MCAT

Competitive Inhibition

inhibitor binds to active site
Km is increased
Vmax is unchanged

Uncompetitive Inhibition

- the inhibitor binds only with the enzyme-substrate complex
- Vmax and Km decreases

Noncompetitive Inhibition

inhibitor binds with enzyme at an allosteric site
Km stays same
V Max - decreases

How many NADH and FADH2 are made during B-Oxidation?

1 NADH and 1 FADH2

A 14 carbon fatty acid goes through how many cycles of B-Oxidation? How many acetyl coA are produced?

6
7

What reaction makes disulfide bonds?

oxidation reaction

What reaction breaks disulfide bonds?

reduction reaction

What kind of enzyme is insulin?

It is not an enzyme! It is a hormone.

Osmotic Pressure

the external pressure that must be applied to stop osmosis

What linkages are glucose?

alpha glycosidic bond

Prosthetic Groups are

nonprotein components of an enzyme REQUIRED for enzyme activity

Racemic Mixture

50/50 mixture of enantiomers,
NOT OPTICALLY ACTIVE!

Enantiomers

Nonsuperimposable stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other.
Same physical properties

Diastereomers

Isomers that have the opposite configuration at some but not all chiral centers
Different physical properties (MP BP)

Epimers

Stereoisomers that differ in absolute configuration at one chiral center

Meso Compound

Internal plane of symmetry
Even # of chiral centers
not optically active

Alanine

Ala, A

Glycine

Gly, G

Valine

Val, V

Leucine

Leu, L

Isoleucine

Ile, I

Methionine

Met, M

Proline

Pro, P

Phenylalanine

Phe, F

Tryptophan

Trp, W

Serine

Ser, S

Theronine

Thr, T

Tyrosine

Tyr, Y

Cystein

Cys, C

Asparagine

Asn, N

Glutamine

Gln, Q
4.25

Arganine

Arg, R
12.5

Histadine

His, H

Lysine

Lys, K
10.5

Aspartic Acid

Asp, D

Glutamic Acid

Glu, E

Atomic # is

the number of protons

Mass # is

protons plus neutrons

zymogen

an inactive substance that is converted into an enzyme when activated by another enzyme

Periodic Trend of Ionization Energy

Increase Left to Right & Bottom to Top

Periodic Trend of Electronegativity

Increase Left to Right & Bottom to Top

Atomic radius

More protons to electrons the smaller

Visible Light wavelengths

450nm-700nm

Energy and wavelengths are

inversely proportional

Energy and Frequency are

Directly proportional

Equation for frequency of light

f=c/lambda

Energy of light

E=(hc)/lambda or E=hf

Emile Durkheim

Functionalism
A father of sociology
macro-sociological perspective

Structural Functionalism

Emile Durkheim
Sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability

Milgram Experiment

Obedience

Asch Experiment

Conformity

Stereotype threat

fear that we may confirm a negative group stereotype (only negative results)

Social Identity

Age, race, and sexual orientation (along with disability status, religion, socioeconomic status, indigenous background, national origin and gender) are all elements of social identity

Prejudice vs Discrimination

Prejudice is thoughts
Discrimination is action

Utilitarian Organizations

members motivated by some incentive or reward

Normative Organizations

motivate membership through goals based on moral beliefs, such as in the case of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

Primary Groups

Primary groups include those whom people interact with more often and thus tend to be smaller
Expressive Functions

Secondary Groups

secondary groups include those whom people interact with for shorter periods of time and thus tend to be larger
Instrumental functions

Birth Rates are the highest in regions that are

least developed (least industrialized)

Interactionism

focuses on social interaction - both verbal and non-verbal communication - and the effect of these individual social interactions on the greater social structure
Micro-level

Functionalsim

A theory that views society as a complex system composed of many individual parts working together to maintain solidarity and social stability
Macro-Level
Emile Durkheim

Manifest functions

intended or obvious functions of social structure

Conflict Theory

Competition for limited resources
Macro Level
Karl Marx - Max Weber

Social Constructionism

reality is not inherent but socially constructed

Rational Choice Theory

Decisions made based of comparing costs and benefits of various actions

Social Exchange THeory

Individuals assign awards and punishments then look for the one with the greatest personal benefit

Sick Role

People who are ill or sick are given by society a reasonable amount of deviant behavior

Master Status

A status with which a person is most identified.

