Biochemistry

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Mutarotation is the spontaneous shift from one ____ form to another.

____ are single carbohydrate units.

Reducing sugars have a/an ____.

____ sugars have a/an -OH group attached to the anomeric carbon.

____ are sugars that have had a hydroxyl group replaced with a hydrogen atom .

Deoxy- sugars are sugars that have had a ____ .

In a ____, a sugar reacts with a carboxylic acid or one of its derivatives to form an ester .

In a sugar esterification, a sugar reacts with a ____ .

____ is the basis for building complex carbohydrates and requires the anomeric carbon to link to another sugar .

Glycoside formation is the basis for building complex carbohydrates and requires ____ .

____ form as a result of a glycosidic bond between two monosaccharide subunits.

Disaccharides form as a result of a ____ bond between two monosaccharide subunits.

Lipids are in____ in nonpolar organic solvents.

Lipids are insoluble in ____.

Phospholipids contain a h____ tails.

A saturated fatty acid has ____s fluid.

A ____ fatty acid has no double bonds in its tail and is less fluid.

____ are phospholipids that contain a glycerol backbone.

Glycerophospholipids are ____ backbone.

____ contain a sphingosine backbone.

Sphingolipids contain a ____ backbone.

A/an ____ is a type of sphingolipid found in animal cell membranes, especially in the membranous myelin sheath that surrounds some nerve ce…

A/an sphingomyelin is a type of sphingolipid found in animal cell membranes, especially in the membranous ____.

____ are a subtype of glycolipids and contain a sphingosine, fatty acid, and a sugar unit

Glycosphingolipids are a subtype of ____

A/an ____ is a molecule composed of a glycosphingolipid with one or more sialic acids linked on the sugar chain.

A/an ganglioside is a molecule composed of a ____ linked on the sugar chain.

____ are steroid precursors.

Terpenes are ____ precursors.

Steroids contain ____ cyclopentane ring(s)

Steroids contain 3 ____ ring(s)

____ contain 3 cyclohexane ring(s) and 1 cyclopentane ring(s)

The precursor to steroid hormones is ____

The precursor to ____ hormones is cholesterol

____ are lipid compounds that are signaling molecules and regulate cAMP levels

Prostaglandins are lipid compounds that are ____ levels

The four fat soluble vitamins are ____

____ are the storage form of fatty acids

Triacylglycerols are the ____ form of fatty acids

____ are cells used for storage of triacylglycerol deposits

____ are unesterified fatty acids that travel in the bloodstream

Free fatty acids are ____ fatty acids that travel in the bloodstream

____ is the ester hydrolysis of triacylglycerols using a strong base like sodium or KOH.

Saponification is the ____ using a strong base like sodium or KOH.

Saponification is the ester hydrolysis of triacylglycerols using a ____.

A/an ____ can dissolve a lipid-soluble molecule in its fatty acid core

A/an micelle can dissolve a ____ core

____ are polymers of nucleotides.

Nucleic acids are polymers of ____.

The primary structure of nucleic acids is the ____

The ____ structure of nucleic acids is the linear sequence of nucleotides

The secondary structure of nucleic acids is made up of ____

The ____ structure of nucleic acids is made up of interactions between bases within the same molecule

The tertiary structure of nucleic acids is made up by the ____

The ____ structure of nucleic acids is made up by the location of the atoms in 3D space

The quaternary structure of nucleic acids is made up of ____

The ____ structure of nucleic acids is made up of interactions of nucleic acids with other molecules

____ is a polymer made up of monomers called nucleotides. Long strands form a double helix which runs antiparallel.

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a polymer made up of monomers called ____.

DNA is ____ charged due to its phosphate backbone .

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