Human Anatomy (Final Copy)

Chemistry is the rational and empirical study of the structure of matter in natural processes and in planed experiments1.

Chemistry is defined as the study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter and of the reactions by which one form of matter may be produced from our converted into other form2 .Chemistry is important to Biology because it studies the chemical composition, structure, and reactions occuring in life forms (such as animals and plants)as well as microscopic organisms (such as bacteria, protozoa, virus,etc.) . The collaboration of these two fields of science leads to the emergence of a field known as Biochemistry, the science which studies the chemistry of living organisms, including human beings, the chemistry of biological substances and processes. To give a colored picture why chemistry is important to Biology, the researcher gives the cell as a good illustration. Cell is the structural and functional basis of all living organisms. The cell has the abundant organic compounds called proteins3 . These proteins are the main constituents of protoplasm. Proteins are made up of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen atoms, sulfur, phosporous and irons. The role of proteins is to build and repair body cells and make-up protein and protein synthesis (such as mRNA, tRNA, and rRNA; and serves as transport molecules, reserve food, and provide protection like antibodies. ,[object Object]

Atom is the smallest particle of an element that has the chemical characteristics of that element4. The atom is composed of inner structures called electrons, protons, and neutrons.

An element is a substance which cannot e decomposed or separated into simpler substances by chemical means, or a pure substance that contain only one kind of atom5. Examples are hydrogen (H), nitrogen (N), iron (K), oxygen (O), antimony (Sb) , and copper (Cu).

A molecule is defined as an electrically neutral group of at least two atoms in a definite arrangement held together by very strong (covalent) chemical bonds6. A molecule may consist of atoms of a single chemical element, as with oxygen (O2), or of different elements, as with water (H2O).

What is the difference between Inorganic and Organic Chemistry?

Inorganic Chemistry is the study of chemical elements of their compounds with the exception of carbon compounds while Organic Chemistry is the study of substances produces by living organisms7.

What are the three (3) types of Carbohydrates? Provide a graphical presentation of each.

The Three Types of Carbohydrates are the following8:31051507124704a. MONOSACCHARIDES- simple sugars; important source of energy for the cells; subunit of which most polysaccharides are made. ,[object Object]

4a.2. Fructose (Fruit Sugar/ Laevulose)- a very sweet sugar found in all sweet fruits, leaves, roots of plants and honey and used as preservative for food stuffs, and as an intravenous nutrient.