Ascribed Status

a status into which one is born; involuntary status

Achieved Status

a status into which one enters; voluntary status; earned status

Role Conflict

Two or more statuses are held by an individual and there is a conflict between the expectations for each status

Role Strain

Conflicting expectations for a single role

Role Exit

When you transition from one role to another

Iron Law of Oligarchy

Tendency of organizations to become increasingly dominated by small group of elite few

Cultural Assimilation

A process by which a person (culturally or language) comes to resemble those of another

Ethnocentrism

The belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group

Cultural Relativism

The principle that an individual human's beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual's own culture

Absolute Poverty vs Relative Poverty

Absolute is not being able to meet requirements to live
Relative is not to the same standards as society

Social Learning Theory

Albert Bandera
cognitive process that takes place in social contexts and can occur purely through observation

Social facilitation

the presence of others improves our performance

Peer Pressure

situations where an individual feels indirectly pressured into changing their behavior to match that of their peers

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

When an individual unknowingly and unintentionally causes something to happen due to an the simple fact that he or she expects it to happen or when an individual unwittingly confirms a stereotype about themselves

Less energetic means

More Stable

A grignard reagent makes a nucleophile because

the carbon is more electronegative than the Mg

Ester

Amine

Amide

Imine

Ether

Lewis acids

Electron pair acceptor

Lewis Base

Electron pair Donor

acetate

Phenyl

Benzyl

Oxidizing agent

An oxidizing agent is a molecule with two or more highly electronegative atoms directly bonded together

Big 5 Factor Model (trait theory)

OCEAN Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism

Psychoanalytic perspective on personality

Sigmund Freud
personality is shaped largely by the unconscious

Id

unconscious and responsible for our desire to avoid pain and seek pleasure

Ego

Logical thinking and planning

Superego

moral judgments of right and wrong (perfection)

Psychosexual Stages of development

oral
anal
phallic
latency
genital

Psychosocial stages of development

Humanist Perspective Personality

Carl Rogers
driven by an actualizing tendency to realize their own highest potential
(self actualization)

Behaviorist Perspective Personality

B.F. Skinner
learned behaviors

Social Cognitive Perspective

Interactions shape our personality
observational learning

Trait perspective on personality

Personality is a result of traits

Biological Perspective Personality

Hans Eysenck
Personality is a result of individual difference in brain biology

Monozygotic twins

identical

dizygotic twins

fraternal

Adoption studies

environmental influence

Three components of attitude

Affect Behavior Cognition

Cognitive Dissonance

we feel tension (dissonance) whenever we hold two thoughts or beliefs (cognitions) that are incompatible

Drive-Reduction Theory

A physiological need creates an aroused state that drives the organism to address that need by engaging in behavior

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Physiological needs
Safety needs
Love and Belonging
Esteem Needs
Self Actualization

Components of Emotion

Physiological Behavioral Cognitive

James-Lange Theory on Emotion

Physiological Arousal causes emotion

Cannon-Bard Theory on Emotion

Emotion and physiological arousal happen simultaneously

Schachter-Singer Theory on Emotion

Emotion determined by arousal and context

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Autism, ADHD

Neurocognitive Disorders

Alzheimers (Amyloid plaques), Parkinsons (substantia nigra),
Delirium

Classical Conditioning

Pavlov's Dogs
Pairing of a stimulus and response

Operant Conditioning

BF Skinner
reinforcement

Token Economy

behaviors are reinforced with tokens (secondary reinforcers) that can be exchanged for rewards (primary reinforcers)

Instinctive drift

species specific behavior that intrude on conditioned behavior

Encoding

process of changing/transforming information into a form that is more easily stored in our brains

Explicit Memory

Memory with conscious recall
(episodic and semantic)

Episodic Memory

Events you have personally experienced

Semantic Memory

General knowledge of facts / information

Implicit Memory

Memory without conscious recall
(procedural memory)

Procedural Memory

learning motor skills, physical actions

Webers Law

Just Noticeable Difference in effect

Bottom Up Processing

Start with senses and build to a final product

Top-Down

Start with idea or framework and fill in the detail

Gestalt Principal

Our minds tend to influence what we perceive in predictable ways

Jean Piagets Cognition

Kohlberg Development

Confirmation Bias

occurs when we seek evidence to support our conclusions or ideas more than we seek evidence to refute them

Brocas Area

speech production

Wernickes Area

Speech comprehension

Negative Delta G

Spontaneous
Exergonic
Thermodynamically favorable

Positive Delta G

Not Spontaneous
Endergonic
Thermo Unfavorable

Competitive Inhibitors bind to

Active Site on the enzyme

Uncompetitive Inhibitors bind to

Enzyme Substrate complex at an allosteric site

Non competitive Inhibitors bind to

the Enzyme at an allosteric site

Prokaryotes DNA

single circular DNA

Missense mutation

cause original AA to change to a different AA

Nonsense mutation

early stop codon

Silent mutation

A mutation that changes a single nucleotide, but does not change the amino acid created.

