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Tryptophan: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Trp W
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Aspartic Acid: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Asp D
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Glutamic Acid: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Glu E
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Asparagine: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Asn N
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Glutamine: Three Letter Code and One Letter Code

Definition
Gln Q
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Arginine: Side Chain pKa
Definition
12.5
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Aspartic Acid: Side Chain pKa

Definition
3.9
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Cysteine: Side Chain pKa

Definition
8.3
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Glutamic Acid: Side Chain pKa

Definition
4.3
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Histidine: Side Chain pKa

Definition
6.0
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Lysine: Side Chain pKa

Definition
10.5
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Tyrosine: Side Chain pKa

Definition
10.1
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Arginine: pI
Definition
10.8
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Aspartic Acid: pI
Definition
3.0
Term
Cysteine: pI
Definition
5.0
Term
Glutamic Acid: pI
Definition
3.2
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Histidine: pI
Definition
7.6
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Lysine: pI
Definition
9.8
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Tyrosine: pI
Definition
5.7
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 Would the pKa of a carboxylic acid be higher in water or in the hydrophobic 

interior of a micelle? 

Definition
The pKa woud be higher in the hydrophobic interior of a micelle.
Term

 Would the pKa of an amine be higher in water or in the hydrophobic interior of a 

micelle? 

Definition
The pKa of an amine would be higher in water.
Term
Are amino acids more soluble in a peptide or in free amino acid form?
Definition
More soluble in free amino acid form.
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Do all natural amino acids have D or L sterochemistry?
Definition
L stereochemistry
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What molecule are D or L stereochemistries based on?
Definition
L-glyceraldehyde.
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How is R and S stereochemistry assigned?
Definition
By assigning priorities to substituents.
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Would a counterclockwise prioritization of functional groups be R or S?
Definition
S
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What is a prochiral molecule?
Definition
A molecule with two identical substituents.
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Ring Structure of Glucose
Definition
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What is the structure of Galactose?
Definition
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What is the structure of Lactose?
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Show the transition from the linear to the cyclic form of glucose.
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What does epimer mean?
Definition
Inverted stereochemistry at one bond.
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What changes between anomers of a sugar?
Definition
Whether the C1 carbon is pointed up or down.
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What is the reducing end of a sugar polymer?
Definition
The free anomeric carbon.
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To how many oxygens is the anomeric carbon binded?
Definition
Two
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What is cellulose comprised of?
Definition
Polymers of β-D-glucose.
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What is glycogen comprised of?
Definition
Linkages of α-D-glucose.
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Draw the structure of α-O-glucosyl-(1→4)-galactopyranose
Definition
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 Where are hyaluronate and chondroitin found?
Definition
In joint fluid.
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