This Week in SCY High Chemistry

For the week of March 10

NEW ANNOUNCEMENT! Class will meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from now on!

In-class: Functional Groups; empirical formula; intro to biochemstry;

Monday - Introduction to biomolecules; finish going over study guide;

Wednesday- empirical formula and quiz-->memorize table 23.1; DNA lab

Friday - finish DNA lab

EXAM: Organic and Biochemistry (3/17/2008)

QUIZ: Functional groups and polymers (Memorize Table 23.1); empirical/moleular formula (3/12/2008)

HOMEWORK:

• STUDY FOR EXAM
  
• FINISH BIOCHEM BLOG PART II (Due 3/12/2008)
• Empirical Formula Worksheet. (Due 3/7/2008)

PROJECT: Biochemistry Blog Parts I and II (Due 3/3/2008, Due 3/12/2008);

Start a new biocchem post (part II) and research an enzyme or protein from the following list

Fibrous protein

* tubulin
* actin
* FtsZ %
* keratin
* myosin
* Tau (protein)
* dystrophin

Extracellular matrix proteins

* Collagen
* Elastin
* Reelin

Plasma proteins

* Serum albumin
* Serum Amyloid P Component

Coagulation factors

* Fibrin
* Thrombin
* Factor XIII
* Factor VIII
* von Willebrand Factor

Hemoproteins

* hemoglobin
* myoglobin

Cell adhesion

* cadherin
* integrin
* NCAM
* selectin

Ion pumping enzymes are in the enzymes section.

* CFTR
* Glycophorin C
* Scramblase

Ion channels

* Acetylcholine receptor
* Potassium channel

Hormones and growth factors

* oxytocin
* insulin
* Epidermal growth factor
* Insulin-like growth factor

Receptors

* Receptors with enzyme activity are in the enzymes section.
* Receptors that are ion channels are in the ion channel section.
Immune system proteins

* immunoglobins
* T cell receptor
* Major histocompatibility antigens

Nutrient storage/transport

* ferritin

ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCES:

1. What is an amino acid?
   
2. What is a protein?
   
3. What explain protein structure: primary, secondar, tertiary, quarternary.
4. What are the the primary functions of proteins?
5. How do peptide bonds form? Include a reaction.
   
6. Where is your enzyme or protein found?
   
7. Post a picture of your protein/enzyme.
   
8. What is the function of your protein/enzyme?
9. What types of environments might destroy the functionality of your protein?
   

PROJECT: Make a new element tile (Due every Monday until the end of project)

LOOKING FORWARD: stochiometry and chemical reactions, gas Laws, Rubens tube project, energy, quantum chemistry.