Mutation in DNA compared to mutations in RNA

DNA causes a permanent change in genetic code while RNA is not permanent

Equation for Work

P=W/t so W=Pt
W=Fd
W=(mg)d

Buoyant Force

A high Ka means

the proton will dissociate (strong acid)

Critical Angle

The angle of incidence of a light ray which it must exceed for total internal reflection to occur.

Intermolecular attractions increase (PE or KE)

Potential Energy thus decreasing Kinetic Energy

Facultative anerobe

Is able to use oxygen but can live without it

Uncompetitive inhibition

decreases Km and Vmax

Competitive inhibition

increases Km and does not affect Vmax

Noncompetitive inhibition

Decreases Vmax
Km not affected

Where does B-Oxidation take place?

mitochondrial matrix (producing acetyl CoA)

Where does fatty acid biosynthesis take palce

cytoplasm (made from malonyl CoA)

Substitution Reaction

No change in the number of Pi Bonds

Addition reaction

increase the number of sigma bonds (less Pi bonds)

Elimination reaction

more pi bonds

SN1 reactions

1. Leaving group creates carbo cation
2. nucleophile attacks
(racemic mixture of enantiomers)

SN2 reactions

1. Nucleophile backside attack kicks off LG
(stereochem flips)

Thermodynamic product

is more stable

Kinetic product

occurs faster

Oocytes are arrested in ______ and are ______.

Prophase I and are diploid

synapsis is?

the bringing together of homologous chromosomes during meiosis I so that crossing over can occur

Do bacteria contain lysosomes?

No, Bacteria do not have membrane bound organelles and would thus lyse itslef.

Amphoteric

possessing both acid and base properties

Autonomy

refers to viewing one's circumstances as self-endorsed

Compliance

changing one's behavior in response to a request from another person who is of equal or lower status

Conformity

changing one's behavior in order to fit in with the norms of a particular social group, most typically a group that has a certain level of social importance

Obedience

changing one's behavior in response to the direct command or order of a person who is in authority or is of higher social status

Private acceptance

Private acceptance is an attitude change that can occur in a person due to the social influence of others

Cultural relativism

Cultural relativism is seen as the opposite of ethnocentrism, as cultural relativism is the principle of viewing aspects of a different culture from the viewpoint of that culture, rather than from one's own viewpoint

Cultural Capital

cultural capital, which includes non-financial social assets such as knowledge, skills, and experience

Social Capital

social capital, is also an important mechanism of social reproduction. It includes relationship-based social assets, like influence and "connections" with people in one's social network

independent variable

the variable that the researchers manipulate

dependent variable

the variable that the researchers are measuring

Schizotypal personality disorder

characterized by odd or eccentric behavior and acute discomfort in interpersonal relationships, to the point that people with this disorder rarely have social ties outside of immediate family members. Schizotypal individuals also frequently have notable c

Dependent personality disorder

difficulty in making everyday decisions, a need for advice and reassurance from others, reluctance to disagree with others out of a fear of loss of approval, feelings of helplessness or discomfort when alone and unrealistic preoccupation with fears of aba

Antisocial personality disorder

characterized by a pervasive pattern of indifference to, and violation of, the rights of others; this pattern can be seen through repetitive rule-breaking and failure to conform to social norms, failure to plan ahead, impulsivity, irritability and aggress

Boarderline personality disorder

unstable identity and interpersonal relationships, as well as by chronic feelings of emptiness and a history of suicidality,

Frontal lobe

Part of the brain associated with motor control, decision making, and long-term memory storage.

Temporal lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for hearing and language.

Limbic system

Neural system located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and drives
amygdala and hypothalamus

The endolymph in the cochlea vs the semicircular canal

Cochlea is for hearing, semicircular canal is for balance

What are the three theorists considered to be founds of the modern sociological tradition as a separate field?

