PPT-CH451 Biochemistry II Review of Amino Acids and Chirality

Chirality Chiral and Achiral Molecules A chiral molecule is one that is not superimposable with its mirror image Carbon becomes chiral when it has four different groups attached Image By . C. Young and Richard J. Hooley. Department of Chemistry. University of California, Riverside. Chirality and the Origins of Life:. A Case Study in Organic Chemistry. 1. Carsten and Charles were having a philosophical discussion on the origins of life in the universe. Carsten had been reading some literature on the topic. This stated that the fact that amino acids are . Assistance Lecturer . Amjad. Ahmed . Jumaa. Carbohydrates; mono . saccharides.. Osazone. formation.. Disaccharides. ; poly . saccharides.. amino . acids and . proteins. Properties . of amino acids.. Subunits (building blocks) of peptides and proteins. Neurotransmitters. Metabolic intermediates. glutamate. γ. -. aminobutyric. acid. (GABA). Proteins are synthesized from 20 ‘standard’ . α. -amino acids. Their names have 3- and 1-letter abbreviations.. 2. Uses of Organic Molecules. Americans consume an average of 140 pounds of sugar per person per year. Cellulose, found in plant cell walls, is the most abundant organic compound on Earth. 3. Uses of Organic Molecules. Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Monomers. Glucose. Amino acids. Nucleotides . Fatty acids . Polymers. Carbohydrates . Nucleic acids. Lipids . Proteins . Carbohydrates. The word carbohydrate literally means “watered carbon.”. Subunits (building blocks) of peptides and proteins. Neurotransmitters. Metabolic intermediates. glutamate. γ. -. aminobutyric. acid. (GABA). Proteins are synthesized from 20 ‘standard’ . α. -amino acids. Their names have 3- and 1-letter abbreviations.. Carbohydrates. Fancy way of saying sugar. Can be very small or very large molecules. Carbohydrates. Provide energy. Substances for structure. Carbohydrates. Saccaride. – . another word to describe sugars. Part 1 - Amino Acids. Structure and Chemistry. Building Blocks of Proteins. Essential Amino Acids. Basic Structure. Stereochemistry. Side Chain Chemistry. Properties. Ionization. Bonding. Amino Acids & Proteins. ). Dr. . Sumbul. . Fatma. Learning outcomes. What are the amino acids?. General structure.. Classification of amino acids.. Optical properties.. Amino acid configuration.. Non-standard amino acids.. Nursing. First semester, 2021. General structure. Proteins are polymers of . α-amino acids (or amino acids).. An amino acid consists of . a central carbon atom, called the . . carbon, linked to four groups. . are organic molecules that are the building block of . . proteins. .. -There is 20 . α. -amino acids commonly found in . proteins. . ( . they . have a carboxyl group and an amino group . . . Bsc. . Pharmacy. MSC . ,PhD Clinical Biochemistry. Nutrition, . Digestion, & Absorption. BIOMEDICAL IMPORTANCE. Besides water, the diet must provide metabolic . fuels (mainly . carbohydrates and lipids), protein (for . Section 2 – Molecules of Life. Objectives. Distinguish between organic and inorganic compounds.. Explain the importance of carbon bonding in biological molecules.. Identify functional groups in biological molecules.. Proteins. Part I. Dr. Ravish Chauhan. Associate Professor. IGN College, Ladwa. . . Amino Acids. . These are the compounds which contain both amino and carboxylic group.