Creatine's Organic Role
Molecule Assignment
Parmvir Deo
The molecule that I chose was creatine
Creatine's organic role cannot be disparaged. It assumes a key biological role for mammals, fish, reptiles and amphibians. Creatine helps muscles in delivering adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the substance that facilitates blasts of energy down to the cellular level. Creatine is put away in muscle cells as phosphocreatine and is utilized to produce cell vitality for muscle compressions. The phosphate of ATP is exchanged to creatine, producing creatine phosphate, through the activity of creatine phosphokinase. Creatine phosphate is a storage type of rapid energy. Creatine keeps the body from depending entirely on the procedure of glycolysis, which delivers a net of two ATP …show more content…
particles, however has the result of lactic acid. This acid develop can bring about a blazing sensation, ordinarily known as cramping, in the muscle and on the off chance that it achieves abnormal states it can bring about muscle development to stop.
3. Analyze and Evaluate
Creatine has an asymmetrical shape and is very small in size, since it only composed of 17 atoms. This helps the function of creatine because since it is asymmetrical, this means that the molecule is polar. This allows for the creatine molecule to easily dissolve in water. This occurs in the body when creatine is released from the liver during vigorous exercise and is transported by first being dissolved in water in the caecus portion of the bowel and then being absorbed by the blood and transported to the muscles so the muscles can repair the small tears caused by the buildup of lactic acid. The small size of the creatine atom allows it to be easily synthesized. This allows people that engage in rigors physical activity to ingest extra creatine to allow their muscles to recover faster and therefore straighten the muscles to allow for less soreness and better results.
The functional groups found in creatine were the carbonyl, hydroxyl and carboxyl groups.
All of these functional groups are strongly polar. This makes creatine more soluble because the functional groups increase the polarity of the creatine. These functional groups make creatine more soluble because when they bond, they are so strongly polar that they attract water molecules. This makes creatine into a hydrophilic molecule.
All of these functional groups make the creatine more reactive because since they are all polar, they bring a stronger force of attraction to the creatine molecule, allowing it to react with a variety of substances whereas without the functional groups, it would be almost completely unreactive.
These functional groups give the creatine molecule its asymmetry. This is because they act as "handles" to the creatine to allow the physical shape change from symmetrical to asymmetrical.
These functional groups do not influence the overall function of the creatine molecule because it does not assist in the break up or transport of lactic acid or the synthesis of ATP in the muscles.
(c) These properties play a key role in a living organism.
By being soluble, creatine can easily be transported from the liver to the caecus to the muscles. This allows the creatine to be quickly transported to afflicted muscles and to quickly counteract the affects of the lactic acid on the afflicted area. Reactivity plays a big role in the living organism because the quicker the creatine can react with the muscles to create ATP and destroy the lactic acid, the more efficient the living organism can be and the more rigorous activity they can undergo. Lastly, physical shape plays a massive role within the creatine and the living organism. The physical shape allows the creatine to be polar and therefore be able to dissolve in water and be transported to afflicted …show more content…
muscles.
(d) This substance helps an organism survive because it allows an organism's muscles to engage in rigorous activity. The muscles create ATP (adenosine triphosphate) in order for the cells to provide energy to the body to move. Unfortunately, for every two ATP molecules created, lactic acid is also created. Lactic acid seized the muscles to the point where they can't function. It is the by-product of over-active muscles. It creates a burning sensation that in turn impairs the muscle. Creatine allows for the break up of this lactic acid, allowing for the muscle to work for much longer before it seizes up. This helps many animals of pray to survive. For example, a gazelle. A gazelle's body produces high amounts of creatine, which allows for the gazelle to have very high stamina levels. This allows gazelles to run away from predators at top speeds for long periods of time. Even thought their predator (a cheetah) may have more speed, the gazelle has more stamina and can run away from their predators. Meanwhile, after hitting top speed, the cheetahs body will start to produce lactic acid and will seize up the muscles, allowing the gazelle to escape. This leave the cheetah with a small window to catch the gazelle. This allows the gazelle to survive in the wild.
(e) One way this molecule can be used to benefit people is the production of synthetic creatine. This allows someone who regularly exercises to push past their normal limits and to achieve better results by being able to train way past their limits. If taken in small amounts before and after a workout, a person can push past their usual limits and exercise for longer periods of time and heavier weights without the soreness after. This is because creatine neutralizes the lactic acid buildup from over active muscles, allowing muscles to work for much longer. Also, their would be no soreness because creatine repairs small tears in the muscles which cause soreness.
(f) One biotechnology that can be used for a creatine molecule could be a creatine gene.
This gene would allow someone and their bloodline to have excess amounts of creatine in their body, allowing them to push their regular limits. This could result in super athletes. One company called Seattle Genetics have come up with a creatine gene that allows a bloodline to train at insane rates. The CEO of this company offered Serena Williams and LeBron James one billion dollars in order for them to breed a child and for it to have the creatine gene. The man's goal was to create a super athlete that could break world records and make millions in sports. Overall, this is one biotechnology use that creatine could
have.