Durkheim, Marx, Weber (functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionalism)

Gestalt Psychology

Fill in the blanks to make a whole object

Hypothalamus hormones target

anterior pituitary

anterior pituitary hormones

FLAT PEG
FSH, LH, ACTH, TSH - Prolactin, Endorphins, GH

FSH

anterior pituitary

LH

anterior pituitary

ACTH

anterior pituitary

TSH

anterior pituitary

Prolactin

anterior pituitary

Endorphins

anterior pituitary

GH

anterior pituitary

Posterior Pituitary

ADH, Oxytocin

ADH

posterior pituitary
Acts Directly on H2O

Jean Piagets stages of development

Sensor Motor
preoperational
concrete operational
formal operational

Confirmation bias

the tendency to only search for information that will confirm what we already think is true

fixedness

the inability to see a probelm from a fresh perspective

Heuristics

helps us make short-cuts in problem sovling but may lead to errors in judgement

Three components of emotion

Physiological, behavioral, cognitive

Behaviorist approach to language

learn through operant conditioning

Noam Chomsky

innate ability to learn language

Personality

individual pattern of thinking, feeling, and behavior associated with each person

Erik Erikson

trust vs mistrust
autonomy vs shame
initiative vs guilt
industry vs inferiority
identity vs role confusion
intimacy vs isolation
generativity vs stagnation
integrity vs despair

Antibodies are created by

B lymphocytes

Antigens bind to

B lymphocytes

The 30s ribosome initiates

translation by detecting AUG

Delta G does not tell us about

Rate

Stigma

a negative reaction to an individual/group that is viewed as inferior or is degrading

Structure of glucose

Aldose Pyranose

Gluconeogenesis occurs in the

liver

equation for focal length

humoral response

production of antibodies by B cells

tautomerization

most likely in the presence of an acid
- ketones to enols
type of isomerization involving the transfer of a hydrogen atom from one position to another in a molecule and the movement of a double bond

Equation for flow

Note radius

Wavelengths of waves

Alpha Decay

2/4 (charge/mass)

Beta Decay

-1/0 (charge/mass)

Nucleophilicity increases

The less stable, more energetic, more reactive (decreasing electronegativity)

Sn2 reactions need

sterically unhindered

Reduction potential is directly proportional to

electronegativity

Electronegativity is

the attraction to pick up an electron

Ionization energy is

the energy required to remove an electron

Thin Layer Chromatography

Stationary phase - polar
Mobile phase - nonpolar

HPLC

Stationary phase - polar
Mobile phase - nonpolar

R-HPLC

Stationary phase - nonpolar
Mobile phase - polar

Stronger bonds are

shorter
more polar

Work =

Fdcos(theata)
change in kinetic energy
Energy

LG's are

more stable (resonance)

pH=

pka + log ([A-]/[HA])
-log([H+])

pH>pKa

deprotonated

pH<pKa

protonated

Kinematic Equations

Steps of glycolysis

Glucose
Glucose-6-phosphate
Fructose-6-phosphate
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
1,3-bisphosphoglycerate
3-phosphoglycerate
2-phosphoglycerate
Phosphoenolpyruvate
Pyruvate

Lewis Acid

Electron acceptor
Positively charged... its an acid

Lewis Base

Electron Donator
Negatively charged... its a base

E(not) cell is

standard cell potential which is the sum of reduction and oxidation potentials

Electrons always flow

Anode to Cathode
Oxidation to Reduction
Nucleophile to Electrophile

How do you determine what is the cathode or anode given a list of reduction potentials?

The cathode should be the bigger reduction potential. That means that the smaller reduction potential (or the more negative reduction potential) is the oxidation and should be flipped so that the total standard potential can be calculated by adding the re

What is the structure of a fatty acid

Carboxylic acid attached to a hydrocarbon

What is the equation for average velocity.

Vavg= Total displacement / Time

If pKb > pKa then

the solution is basic

The smaller the pKa

the more acidic

Inelastic Collision

loss of some energy

Energy of a photon

E=hf

Frequency of a wave

f=hc/lambda

Mixed-type Inhibition

Vmax decreases
Km increases

Bond Dissociation energys are always

Positive. They are essentially potential energy and there is no such thing as negative energy

What is needed to break bonds

Energy

Tautomers

Isomers that can interconvert by exchanging the location of a proton.

Strength of Electric Field Equation

E=F/q

Dalton's Law of partial pressure

Sum of all the partial pressures equals the total pressure. Conversely, the partial pressure of a gas in a mixture is equal to the mole fraction of that gas multiplied by the total pressure of the gas Py=XyPtotal

Ideal gases

1 mole = 22.4L
(insignificant to real gases)

Volume of a gas is defined as

the free space in the container

3' end of a tRNA

CCA so it can bind an amino acid by aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase

Eukaryote Ribosome Small and Large subunit

40S & 60S

Prokaryote Ribosome Small and Large subunit

30S & 50S

The period of a pendulum equation does not account for

mass

Increased temperature affects solubility of

gases by decreasing solubility
solids by increasing solubility

How much ATP is produced from Acetyl-CoA

10 ATP per one Acetyl-CoA

What does Benedict's test test for

Reducing sugars such as Glucose that contain hemiacetals
Not glycogen because it is non-reducing (acetal)

Where is glucose absorbed

Small intestine

Digestion of carbohydrates and lipids begins where

Mouth

Neurons, red blood cells (RBCs), and skeletal and cardiac muscle cells are permanent cells

They do not divide

Social Reproduction

when social inequality is passed down to future generations

Actor/observer bias

occurs when individuals attribute their own actions to situational causes, as opposed to dispositional factors. In this instance, the youth is blaming the situation (i.e.,someone else did something that caused him to act).

