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UC DAVIS - BIOCHEMISTRY NOTES (Lectures 1-5) WEAK BONDS

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Weak Bonds
properties not redundant
in common is
onlything
that they are weak

, 2 molecules so close that they
van der Waals touch
doesn't usually
interactions of dipoles
rive chemical rxn no interactions if molecules aren
δ+ δ-
1C so weak usually touching or temp dependent
δ- δ+ no pH
oretty equal onMN within normal ranges active sites
0th sides of important in enzyme
net charges0 membranes in hydrophobic interior
weakest b w any 2 molecules
ionic bonds (+/-) (salt bridges) magnitude of charges
value
0W solvent cabs
bond F of.ge Coulomb's Law
affects
E r2
distance
dielectric constant shielding
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r 1 affects charge
+ S H ─ absence of ε H
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can make 4bonds on it
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quid has fewer
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4 can't form clathrate forming Max of Hbo
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like a water driven effect

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the three dimensional shapes of:
1 proteins structure mostly directed
by hydrophobic effect
2 DNA drives double helix structure
intertwinning ssDNA
3 Membrane helps form

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in
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Br T A 2 H Bon
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hydrophobic
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