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biochem Test

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5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. 3' exonuclease
  2. reducing sugar
  3. linoleic acid
  4. unsaturated triacylglycerols
  5. ribosome
  1. a involved in proofreading DNA strand, done by DNA polymerase I
  2. b A complex of rRNA and protein molecules that functions as a site of protein synthesis in the cytoplasm; consists of a large and a small subunit. (large enzyme that makes protein)
  3. c 18:2 (9, 12)
  4. d anomeric carbon is free and can become an aldehyde via oxidation
  5. e has one or more carbon-carbon double bonds (kink in chain) liquid at room temperature

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. 16:1(∆9)
  2. the formation of an ester from a carboxylic acid and an alcohol, with the elimination of a molecule of water in the presence of an acid catalyst
  3. phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidylinositol
  4. is the covalent attachement of a carbohydrate to a lipid (forms glycolipid) or a protein (glycoprotein)
  5. 1) Replaces RNA primer leftovers with DNA bases 2) 5' exonuclease activity (cleaves extra DNA bases) 3) 3' exonuclease activity (proofreading - removes mismatched DNA bases)

5 True/False Questions

  1. translationthe portion of protein synthesis that takes place at ribosomes and that uses the codons in mRNA molecules to specify the sequence of amino acids in polypeptide chains

          

  2. cholesterol at low temperaturehelps keep membrane fluid

          

  3. mutorotationanomeric carbon is free: OH freely rotates

          

  4. furanose6-membered ring

          

  5. cholesterol at high temperaturehelps stabilize membrane