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What is the primary structure of a protein?

  • The arrangement of multiple protein subunits
  • The three-dimensional arrangement of amino acids
  • The linear sequence of amino acids (correct)
  • The interactions between different proteins

    • What is the common linkage through which amino acids are joined in proteins?

  • Ionic bond
  • Disulfide bond
  • Hydrogen bond
  • Peptide bond (correct)

    • What is the role of amino acid side chains in proteins?

  • They are responsible for protein folding
  • They are involved in protein-protein interactions
  • They determine the primary structure of the protein
  • They contribute to the distinctive chemical properties of each amino acid (correct)

    • Which biological macromolecule exhibits an almost endless diversity of functions in a cell?

    <p>Proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most abundant biological macromolecule?

    <p>Proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common set of building blocks for constructing proteins?

    <p>20 amino acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What constitutes the alphabet in which the language of protein structure is written?

    <p>Amino acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the range in size of peptides?

    <p>Thousands of residues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are peptides linked together?

    <p>By peptide bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can the number of amino acid residues in a protein be estimated?

    <p>Molecular weight/110</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic behavior used to distinguish peptides?

    <p>Ionization behavior and titration curves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What method is used to visualize and estimate purity, isoelectric point, and molecular weight of proteins?

    <p>Electrophoresis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of electrophoresis in protein study?

    <p>To visualize and estimate purity, isoelectric point, and molecular weight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is necessary to purify a protein completely?

    <p>Sequential use of different purification methods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) in protein electrophoresis?

    <p>To partially unfold proteins and give them a similar charge-to-mass ratio</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using Coomassie blue dye in protein electrophoresis?

    <p>To visualize proteins by binding to them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the plot of log Mr of marker proteins vs. relative migration during electrophoresis indicate?

    <p>The linear relationship between molecular weight and migration distance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of isoelectric focusing in protein analysis?

    <p>To separate proteins based on their isoelectric point</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of combining isoelectric focusing and SDS electrophoresis in two-dimensional electrophoresis?

    <p>To achieve horizontal separation based on differences in pI and vertical separation based on molecular weight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does mass spectrometry measure with high accuracy in protein analysis?

    <p>Molecular mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Merrifield method in protein analysis?

    <p>Chemical synthesis of small peptides and proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can amino acid sequences inform in protein analysis?

    <p>3D structure, function, cellular location, and evolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does bioinformatics help identify in protein analysis?

    <p>Functional segments in new proteins and sequence/structural relationships to known proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the stereochemistry of the majority of amino acid residues in proteins?

    <p>L stereoisomers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor significantly influences the solubility of amino acids in water?

    <p>R groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the classification basis for the five main classes of amino acids?

    <p>Properties of their R groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of uncommon amino acids in proteins?

    <p>Have important functions and can be modified after or during protein synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what pH do the zwitterionic forms of amino acids occur?

    <p>Neutral pH</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does acid-base titration of amino acids provide information about?

    <p>pKa, buffering power, and net charge at different pH levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the isoelectric point for amino acids without ionizable side chains?

    <p>Net charge is zero, affecting their solubility and migration in an electric field</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to the hydrophobic effect in protein structure?

    <p>R groups with hydrophobic properties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What influences the pH and function of amino acids?

    <p>Positively charged R groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what pH do zwitterionic forms of amino acids occur?

    <p>Neutral pH</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What provides information about the pKa, buffering power, and net charge of amino acids at different pH levels?

    <p>Acid-base titration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What affects the pKa values and acid-base properties of amino acids?

    <p>The chemical environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the isoelectric point of amino acids observed?

    <p>At neutral pH</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the building blocks of proteins?

    <p>Amino acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary structure of a protein?

    <p>The linear sequence of amino acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common set of building blocks for constructing proteins?

    <p>Amino acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of uncommon amino acids in proteins?

    <p>They enhance protein stability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What affects the pKa values and acid-base properties of amino acids?

    <p>pH</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What provides information about the pKa, buffering power, and net charge of amino acids at different pH levels?

    <p>Acid-base titration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what pH do zwitterionic forms of amino acids occur?

    <p>pH specific to each amino acid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) in protein electrophoresis?

    <p>To denature proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the stereochemistry of the majority of amino acid residues in proteins?

    <p>L stereoisomers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary factor influencing the solubility of amino acids in water?

    <p>R groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of acid-base titration of amino acids?

    <p>To provide information about their pKa, buffering power, and net charge at different pH levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the isoelectric point for amino acids without ionizable side chains?

