Biochemistry Test 1: Biomolecules (BMB 401 – Harris) – Study Guide & Practice Questions

Biochemistry Test 1: Biomolecules (BMB 401 – Harris) – Study Guide &
Practice Questions


2c - ANS ✔✔Acetic Acid



3c - ANS ✔✔Propionic Acid



4c - ANS ✔✔Butyric Acid



6c, 8c, 10c - ANS ✔✔CAP(ironic), (relic), (ri




c)



14c - ANS ✔✔Myristic Acid



16c - ANS ✔✔Palmitic Acid



18c - ANS ✔✔Stearic Acid



20c - ANS ✔✔Arachidic Acid



18:1(9) - ANS ✔✔Oleic Acid



18:2(9,12) - ANS ✔✔Linoleic Acid (Omega-6)

, 18:3(9,12,15) - ANS ✔✔Linolenic Acid (Omega-3)



Phosphatidate - ANS ✔✔Two fatty acids, glycerol, and a phosphate



Hydrophobic Tail + Glycerol + Phosphate - ANS ✔✔Phosphatidate



Hydrophobic Tail + Glycerol + Ethanolamine - ANS ✔✔Phosphatidyl Ethanolamine



UNSATURATED Hydrophobic Tail + Glycerol + Ethanolamine - ANS ✔✔PhosphatidAl
Ethanolamine



Ceramide (C2 amide + Sphingosine) + Phosphate + Choline - ANS ✔✔Sphingomyelin



Ceramide (C2 amide + Sphingosine) + Galactose - ANS ✔✔Cerebroside



Cerebroside + Sulphate - ANS ✔✔Sulfatide (Acidic)



Cerebroside + Multiple Sugars (with one having a CO2) - ANS ✔✔Ganglioside (Acidic)



Isoprene - ANS ✔✔5 Carbon Alkene



Epimers - ANS ✔✔A subtype of diastereomers that differ in absolute configuration at exactly
one chiral carbon



Anomers - ANS ✔✔Epimers that form as a result of ring closure



Aldoses - ANS ✔✔Sugars with aldehydes as their most oxidized group