RANDOM
Buffers and pH
amino acids
bonds
protein purification
100

When the change in free energy in a reaction decreases (negative), the reaction will be ______?

Exergonic

100

T or F: The buffering capacity of a good buffer allows about 10 times more acid or base to be added than the pK a and maintain close to the same pH.

True

100

A triprotic acid has _____ pKas associated with it.

3

100

In a water molecule, where would you find a slightly more positive charge?

on the hydrogens

100

Sephadex is used in which type of chromatography?

Size exclusion (SEC) chromatography

200

In a reaction ΔG is greater than zero, so this means that the reaction will be _____ and _______?

Non-spontaneous and Endergonic

200
  1. What is the pH of a solution with the concentration of 1x10^-9 M NaOH?

5

200

What are the amino acids that are acidic?

  1. Aspartic acid 

  2. Glutamic acid 

200

T or F: A miscele is an example of an amphipathic molecule.

true

200

Proteins move through SDS-PAGE gels by way of (a/an)

electric field

300

True or False: Enzymes are catalysts that inhibit reactions?

False

300
  1. What is the pH of a buffer solution of acetic acid and acetate ion with a pKa = 4.86, when 10 mol of acetic acid is titrated with 6 mol of sodium hydroxide?

5.04

300

What are the amino acids that are basic?

  1. Histidine 

  2. Lysine 

  3. Arginine 

300

T/F Cholesterol is an example of a hydrophilic molecule.

false

300

Ion chromatography is one way to separate proteins based on __________________. Cation

exchange columns are meant to bind _____________ moieties.

charge, positive

400

The backbone of a protein is made up of which chemical groups

amino group and carboxylate group

400
  1. What is the pH of a solution with the concentration of 1x10^-4 M HCl?

4

400

What are the amino acids that are polar?

  1. Serine 

  2. Threonine

  3. Tyrosine 

  4. Cysteine 

  5. Asparagine 

  6. Glutamine 

400

Disulphide bonds are examples of which type of bond or interaction?

salt-bridge/ covalent

400

The theory behind SDS-PAGE gels is that proteins are separated based on

Size (smaller at the bottom; larger at the top)

500

what are you doing this weekend?

:D

500

Consider a solution of sodium phosphate and disodium phosphate, in which the concentrations are [HPO4^2-] = 0.067 M and [H2PO^4-] = 0.17 M, with pKa of 7.42. If 1.0 mL of 0.10 M HCl is added to 99.0 mL of buffer, what is the resulting pH of the buffer solution?

7.01

500

what are the amino acids that are non polar?

  1. Alanine

  2. Valine 

  3. Leucine 

  4. Isoleucine

  5. Proline

  6. Methionine

  7. Phenylalanine 

  8. Tryptophan 

500

Order the following types of bonds or interactions from least strength (1) to most strength (5):

Ionic interactions

Van der Waals interactions

Hydrogen Bonds

Covalent bonds between oxygen and hydrogen

Covalent bonds between carbon and hydrogen

(1)

van der waals interactions

hydrogen bonds

ionic interactions

covalent bonds between carbon and hydrogen

covalent bonds between oxygen and hydrogen 

(5)

500

If a protein was excreted into the cytoplasm of the cell, what order of steps would need to be

completed in order to isolate the protein of interest?

Homogenization, differential centrifugation, chromatography

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