Chemical Principles

 

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Readings: Chemical Principles
Baron
Medical Microbiology
Not applicable		 Brock 9th Ed
Biology of Microorganisms
Chapter 2 Macromolecules
Tortora:
Microbiology An Introduction
Chapter 2
Chemical Principles		 Jacquelyn Black 4th Ed
Microbiology:
Principles & Explorations
Chapter 2
Fundamentals of Chemistry
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Atoms
Molecules

WEB LINKS
American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)
ATCC is a global organization that provides biological products, technical services, and educational programs to private industry, government, and academic organizations. The ATCC mission is to acquire, authenticate, and maintain reference cultures, related biological materials, and associated data, and to distribute these to scientists in government, industry, and education.

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The Jackson Laboratory
The Jackson Laboratory, is a non-profit, independent research institution founded in 1929. The research goals of this institution are to learn more about how genes determine our individuality - including our susceptibility to disease - and how genes are controlled under both normal and abnormal situations.

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Key Terms
Electron Atom Molecule Proton Neutron
Valance Ionic Bond Cation Anion Covalent Bond
Hydrogen Bond Mole molecular weight endergonic reaction Exergonic reaction
synthesis reaction Decomposition Reaction Reversible Reaction Activation Energy Inorganic Compound
Organic Compounds polar molecule Solvent Solute Acid
Base A Salt pH Hydroxyl Amino
Amino Acid Carboxyl Sulfhydryl macromolecules polymers
Monomers carbohydrates Monosaccharides Disaccharides Polysaccharides
Isomers Lipids Fats Triglycerides Fatty Acids
Saturated Fats Unsaturated Fats Phospholipid Protein Peptide
Amino Acid Glycine Proline Cysteine Aspartic Acid
Lysine Peptide Bond Primary Structure Secondary Structure Tertiary Structure
Quarternary Structure disulfide Brdige alpha helix beta pleated Sheet Random Coil
DNA RNA ATP ADP  

QUESTIONS

  1. Discuss the structure of and atom and its relation to the chemical properties of elements
  2. DIAGRAM three basic types of chemical reactions
  3. Identify the role of enzymes in chemical reactions
  4. LIST the properities of water that are important in living systems
  5. Distinguish between organic and inorganic compounds
  6. Identify the role of ATP in cellular activities
  7. Describe the basic structure of Amino Acids
  8. Describe the basic components of proteins
  9. Describe the basic components of polysaccharides
  10. Describe the basic components of lipids
  11. Describe how phospholipids interact to form a cell membrane
  12. Describe three type of secondary protein structures
  13. Describe how the properties of phospholipds make these molecules well suited for plasma membranes