Molecules of Life (BIOL111)

At the end of this lecture and after performing the reading (below) you should be able to: Describe the bonding in a water molecule Describe the shape of simple molecules in terms of hybridisation and lone pairs Assess which part of a polar molecule is more negative Define electronegativity Explain the properties of water which are attributable to hydrogen bonding. Define the equilibrium constant of a given chemical reaction Explain the terms ‘moles’ and ‘molarity’ Deduce the pH of a s...

-groups of molecules. -genetic information. -polynucleotides. -components. -synthesis. -sugar backbone. -watson and crick. -key features of double helix.

At the end of this lecture and after performing the recommended reading (below) you should be able to: Write and interpret the structures of organic molecules Recognise and explain main simple features of: hydroxyl, amino, sulphhydryl, carbonyl, carboxyl and phosphate functional groups. Recognise isomers, and what sort of isomers are shown. Describe optical activity

-functions. -synthesis. -variations. -optical isomers. -physiological conditions. -pKa and pH. -peptide bonds. -direction. -no free rotation. -polypeptide. -protein conformation. -protein folding. -secondary structures.

-primary structure. -secondary structure. -alpha helix. -beta sheet. -loop region. -b-a-b motif. -post-translational modifications. -tertiary structure.

-function. -definition. -monosaccharides. -monosaccharide terminology. -simple monosaccharides. -optical isomers. -the aldose series. -the ketose series. -cyclisation. -aldohexoses. -ketohexoses. -mutarotation. -conformation of monosaccharides.

At the end of this lecture and after performing the reading (below) you should be able to: - Distinguish between potential and kinetic energy - List the main chemical elements essential to life - Name the subatomic particles which make up the atom - Be able to define the term ‘isotope’ and give an example - Describe the orbitals of an atom - Be able to explain the following types of bonding, with examples of each: covalent; hydrogen; ionic; van der Waal’s. - Give the preferred number of...

BIOL111: MOLECULAR SHAPE, FUNCTIONAL GROUPS AND ISOMERISM FIRST YEAR NOTES. Learning Objectives: - Distinguish between potential and kinetic energy. - List the main chemical elements essential to life. - Name the subatomic particles which make up the atom. - Be able to define the term ‘isotope’ and give an example. - Describe the orbitals of an atom. - Be able to explain the following types of bonding, with examples of each: covalent; hydrogen; ionic; van der Waal’s. - Give the pr...