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BIOSC1000

Lecture1SampleProblemAnswers

1. Differentiatebetweenproteinsandglycogeninregardtotheirpolymeric
structure.

Proteinsarelinearpolymersmadefrom20differentaminoacids.Glycogenisa
branchedpolymercomposedonlyofglucose.

2. Whyareweakbondsimportantinbiochemistry?

Manyweakbondsallowforhighlyspecificyettransient(nonpermanent)
interactions.

3. Definethehydrophobiceffect.

Thehydrophobiceffectisthetendencyofnonpolarmoleculestointeractwithone
anotherinthepresenceofwater.Theinteractionisdrivenbytheincreasein
entropyofwatermoleculeswhenthenonpolarmoleculesareremovedfromthe
aqueousenvironment.

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