Coenzyme A
... CoASH , or HSCoA ) is adapted from pantothenic
acid and adenosine triphosphate and used in metabolism in areas such as fatty
acid oxidization and the citric
acid cycle . Its main function is to carry acyl ...
Alcohol
... , oil , or coal feedstocks, for example via
acid catalysed hydration of alkenes . For more ... (such as an aldehyde , ketone or carboxylic
acid ), then it is necessary to use the prefix ... in the presence of strong acids such as sulfuric
acid . For example, with methanol:
Alcohols ...
Alpha helix
... helical structure, about 5 wide. Each amino
acid results in a 100 turn in the helix, and ... almost no free space within the helix. All amino
acid side-chains are arranged at the outside of the helix. The N-H group of amino
acid (n) can establish a hydrogen bond with the C=O ...
Amino acid
... In chemistry , an amino
acid is any molecule that contains both amino and carboxylic
acid functional groups .
In biochemistry , this ... are attached to the same carbon .
Amino
acid residue is what is left of an ...
Beta sheet
... in 1951 . It consists of two or more amino
acid sequences within the same protein that are ... can form between the two strands. The amino
acid chain is almost fully extended throughout a ... nm) apart.
The side chains from the amino
acid residues found in a β sheet structure may ...
Bioinformatics
... application of bioinformatics. The amino
acid sequence of a protein, the so-called primary ... of this folding just by looking at the amino
acid sequence is quite difficult. Several methods for ... of these proteins have completely different amino
acid sequences, their protein structures are virtually ...
Biopolymer
... for a protein is to list its constituent amino
acid residues as they occur from the amino terminus to the carboxylic
acid terminus.
The convention for a nucleic
acid sequence is to list the nucleotides as they ...
Cellular respiration
... of pyruvate breakdown. A molecule of pyruvate
acid travels into a mitochondrion entering the ... are ethanol (drinkable alcohol), lactic
acid , and hydrogen . However, more exotic compounds can be produced by fermentation, such as butyric
acid and acetone .
Although fermentation ...
Citric acid cycle
... The citric
acid cycle (also known as the tricarboxylic
acid cycle , the TCA cycle, or the Krebs cycle ) is ... . In these aerobic organisms , the citric
acid cycle is a metabolic pathway that forms part of ...
Genetic code
... RNAs and associated enzymes , into an amino
acid chain ( polypeptide ), which will then be folded ... the following tables. Table 1 shows what amino
acid each of the 64 codons specifies. Table 2 ... For example, the codon AAU represents the amino
acid asparagine (Asp), and cysteine (Cys) is ...
Bioinformatics
... application of bioinformatics. The amino
acid sequence of a protein, the so-called primary ... of this folding just by looking at the amino
acid sequence is quite difficult. Several methods for ... of these proteins have completely different amino
acid sequences, their protein structures are virtually ...
DNA
... DNA replication
Deoxyribonucleic
acid ( DNA ) is a nucleic
acid which is capable of carrying genetic ... acids , A structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic
acid ". April 2, 1953. (paper on the structure of ...
Enzyme
... a consequence of this basic structure, the amino
acid chain of an enzyme tends to consist of one or ... active site widely dispersed throughout the amino
acid chain, with random mutation occurring anywhere.
... , which usually converts the essential amino
acid phenylalanine into tyrosine does not work, ...
Fermentation
... Fermentation yields lactate , acetic
acid , ethanol , or some other simple product.
... of substantial amounts of food through lactic
acid , alcoholic, acetic
acid , and alkaline fermentations "
"Enrichment of ...
Genetic code
... RNAs and associated enzymes , into an amino
acid chain ( polypeptide ), which will then be folded ... the following tables. Table 1 shows what amino
acid each of the 64 codons specifies. Table 2 ... For example, the codon AAU represents the amino
acid asparagine (Asp), and cysteine (Cys) is ...
Hydrolysis
... group , while the other contains a carboxylic
acid functional group.
The fragment of the parent ... to its component alcohol and carboxylic
acid .
Hydrolysing peptide link of amino acids
... acids only one of the products, the carboxylic
acid product, has a hydroxide group derived from the ...
Insulin
... insulin differs from human insulin in two amino
acid residues, and pork insulin in one residue. Fish ... glucose levels in diabetes.
increased fatty
acid synthesis – insulin forces fat cells to ... to make fats (ie, triglycerides) from fatty
acid esters; lack of insulin causes the reverse
...
Isozyme
... selection .
(2) Alternatively, if the amino
acid residue that is changed is in a relatively ... may differ in other ways. In particular, amino
acid substitutions that change the electric charge of the enzyme (such as replacing aspartic
acid with ...
Citric acid cycle
... The citric
acid cycle (also known as the tricarboxylic
acid cycle , the TCA cycle, or the Krebs cycle ) is ... . In these aerobic organisms , the citric
acid cycle is a metabolic pathway that forms part of ...
Lipase
... mechanism involving a serine nucleophile, an
acid residue (usually aspartic acid), and a histidine. ... lysosomal lipase, also referred to as lysosomal
acid lipase (LAL or LIPA) or
acid cholesteryl ester hydrolase [3] .
Below is a ...
