Hydrogen Bonding…but With Carbon | Great minds: June Sutor

Hydrogen Bonding…but With Carbon | Great minds: June Sutor

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11th Grade - University

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The video discusses the importance of atomic arrangement in proteins and highlights the pioneering work of June Sutor, a crystallographer from New Zealand. Sutor's research in the 1960s revealed that carbon could participate in hydrogen bonds, challenging traditional chemistry views. Despite initial opposition, her findings were later validated and recognized as foundational in understanding protein structures. The video celebrates Sutor's contributions to science.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of atomic arrangement in proteins?

It has no impact on protein function.

It changes the taste of proteins.

It affects the speed of reactions in the body.

It determines the color of proteins.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary method used by June Sutor to study protein structures?

Ultrasound imaging

Electron microscopy

Nuclear magnetic resonance

X-ray crystallography

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do scientists use X-ray crystallography to understand protein structures?

By counting the number of atoms in a crystal

By observing the sound waves through crystals

By analyzing diffraction patterns from X-rays

By measuring the color change in crystals

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What property allows atoms to form hydrogen bonds?

Color

Atomic mass

Temperature

Electronegativity

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was June Sutor's significant discovery about carbon?

Carbon can form hydrogen bonds.

Carbon is not found in proteins.

Carbon cannot form any bonds.

Carbon is the most electronegative element.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who initially opposed Sutor's findings on hydrogen bonds?

Gautam Desiraju

Rosalind Franklin

Jerry Donohue

Watson and Crick

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was Sutor's work finally validated by other scientists?

In the 1960s

In 1982

In 1996

In 2000