Cellular Physiology: Chemistry

protoplasm

___ is composed of five basic substances: water, electrolytes, proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates

water

___ makes up 70-80% of the cell, is an excellent universal solvent, forms lubricating films(pluera=membrane), is chemically active, and helps stabilize internal temperature of the body

hydrolysis

___ is using water to break down chemical bonds (dehydration synthesis)

polar; hydrogen bond

Water is ___ with ___

coolant

Water has a high heat capacity(high heat of vaporization), and a excellent ___

negative(-); positive(+); neutral

electrons are ___; protons are ___; neutrons are ___

electrolytes

___ are molecules that ionize in water and form solutions capable of conducting electricity

ionize

to ___ is to form ions

ion

if an atom loses or gains electrons, a charged particle called ___ is formed

cation

___ is when electrons are lost, the atom becomes positively charge

anion

___ is when electrons are gained, the atom becomes negatively charged

H2O

___ cannot pump itself out, it has to be pumped out

Sodium(Na+)

___ has membrane potential, water balance

Calcium(Ca2+)

___ plasma concentration is 9.2 to 10.4 mg/dL

Potassium(K+)

membrane potential

Hydrogen(H+), Hydroxide(OH-), or Bicarbonate(HCO3-)

___, ___, or ___ is an acid-base balance(pH)

Iron(Fe2+)

red blood cell formation/hemoglobin
(carries oxygen)

Magnesium(Mg2+)

necessary for enzymes

Ammonium(NH4+)

helps adjust pH

Chloride(Cl-)

water balance(cystic fibrosis)

Phosphate(PO43-)

___ plasma concentration is 3.5 to 4.0 mg/dL
(bones, teeth, energy exchange)

Iodine(I-)

synthesis of thyroid hormones
(metabolic rate)

respiratory system; urinary system

acid-base balance occurs in ___ and ___

magnesium chloride solution

An individual is in need of an electrolyte replacement solution. What would satisfy that need?

cofactors

minerals; inorganic

coenzymes

carbon based; organic

NAD+

electron carriers

activation energy

Enzymes don't add ATP, they reduce ___

nonprotein partners

may bind to an enzyme and changes its shape, creating an activesite (ex: like iron, copper, zinc, magnesium, or calcium ions)

water-soluble vitamins

organic cofactors usually derive from ___

pantothenic acid in coenzyme A

require for synthesis of triglycerides and ATP, niacin in NAD and riboflavin(B ) in FAD(transfer electrons as H)

proteins

second most abundant substance in a cell
(building block-amino acids)

catalysis

speeds up chemical reactions

glycoprotein

gives cell recognition, and can prevent foreign objects

fibrillar form

structural proteins tend to be in ___ (fibers, ropes, struts, structures)-(ex: keratin, collagen, elastin, cytoskeleton, cilia, miotic spindle, contractile fiaments of muscles)

globular form

globular proteins tend to be in ___ (round like a globe)-
(ex: enzymes)

communication; membrane transport; cell recognition; protection

functions of proteins include ___ (ex: hormones, receptors); ___(pumps), catalyst (ex: enzymes); ___ (ex: glycoprotein, antigens); ___ (ex: antibodies, clotting factors)

conformation

important property of proteins is the ability to change their ___ (ex: opening and closing membrane pores); proteins control what crosses the cell membrane

3-D shape

overall ___ is crucial to function

denaturation

___ is drastic conformational change that destroys protein function (occurs with extreme heat/pH)

lipids

common property-hydrophobicity (ex: fats, phospholipids, eicosanoid, steroids)

triglycerides

neutral fat (3 fatty acids, 3 carbon alcohol=glycerol); stored in adipocytes (the bodies main storage house for energy)

saturated, unsaturated, transfatty acids

fats have three fatty acids:

transfatty acid

bad (opposite)

hydrophobicity

lipids try to avoid water (hydrophobic=fear of water)

hydrophilic

water loving

phospholipids

polar (fatty acid tails=nonpolar)

bilayers

phopholipids are ___ in the cell membrane

eicosanoid

a chemical signaling molecule (ex: poison ivy)

cholesterol

a constituent of the plasma membrane and basis for formation of steroid hormones, bile salts, etc... (only animals synthesize this)

cardiovascular disease

high triglycerides means ___

saturated

if ___, there will be more cholesterol produced

protection, structure, insulation, energy, regulation, vitamins

___(fat pads), ___(membrane components), ___ hypodermis and myelin sheath, ___, ___(steroid hormones and salts synthesized from cholesterol), and ___ (fat-soluble: V-A, V-D, V-E, V-K) are the functions of lipids

hypodermis, myelin sheath

___, and ___(around nerve endings) are examples of insulation functions in lipids

carbohydrates

___ is composed of (1 carbon: 2 hydrogen:1 oxygen); has a very little structural role (ex: glycoproteins, ribose(RNA/ATP), and deoxyribose(DNA)

RNA

___ is protein synthesis

DNA

___ is our genetic material

nutriton

___ is the main role for carbohydrates

monosaccharides

simple sugar (1)

disaccharides

sucrose (2)

polysaccharides

complex sugars(ex: glycogen, starch)

cellulose

humans cannot digest ___

glucose

C6H12O6

enzyme substrate specificity

lactase to digest to lactose

control of enzymes

___ is a link in metabolic pathways(points of regulation)

cofactors, coenzymes

many require the presence of ___ and ___ to function properly