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M.1. Cell Chemistry
M.1. Cell ChemistryM.1.1. Atoms and BondsM.1.2. Building Blocks of Cells
M.1.2.1. SugarsM.1.2.2. Fatty AcidsM.1.2.3. Amino AcidsM.1.2.4. NucleotidesM.1.2.5. The Big Picture
M.2. Biosynthesis
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M.1.1. Atoms and Bonds: Atom
Atomic weight of 1 = 1 x 10-23 gAtomic wt ~ 0
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M.1.1. Atoms and Bonds: Moles and Molar Solution
Q: How heavy is 1 more of carbon?
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M.1.1. Atoms and Bonds: Relative Abundance of Elements
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M.1.1. Atoms and Bonds: Electronic Shell
valency
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M.1.1. Atoms and Bonds: Covalent and Ionic Bonds
‘strong’ weak
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M.1.1. Atoms and Bonds: Sodium Chloride
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M.1.1. Atoms and Bonds: The Geometry of Covalent Bonds
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M.1.1. Atoms and Bonds: Different Single vs Double Bond
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M.1.1. Atoms and Bonds: Polar and Nonpolar Covalent Bonds
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M.1.1. Atoms and Bonds: The Van der Waals Force
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M.1.1. Atoms and Bonds: 3 representations
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M.1.1. Atoms and Bonds: Acids and Bases
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M.1.1. Atoms and Bonds: Effect of Dipoles
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M.1.1. Atoms and Bonds: Hydrogen Bonds
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M.1.1. Atoms and Bonds: Complementary Surface
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M1.2.4. Nucleotides:: Building Blocks
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M1.2.1. Sugars: Sugar
Glucose: C6H12O6
Different Isoforms exist
Sugar – monosaccharides, (CH2O)n where n = 3,4,5, 6 or 8 usually
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M1.2.1. Sugars: Condensation and Hydrolysis
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M1.2.1. Sugars: Dissacharides
oligosaccharides
Polygosaccharides (thousands of monsaccharides)Usually used to store enegry:
Glycogen in animal and Starch in Plants
Glycoprotein, glycolipids
Carbohydrates
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Cellulose vs. Amylose
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Cellulose vs. Amylose
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Chitin
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M1.2.2. Fatty Acids: Fatty Acid
Unsaturated fat: Double bond happens somewhere along the chain.
Saturated fat: No double double bond, tend to pack together into a solid mass. Common in animal fat.
Fat – use as energy storage
Lipids – Fatty acids and their derivatives. Insoluble in water but soluble in Fat or organic solvent
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M1.2.2. Fatty Acids: Cell Wall
Lipid intro
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Triglyceride structure
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Triglyceride formation
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Saturated vs. Unsaturated fatty acids
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Sat vs. Unsat lipids
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M1.2.3. Amino Acids: Ionized Form and Non-ionized Form
Amino acids
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Peptide bond formation
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Protein structure
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M1.2.3. Amino Acids: Amino Acid Chain
‘20’ different amino acids
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M1.2.3. Amino Acids: Charge at the Amino Acid Side Chain
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M1.2.4. Nucleotides: Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
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M1.2.4. Nucleotides: ATP, the Energy Carrier
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M1.2.4. Nucleotides: DNA chain
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M1.2.5. The Big Picture: Macromolecules
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M1.2.5. The Big Picture : Relative Abundance
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M1.2.5. The Big Picture : RNA and Protein FoldingN
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M1.2.5. The Big Picture : From Small Building Blocks to Large Assemblies