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Biochemistry

Basics 1

Biochemistry Basics
What concepts from chemistry are helpful in studying biology?

Why?
Typically chemistry is a prerequisite course for advanced biology courses. This is because everything

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in your body, everything in a plant, everything in a virus, etc. is made of atoms. The structures and
properties of the molecules in an organism determine the features and properties of the organism. Which
molecules are polar, which are nonpolar? Which molecules have acidic properties, which have basic prop-
erties? A quick review of these concepts at the beginning of your advanced biology course will help you to
understand the molecular basis for life.

Model 1 – Molecular Drawings

Ball-and-stick model of

1-pentanol

Lewis structure of 1-pentanol

C

H

H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H

C

H
H

C C C O H

Line drawing of 1-pentanol

OH

H3C

Ball-and-stick model of glucose Lewis structure of glucose

OC

C C

CC

C
H

H
OH

H
H

HH

OH

H OH

OH

H

O

Line drawing of glucose

HO

OH
OH
OH
OH
O

Ball-and-stick model of
unsaturated fatty acid

Lewis structure of unsaturated
fatty acid

C
C

H
C
H
H
C
OH

H
H

H
H
H
H
H
H

H H

H

C
H
H
C
H
H
H
H
H
H
H

H O
H

C
C
C
C

C C
C C

Line drawing of unsaturated
fatty acid

O

OH

CH3

1. Name the three molecules that are illustrated in Model 1.

2. Name the three types of drawings that are used to illustrate the molecules in Model 1.

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3. How many bonds are typically formed by each of the following atoms:

Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen

4. Which types of drawings in Model 1 provide more accurate images of the shape of a molecule?
Justify your reasoning.

5. Refer to Model 1.

a. Symbols or atoms of what element(s) are missing from the line drawings?

b. In reading a line drawing, how do you know where atoms of these elements are in the struc-
ture if they are missing from the drawing?

6. Locate the carbon and hydrogen atoms in the line drawing of isoleucine shown below and draw
them in as if the drawing were a Lewis structure.

O

Isoleucine

NH2

CH3

H3C
OH

7. Isopropyl alcohol is a three-carbon molecule with an –OH group attached to the middle carbon
atom. Draw this molecule using all three types of drawings.

8. If you were asked to write the chemical formula for one of the compounds in Model 1, which
type of the drawing would be the easiest to use? Justify your reasoning.

9. What is the advantage to a scientist in using a line drawing rather than a ball-and-stick model or
Lewis structure?

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Model 2 – Properties of Biological Molecules

Polar Molecules
(hydrophilic)

Nonpolar Molecules
(hydrophobic)

Acidic O

OH
H3C
OH

Lactic acid

Acidic
O

H3C OH

Fatty acid

Neutral

O

NH2
H3C OH
CH3

Valine (amino acid)

OH HH

OH
HO
H
H H
OH
OH
O

Glucose

OH HH
OH
O
H
H OH
OH
H
O
OH HH
OH
H
H
HO
OH
H
O

Lactose

Neutral

H3C

CH3
CH3

CH3
CH3
HO

Cholesterol

OH
CH3

CH3CH3 CH3 CH3

Vitamin A

OH
CH3

CH3
O

Testosterone

Basic

N

HO
HO
OH
CH3
H

Adrenaline
NH2

HO
HO

Dopamine

N
N

NH

N
NH2

Adenine

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10. Consider the polar molecules in Model 2.

a. In general, the presence of atoms of what element(s) makes a molecule polar?

b. What property do atoms of these elements have that helps make the molecules they are in
polar?

c. Can nonpolar molecules also have atoms of these elements? If yes, what distinguishes a non-
polar molecule from a polar molecule?

11. In chemistry there is a saying “like dissolves like,” which means things will mix with or dissolve
into each other best when their polarities are similar.

a. Is water polar or nonpolar?

b. Is oil polar or nonpolar?

c. Which of the substances in Model 2 would dissolve well in water? Justify your reasoning.

d. Which of the substances in Model 2 are more likely to dissolve well in oil? Justify your reasoning.

e. Which class of substances in Model 2, polar or nonpolar, is more likely to be found in high
concentrations in the bloodstream of a vertebrate? Justify your reasoning.

12. Refer to Model 2.

a. What is another term for a polar molecule?

b. What is another term for a nonpolar molecule?

c. Give the literal translation for the terms you gave in parts a and b above.

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13. Functional groups are key groups of atoms in biological molecules. Describe the carboxyl func-
tional group that both acidic molecules in Model 2 have in common.

14. Recall the definition of an acid that you learned in chemistry. Explain how the reaction below
illustrates the acidic properties of lactic acid.

O
H3C
OH
OH

+ +H2O

O

H3C
O–

OH

H3O+

Lactic acid Lactate ion

15. Describe the functional group, called an amine group, that the basic molecules in Model 2 all
have in common?

16. Recall the definition of a base that you learned in chemistry. Explain how the reaction below
illustrates the basic properties of adrenaline.

OH
OH
OH

N
CH3

H

+ OH2
OH

OH
H
H
N

+ OH–
+

CH3

Adrenaline

17. Predict the approximate pH (pH = 7, pH > 7 or pH < 7) of fairly concentrated aqueous solu- tions of the following compounds from Model 2.

Lactic acid ____________ Dopamine ____________

Amino acid ____________ Lactose ____________

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18. In chemistry you learned that covalent bonds are one type of intramolecular bond. They occur
between nonmetal atoms in a molecule. You may have also learned about a type of intermo-
lecular bond called a hydrogen bond. Hydrogen bonds are weak attractive forces between polar
molecules containing strong polar bonds such as H-O, H-N or H-F.

O

N
O

H
H
H

O
H HO

HH

O
H H O H

H
O
N
O
H
H
H
O
H HO
HH
O
H H O H
H

a. Label at least two covalent bonds in the diagram above.

b. Label at least one hydrogen bond in the diagram above.

19. Which of the molecules in Model 2 would form hydrogen bonds with itself (that is, other mol-
ecules of the same type) or with water molecules if in a solution?

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Extension Questions
20. Although amino acids have “acid” in their name, some are acidic in water solutions, some are

basic, and others are neutral. Propose an explanation for this observation based on the structures
and descriptions of the amino acids below.

Neutral amino acids

O
NH2
H3C
OH
O
NH2

HO OH

O O

OHHO

NH2
O
NH2

H2N
OH

O
NH2
H3C
OH
O
NH2
HO OH
O O
OHHO
NH2
O
NH2
H2N
OH

Acidic amino acid Basic amino acid

O
NH2
H3C
OH
O
NH2
HO OH
O O
OHHO
NH2
O
NH2
H2N
OH

O
NH2
H3C
OH
O
NH2
HO OH
O O
OHHO
NH2
O
NH2
H2N
OH

21. The structure shown below is a line drawing of noncyclic AMP, an important messenger mol-
ecule in molecular communication systems.

a. Draw the missing carbon and hydrogen atoms on the molecule.

N
O
O
OH
N

N
N

NH2
OH

P

O

–O

–O

b. Write the chemical formula for a molecule of noncyclic AMP.

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22. The phosphate functional group in the noncyclic AMP molecule of Question 21 contains “acidic
hydrogens.”

a. Explain what this phrase means.

b. Draw the noncyclic AMP molecule after it has dissolved in water.

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