(g) Creatine has no possible environmental applications because it only works in organisms that have muscle tissues. It can only be used on organisms that produce lactic acid as well, which plants or any environmental factor does not have. Overall, creatine has no environmental use
Parmvir Deo
The molecule that I chose was creatine
Creatine's organic role cannot be disparaged. It assumes a key biological role for mammals, fish, reptiles and amphibians. Creatine helps muscles in delivering adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the substance that facilitates blasts of energy down to the cellular level. Creatine is put away in muscle cells as phosphocreatine and is utilized to produce cell vitality for muscle compressions. The phosphate of ATP is exchanged to creatine, producing creatine phosphate, through the activity of creatine phosphokinase. Creatine phosphate is a storage type of rapid energy. Creatine keeps the body from depending entirely on the procedure of glycolysis, which delivers a net of two ATP …show more content…
particles, however has the result of lactic acid. This acid develop can bring about a blazing sensation, ordinarily known as cramping, in the muscle and on the off chance that it achieves abnormal states it can bring about muscle development to stop.
3. Analyze and Evaluate
Creatine has an asymmetrical shape and is very small in size, since it only composed of 17 atoms. This helps the function of creatine because since it is asymmetrical, this means that the molecule is polar. This allows for the creatine molecule to easily dissolve in water. This occurs in the body when creatine is released from the liver during vigorous exercise and is transported by first being dissolved in water in the caecus portion of the bowel and then being absorbed by the blood and transported to the muscles so the muscles can repair the small tears caused by the buildup of lactic acid. The small size of the creatine atom allows it to be easily synthesized. This allows people that engage in rigors physical activity to ingest extra creatine to allow their muscles to recover faster and therefore straighten the muscles to allow for less soreness and better results.
The functional groups found in creatine were the carbonyl, hydroxyl and carboxyl groups.
All of these functional groups are strongly polar. This makes creatine more soluble because the functional groups increase the polarity of the creatine. These functional groups make creatine more soluble because when they bond, they are so strongly polar that they attract water molecules. This makes creatine into a hydrophilic molecule.
All of these functional groups make the creatine more reactive because since they are all polar, they bring a stronger force of attraction to the creatine molecule, allowing it to react with a variety of substances whereas without the functional groups, it would be almost completely unreactive.
These functional groups give the creatine molecule its asymmetry. This is because they act as "handles" to the creatine to allow the physical shape change from symmetrical to asymmetrical.
These functional groups do not influence the overall function of the creatine molecule because it does not assist in the break up or transport of lactic acid or the synthesis of ATP in the muscles.
(c) These properties play a key role in a living organism.
By being soluble, creatine can easily be transported from the liver to the caecus to the muscles. This allows the creatine to be quickly transported to afflicted muscles and to quickly counteract the affects of the lactic acid on the afflicted area. Reactivity plays a big role in the living organism because the quicker the creatine can react with the muscles to create ATP and destroy the lactic acid, the more efficient the living organism can be and the more rigorous activity they can undergo. Lastly, physical shape plays a massive role within the creatine and the living organism. The physical shape allows the creatine to be polar and therefore be able to dissolve in water and be transported to afflicted …show more content…
muscles.
(d) This substance helps an organism survive because it allows an organism's muscles to engage in rigorous activity. The muscles create ATP (adenosine triphosphate) in order for the cells to provide energy to the body to move. Unfortunately, for every two ATP molecules created, lactic acid is also created. Lactic acid seized the muscles to the point where they can't function. It is the by-product of over-active muscles. It creates a burning sensation that in turn impairs the muscle. Creatine allows for the break up of this lactic acid, allowing for the muscle to work for much longer before it seizes up. This helps many animals of pray to survive. For example, a gazelle. A gazelle's body produces high amounts of creatine, which allows for the gazelle to have very high stamina levels. This allows gazelles to run away from predators at top speeds for long periods of time. Even thought their predator (a cheetah) may have more speed, the gazelle has more stamina and can run away from their predators. Meanwhile, after hitting top speed, the cheetahs body will start to produce lactic acid and will seize up the muscles, allowing the gazelle to escape. This leave the cheetah with a small window to catch the gazelle. This allows the gazelle to survive in the wild.
(e) One way this molecule can be used to benefit people is the production of synthetic creatine. This allows someone who regularly exercises to push past their normal limits and to achieve better results by being able to train way past their limits. If taken in small amounts before and after a workout, a person can push past their usual limits and exercise for longer periods of time and heavier weights without the soreness after. This is because creatine neutralizes the lactic acid buildup from over active muscles, allowing muscles to work for much longer. Also, their would be no soreness because creatine repairs small tears in the muscles which cause soreness.
(f) One biotechnology that can be used for a creatine molecule could be a creatine gene.
This gene would allow someone and their bloodline to have excess amounts of creatine in their body, allowing them to push their regular limits. This could result in super athletes. One company called Seattle Genetics have come up with a creatine gene that allows a bloodline to train at insane rates. The CEO of this company offered Serena Williams and LeBron James one billion dollars in order for them to breed a child and for it to have the creatine gene. The man's goal was to create a super athlete that could break world records and make millions in sports. Overall, this is one biotechnology use that creatine could
have.
(g) Creatine has no possible environmental applications because it only works in organisms that have muscle tissues. It can only be used on organisms that produce lactic acid as well, which plants or any environmental factor does not have. Overall, creatine has no environmental use