Reading guide notes: the Molecules of Life Part 2 1. Seven different functions of proteins in the body are structural proteins, storage proteins, contractile proteins, transport proteins, defensive proteins, signal proteins, and Enzymes. Structural proteins provide support for hair, horns, feathers, spider webs, and connective tissues. Storage proteins provide a source of amino acids for plants and animals that are developing such as seeds and eggs. Contractile proteins are primarily in muscles
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DNA DNA or Deoxyribonucleic acid is the very building block needed in the creation of life. It is composed of genetic instruction to map out the creation of an entire organism. DNA is well suited in the storage of biological information. Yet with all of this complex information there are certain chemicals or forms of energy that can damage or alter this special coding. In process of damaging or altering the coding of DNA the most dreaded situation of a cancerous cell can be formed. To start let’s
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alternation in DNA sequence, this kind of stable alternations can be passed down to progeny in short term, however, in some broader definitions, heritability is not necessary condition, for example, in the overview of the Roadmap Epigenomics Project, epigenetics is regarded as ‘also stable, long-term, alterations in the transcriptional potential of a cell that are not necessarily heritable’. Patterns of epigenetic modifications are thought to include: (1) methylation on cytosine (DNA methylation);
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Differ in terms of composition and function Carbohydrates……. Energy, support and recognition Proteins……………..Enzymes, structure, recognition, transport pigments, signals, mov’t Lipids………………..Cell membrane structure energy storage, signals cellular metabolism (VitK..) Nucleic Acids……….Hereditary and protein information, energy, signals Carbohydrates……. Polysaccharide..of simple sugars Proteins……………..Polypeptide..of amino acids Lipids………………..Insoluble in water
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Mohamed M Vocabulary: A | B | alpha (?) helix | The spiral shape resulting from the coiling of a polypeptide in a protein's secondary structure. | amine | An organic compound with one or more amino groups. | amino acid | An organic molecule containing a carboxyl group and an amino group; serves as the monomer of proteins. | amino group | In an organic molecule, a functional group consisting of a nitrogen atom bonded to two hydrogen atoms. | anabolic steroid | A synthetic variant
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Chemistry of DNA The chemistry of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is not as mysterious as some make it out to be. DNA is simply the hereditary material in all of living organisms; the biological instructions that make each species unique (National Human Genome Research Institute, 2012). Every part of our bodies contains tiny cells of DNA and within the nucleus of these cells is the information of hereditary. Nucleic acids are the building blocks of information storage; DNA and RNA (ribonucleic acid)
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Biology Units 3 &4 Notes -Chapter 1- The Chemical Nature of Cells | |Protein |Carbohydrates |Fats |Nucleic acid | |Monomer |Amino acids |Monosaccharaide |Fatty acids, glycerol |Nucleotide | |Example |2o Amino acids |Glucose, Fructose, Ribose |Triglycerides
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Name of Institution Abstract Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is greatly used in molecular genetics. It entails amplification of a single DNA strand into millions of similar DNA fragments. It involves three stages in each cycle. It is repeated to about 30 cycles. This method is vital as it is used in various processes such molecular identification, genetic engineering, and sequencing. The three stages in each
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that is used as a source for short term energy. | | 3. | | 4. I am a macromolecule that is used to store genetic material. | | 5. | | 6. | | 7. | | 8. I am a macromolecule that is used for long term energy storage. | | 9. | | 10. I can be solid or liquid at room temperature. It all depends on the number of H-bonds in my “zigzag” lines | | 11. | | 12. I am a macromolecules with SO MANY different functions and SO MANY different shapes
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BBL/Hour. Wet Berries: 1,367 BBL/Hour x 70% = 957 BBL/Hour. Conclusion: Processing at 600 BBL/hour, dryer is the bottleneck. Current System Performance Analysis Dryers can process only 600 BBL/Hour. Storage bins (wet) fill at a rate of 957 – 600 = 357 BBL/Hour. 357
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