    <p>The net charge is zero, affecting their solubility and migration in an electric field</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the chemical environment primarily affect in amino acids?

    <p>pKa values and acid-base properties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do uncommon amino acids have important functions in?

    <p>Proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to the hydrophobic effect in protein structure?

    <p>Hydrophobic R groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated number of amino acid residues in a protein with a molecular weight of 55,000?

    <p>550</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of electrophoresis in protein study?

    <p>To visualize and estimate purity, isoelectric point, and molecular weight of proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to the hydrolysis of peptide bonds?

    <p>Hydrolysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the range in size of peptides?

    <p>2-3 amino acid residues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of combining isoelectric focusing and SDS electrophoresis in two-dimensional electrophoresis?

    <p>To visualize and estimate purity, isoelectric point, and molecular weight of proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of using Coomassie blue dye in protein electrophoresis?

    <p>To visualize and estimate purity, isoelectric point, and molecular weight of proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic behavior used to distinguish peptides?

    <p>Ionization behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) in protein electrophoresis?

    <p>To bind and partially unfold proteins, giving them a similar charge-to-mass ratio</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the plot of log Mr of marker proteins vs. relative migration during electrophoresis indicate?

    <p>Linear relationship, allowing estimation of molecular weight of unknown proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of combining isoelectric focusing and SDS electrophoresis in two-dimensional electrophoresis?

    <p>To achieve higher resolution and separation of complex protein mixtures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can amino acid sequences inform in protein analysis?

    <p>3D structure, function, cellular location, and evolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Merrifield method in protein analysis?

    <p>Chemical synthesis of small peptides and proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What provides information about the pKa, buffering power, and net charge of amino acids at different pH levels?

    <p>Amino acid side chains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of uncommon amino acids in proteins?

    <p>To introduce structural diversity and functional specificity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the classification basis for the five main classes of amino acids?

    <p>Chemical properties of their side chains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of electrophoresis in protein study?

    <p>To separate proteins based on charge or size</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to the hydrophobic effect in protein structure?

    <p>Nonpolar amino acid side chains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Central Principles in Biochemistry: Amino Acids and Protein Structure

    • Proteins can be isolated based on differences in chemical and functional properties arising from their amino acid sequences.
    • Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, with each residue joined by a specific covalent bond.
    • Amino acids share common structural features, including an α carbon and four substituents, with R groups influencing solubility in water.
    • Amino acid residues in proteins are L stereoisomers, with less than 1% occurring in the D-configuration.
    • Amino acids can be classified into five main classes based on the properties of their R groups.
    • R groups contribute to the hydrophobic effect in protein structure and can form hydrogen bonds or disulfide bonds.
    • Positively charged and negatively charged R groups influence the pH and function of amino acids.
    • Uncommon amino acids have important functions and can be modified after or during protein synthesis.
    • Amino acids can act as weak acids and bases, and their zwitterionic forms occur at neutral pH.
    • Acid-base titration of amino acids provides information about their pKa, buffering power, and net charge at different pH levels.
    • The chemical environment affects the pKa values and acid-base properties of amino acids.
    • Amino acids without ionizable side chains have an isoelectric point where the net charge is zero, affecting their solubility and migration in an electric field.

    Peptides and Proteins: Key Concepts

    • Peptides range in size from small (two or three linked amino acid residues) to very large (thousands of residues)
    • Peptides are chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds, formed through condensation and broken through hydrolysis
    • Different types of peptides include dipeptides, tripeptides, oligopeptides, polypeptides, and proteins
    • Peptides can be distinguished by their ionization behavior, with characteristic titration curves and isoelectric pH
    • Multisubunit proteins consist of two or more polypeptides associated noncovalently
    • The number of amino acid residues in a protein can be estimated using molecular weight/110
    • Some proteins contain chemical groups other than amino acids, such as lipids, sugars, and specific metals
    • Proteins must be separated and purified to study their properties and activities
    • Methods for purifying proteins include fractionation, dialysis, column chromatography, ion-exchange chromatography, size-exclusion chromatography, affinity chromatography, and high-performance liquid chromatography
    • Proteins can be separated and characterized by electrophoresis to visualize and estimate purity, isoelectric point, and molecular weight
    • Electrophoresis does not contribute to purification, and often adversely affects the structure and function of proteins
    • Sequential use of different purification methods is necessary to purify a protein completely, with sample size decreasing at each step to enable more sophisticated chromatographic procedures

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