Louis Pasteur
... a problem concerning the nature of tartaric
acid ( 1849 ). A solution of this compound derived ... passing through it. The mystery was that tartaric
acid derived by chemical synthesis had no such ... Pasteur correctly deduced that the tartaric
acid molecule was asymmetric and could exist in two ...
Metabolism
... pathways
Carbohydrate metabolism
Fatty
acid metabolism
Citric
acid cycle (Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic
acid cycle)
Catabolism
Catabolic pathways ...
Neural tube
... Research has shown that women with folic
acid deficiences also have a higher chance of having ... tube defect, but this is only one factor. Folic
acid is not a cure, as some women taking folic
acid supplements have been known to have children with ...
Polymerase chain reaction
... different codons can code for one amino
acid , it is often difficult to deduce which codon is ... primer sequence corresponding to the amino
acid isoleucine might be "ATH", where A stands for ... the amount of a gene's expression . Ribonucleic
acid (RNA) is the molecule into which DNA is ...
Primer
... (disambiguation) .
A primer is a nucleic
acid strand (or related molecule) that serves as a ... different codons can code for one amino
acid , it is often difficult to deduce which codon is ... primer sequence corresponding to the amino
acid isoleucine might be "ATH", where A stands for ...
Prion
... of a protein (without changing its amino
acid sequence) can alter its biological properties. ... the fiber to grow. Small differences in the amino
acid sequence of prion-forming regions lead to ... protein molecules that are identical in amino
acid sequence to the prion protein can be recruited ...
Protein biosynthesis
... the mRNA. tRNA also has a single unit of amino
acid attached to it.
As the ribosome travels down ... site. The first tRNA is released, but the amino
acid that is attached to the first tRNA is now moved ... continues on, and a long chain of amino
acid (protein), is formed.
When the entire unit ...
Protein
... Protein structure
Proteins are amino
acid chains that fold into unique 3-dimensional ... structure:
Primary structure : the amino
acid sequence
Secondary structure : highly ... native conformation.
The two ends of the amino
acid chain are referred to as the carboxy terminus ...
Purine
... amino acids glycine , glutamine , and aspartic
acid , as well as formate ions transferred from the ... , including xanthine oxidase , into uric
acid . High levels of uric
acid can predispose to gout when ...
RNA
... Ribonucleic
acid ( RNA ) is a nucleic
acid consisting of a string of covalently-bound ... one part of a single RNA molecule is the nucleic
acid complement of another part of the same molecule ...
Virus
... these particles carry a small amount of nucleic
acid (either DNA or RNA ) surrounded by some form ... anatomy
Virus particles comprise a nucleic
acid genome , that may be either DNA or RNA , ... in length. This complex of protein and nucleic
acid is called the nucleocapsid, and, in the case of ...
Vitamin
... by Lucy Wills in 1933 . Also known as Folic
acid or Vitamin M
Niacin
Water
... PP (for prevents pellagra ).
Pantothenic
acid
Water
Discovered by Roger Williams in 1933 ... in the human body.
Vitamin C ( Ascorbic
acid )
Water
Identified by James Lind in 1747 . ...
Amine
... as bases and are reasonably strong (see table for examples of conjugate
acid K a values). The nitrogen atom has a lone electron pair available which ... reactions can also be some other leaving group forming a corresponding
acid or anion.
Because inversion of the three substituent groups bonded to ...
Antibiotic
... B
Colistin
Quinolones ( fluoroquinolones )
Nalidixic
acid
Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
Ofloxacin
Norfloxacin (Norflox)
... antibiotics:
Chloramphenicol
Clindamycin
Fusidic
acid
Trimethoprim
Another such classification is by their ...
Blood
... and to remove waste products (such as carbon dioxide and lactic
acid ). Blood also enables cells ( leukocytes , abnormal tumor cells) and ... the kidney to be excreted in urine .
A buffer solution of carbonic
acid (H 2 CO 3 ) and
bicarbonate (HCO 3 - ) is present in the human blood ...
Crassulacean acid metabolism
... Crassulacean
acid metabolism ( CAM ) is a carbon fixation pathway in some photosynthetic ... as cacti. CAM plants uptake CO2 at night and change it into crassulacean
acid that can be broken down during the day for sugars. These plants can close ...
Crassulacean acid metabolism
... Crassulacean
acid metabolism ( CAM ) is a carbon fixation pathway in some photosynthetic ... as cacti. CAM plants uptake CO2 at night and change it into crassulacean
acid that can be broken down during the day for sugars. These plants can close ...
Cancer
... controlled trials. Consumption of red meat and inadequate folic
acid intake have also been associated with increased risk of colon cancer . A ... developing breast cancer in high-risk women by about 50%. Cis-retinoic
acid also has been shown to reduce risk of second primary tumors among ...
Diabetes mellitus
... degraded to release amino acids for gluconeogenesis. The rise of fatty
acid levels is accompanied by a rise of ketones ( acetone , acetoacetate ... 2004. There have also been proposed vaccines for type I using glutamic
acid decarboxylase (GAD), but these are currently not being tested by the ...
Digestion
... the stomach . In the stomach, food is churned and thoroughly mixed with
acid and other digestive enzymes with digestive fluid to further decompose ... stimulates the gastric glands to secrete pepsinogen and hydrochloric
acid . Secretion of gastrin is stimulated by food arriving in stomach. The ...