4a.3. Galactose – a sugar derived from the milk (lactose).4b. DISSACCHARIDES – double sugar; the monosaccharide bonded together; principle sugar transported throughout the bodies of land plants. 361950019304003733800-3619504b.1. Lactose (Milk Sugar) – glucose + galactose. Lactose is a sugar that provides energy for growing infants. It is found in human milk, and also in cow’s milk and dairy products. Lactose is broken down during digestion by an enzyme called lactase. Some adults can’t make the enzyme lactase and so cannot digest the lactose found in the milk. 4b.2. Maltose (Malt Sugar) - glucose + glucose; formed during the formation of starch and also occurring in germinating cereal grains. 3733800158754b.3. Sucrose (Cane Sugar/ Table Sugar) – glucose + fructose; found in plant sap, mainly sugar cane and sugar beet, and used widely as a sweetener, preservative and in the manufacture of plastics and cellulose. Also called “sugar saccharose”. 3467100495935c. POLYSACCHARIDES – complex sugar; multiple monosaccharide (usually glucose) bonded together9. 4c. 1. Starch – energy storage in plants, and main carbohydrates in food. They are found in cereals such as wheat and rice, and in other crops, including potatoes. Its molecules form long branching chains. During digestion, starch is broken down to form maltose, 3619500561975which is made of two glucose units. Maltose is broken down into glucose itself. 371475017913354c. 2. Glycogen – the principal carbohydrates storage material in the body. It is a polysaccharide, consisting of many saccharide (sugar) molecules linked to form a new chain,and is found mainly and liver and muscles. 314325018929354c. 3. Cellulose – structural materials in plants; not digested by humans but aids movement of food through intestines. Leaves and the pulpy and fibrous parts are good sources of cellulose which serves as a roughage. 4c. 4. Chitin – a semi-transparent horny substance, primarily a monosaccharide, forming a principal component of arthropod exoskeleton and the cell of certain lungs. 9 Mangahas , Rosal.Hand-Outs in Biological Science (NASC 1083).2009, pp.18 What are the four types of protein (according to structure)? Briefly describe each of them and name at least two examples of each. The Four Types of Protein (According to structure) are the following: Primary Structure – is defined by the amino acids residue sequence of the polypeptide chain. This sequence determines the shapes, or conformations, into which protein can be arranged10. 11In general, polypeptides are unbranched polymers, so their primary structure can often be specified by the sequence of amino acids along their backbone. However, proteins can become cross-linked, most commonly by disulfide bonds, and the primary structure also requires specifying the cross-linking atoms, e.g., specifying the cysteines involved in the protein's disulfide bonds. Other crosslinks include desmosine... The chiral centers of a polypeptide chain can undergo racemization. In particular, the L-amino acids normally found in proteins can spontaneously isomerize at the Cα atom to form D-amino acids, which cannot be cleaved by most proteases. Finally, the protein can undergo a variety of posttranslational modifications, which are briefly summarized here. The N-terminal amino group of a polypeptide can be modified covalently, e.g. acetylation − C( = O) − CH3 10 Shier,David; Butler, Jackie; and Lewis, Ricki. Hole’s Human Anatomy and Physiology. 2004 McGrawHill Companies Inc., pp.809 11 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_structure N-terminal acetylation The positive charge on the N-terminal amino group may be eliminated by changing it to an acetyl group (N-terminal blocking). formylation − C( = O)H The N-terminal methionine usually found after translation has an N-terminus blocked with a formyl group. This formyl group (and sometimes the methionine residue itself, if followed by Gly or Ser) is removed by the enzyme deformylase. pyroglutamate- Formation of pyroglutamate from an N-terminal glutamine An N-terminal glutamine can attack itself, forming a cyclic pyroglutamate group. myristoylation Similar to acetylation. Instead of a simple methyl group, the myristoyl group has a tail of 14 hydrophobic carbons, which make it ideal for anchoring proteins to cellular membranes. The C-terminal carboxylate group of a polypeptide can also be modified, e.g., C-terminal amidation amidation (see Figure) The C-terminus can also be blocked (thus, neutralizing its negative charge) by amidation. glycosyl phosphatidylinositol (GPI) attachment Glycosyl phosphatidylinositol is a large, hydrophobic phospholipid prosthetic group that achors proteins to cellular membranes. It is attached to the polypeptide C-terminus through an amide linkage that then connects to ethanolamine, thence to sundry sugars and finally to the phosphatidylinositol lipid moiety. 2. Secondary Structure12 – is a regular, repeating three-dimensional conformation held together by hydrogen bonding between components of the amide bonds of the primary chain. Hydrogen bonding can be between bond in the same chain. Hydrogen bonding can be between bonds in the same chain (for instance, the α-helix) or between bonds in the adjacent chains (for instance, the β-pleated sheet). The secondary structure imparts strength to proteins. 13The Dictionary of Protein Secondary Structure, in short DSSP, is commonly used to describe the protein secondary structure with single letter codes. The secondary structure is assigned based on hydrogen bonding patterns as those initially proposed by Pauling et al. in 1951 (before any protein structure had ever been experimentally determined). There are eight types of secondary structure that DSSP defines: G = 3-turn helix (310 helix). Min length 3 residues. H = 4-turn helix (α helix). Min length 4 residues. I = 5-turn helix (π helix). Min length 5 residues. T = hydrogen bonded turn (3, 4 or 5 turn) 12 Shier,David; Butler, Jackie; and Lewis, Ricki. Hole’s Human Anatomy and Physiology. 2004 McGrawHill Companies Inc., pp.809 ,[object Object],B = residue in isolated β-bridge (single pair β-sheet hydrogen bond formation) S = bend (the only non-hydrogen-bond based assignment) Amino acid residues which are not in any of the above conformations are assigned as the eighth type 'Coil': often codified as ' ' (space), C (coil) or '-' (dash). The helices (G,H and I) and sheet conformations are all required to have a reasonable length. This means that 2 adjacent residues in the primary structure must form the same hydrogen bonding pattern. If the helix or sheet hydrogen bonding pattern is too short they are designated as T or B, respectively. but they are less frequently used. Other protein secondary structure assignment categories exist (sharp turns, Omega loops etc.), but they are less frequently used. 13 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_structure#DSSP_H-bond_definition The left panel shows the hydrogen bonding in an actual α-helix backbone. Note that the nth residue O (Lys 143) bonds to the (n 4)th following residue's N (Arg 147). The actual values of some displayed H-bond distances give you some idea about the variations to expect within a helix. The center panel includes the side chains which were omitted in the left panel for clarity. You see the side chains pointing towards the N-terminal of the chain (lower residue numbers) and thus it is usually possible to determine the direction of the helix quite well during initial model building. A 0.2 nm electron density is shown in the right panel. 3. Tertiary Structure14 – is the overall three-dimensional structural conformation of the protein molecule. Various kinds of bonding interactions between the components of the amino acid side chains stabilize the tertiary structrure. 3228975-17145015Tertiary structure refers to a higher level of folding in which the helices and sheets of the secondary structure fold upon themselves. This higher level folding arises for several reasons. First, different regions of the amino acid chain are hydrophilic or hydrophobic and arrange themselves accordingly in water. Second different regions of the chain bond with each other via hydrogen bonding or disulfide linkages. This kind of structure is most important in globular proteins such as this insulin molecule, shown in cartoon form by RasMol to indicate the folding of helices. 14 Shier,David; Butler, Jackie; and Lewis, Ricki. Hole’s Human Anatomy and Physiology. 2004 McGrawHill Companies Inc., pp.809 15 http://staff.jccc.net/pdecell/biochemistry/protstruc.html 4. Quaternary Structure16 – present in some proteins, describes the three-dimensional arrangement of subunits linked together by non-covalent bonds. The subunits have their own primary, secondary, and tertiary structures. Quarternary structure is often a prerequisite for protein involved in the control of metabolic process. 17Quaternary structure arises when polypeptide chains are bound together usually by hydrogen bonds. For example hemoglobin the oxygen carrying protein in blood has four subunits hydrogen bonded together. Most proteins with a molecular weight of 50,000 or more are made of such units. Sometimes quaternary structure maybe very complex. For example, beef glutamate dehydrogenase is an enzyme with a molecular weight of 2,200,000. Each enzyme molecule consists of eight large subunits. In turn, each of these consists of numerous smaller units. The interesting thing about proteins made of polypeptide subunits is that given the right solution, they self assemble into a complete and functional protein. 3533775808990The cell takes full advantage of this property to rapidly generate the cytoskeleton much of which consists of very long chains or helices, or tubes of protein sub-units as in the example below. This is just a small section of a long double helix made out of thousands of small protein sub units, and illustrates the size of structures the cell can build using protein subunits. 16 Shier,David; Butler, Jackie; and Lewis, Ricki. Hole’s Human Anatomy and Physiology. 2004 McGrawHill Companies Inc., pp.809 17 http://staff.jccc.net/pdecell/biochemistry/protstruc.html

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