Conflict Theory

A theoretical framework that emphasizes the role of power differentials in producing social order.

Psychoanalytical Perspective

Childhood experiences shape whom we will become as an adult

Behaviorist Perspective

The environment shapes whom we will become through reinforcement

In what cognitive stage (Piaget) do kids obtain object permanence?

Concrete Operational

In what cognitive stage (Piaget) do kids obtain abstract thinking?

Formal-operational

If the transmitting medium has a higher index of refraction than the incident medium then

the ray will bend toward the normal (vertical)

If the transmitting medium has a lower index of refraction than the incident medium then

the ray will bend away from the normal

Electric Force equation

F=kqq/(rsquared)

Electric Field equation

E=Kq/(rsquared)

Functions of the Liver

Produces bile and detoxifies the blood

Social Cognitive Theory

Suggests that people learn through observing others

Elaboration likelihood model of persuasion

Central route- more effective when people are willing and able to pay attention
Peripheral route - is more effective when people are not paying close attention to the content

Optimism Bias

describes the tendency for people to underestimate the probability that bad things will happen to them

Availability Heuristics

estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory

Representativeness Heuristics

A rule of thumb where similarity to a prototype or similar situation dictates a decision.

Bipolar Disorder

a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression

Ketogenesis occurs

in the cytoplasm of the liver

Parietal Cells are

in the stomach and secrete HCl into the stomach. They also produce intrinsic factor that helps with absorption of Vitamine B12

Endocrine

Secrete within

Paracrine

Referring to a secreted molecule that acts on a neighboring cell.

Autocrine

term for hormones that act on same cells that secrete them

Paramagnetic

any number of unpaired electrons

Diamagnetic

all electrons are paired

State Functions

Describe the system in an equilibrium state

Apoenzyme

enzyme without its cofactor

The liver is the site of

amino acid catabolism

Vapor pressure is related to boiling point

A high vapor pressure means that the solution is able to enter the gas phase easily, therefore the boiling point is low or a low heat of vaporization

Where are things reabsorbed in the nephron

Descending loop of henle - water
Ascending loop of henle - sodium and chloride
Collecting duct - water

Retroviruses which are a subclass of RNA viruses, are unique in that they contain what kind of polymerase?

RNA-dependent Dna Polymerase

Lytic Cycle

Infection of the host, genome transcription, mRNA translation, progeny assembly

Facultative anaerobe

does not require oxygen for growth

Social Faciliation

easy tasks are performed better in the presence of an audience

Symbolic Capital

intangible assests

frequency of a sound is associated with its percieved

pitch or tone
high frequency = high pitch
low frequency = low pitch

Seven of the standard amino acids

R- Arginine (12.48)
K- Lysine (10.5)
C- Cystein (8.37)
H- Histidine(6.04)
E- Glutamic Acid (3.9)
D- Aspartic Acid (4.07)
Y- Tyrosine (10.4)

How do you determine how many stereoisomers exist

2^n (n= number of chiral carbons)

What hormone causes ovulation

LH

Spreading activitation

false memories of words that are semantically or associatively related to studied words

According to Mead, the spontaneous and autonomous part of our unified self is the

I

Social constructionism

people actively shape their reality through social interactions

Decreased Vapor Pressure means

a higher boiling temperature

Kinetic Energy of a particle in capacitor

E=qV

Current is the same when connected in

series

Voltage is the same when connected in

parrallel

Coenzyme

Organic cofactor

Allosteric Enzymes bind to the

Regulatory site

Proto-oncogene

Normal gene that can become an oncogene through mutation

Oncogene

A gene having the potential to cause a normal cell to become cancerous.

In a galvanic cell the anode is _____ and the cathode is _____

Anode is negative and cathode is postiive

How do you determine if the cell is galvanic or electrolytic?

The delta G of galvanic cell is negative while the delta G of a electrolytic cell is postive

Can You Really Eat Deathly Hot Kimchi?

C,Y,R,E,D,H,K are amino acids that have a charged side chain

How does vapor pressure correlate to temperature

High Temp is High Vapor pressure

How does vapor pressure correlate to boiling point

Low BP High VP