7.1 Protiens

Question 1

What are the 4 levels of protein structure?

Answer 1

Primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary

Question 2

What happens during protein denaturation?

Answer 2

A condition that disrupts H bonds and ionic bonds.

Question 3

How are tertiary structure is formed by interactions between the following:
Hydrophobic interactions
Hydrophilic interactions
Acidic and Basic side chains
Cysteine side chains

Answer 3

Hydrophobic interactions: gets clumped into the center
Hydrophilic interactions: they form hydrogen bonds outside the hydrophobic
Acidic and Basic side chains: Opposites get attracted outside the hydrophilic
Cysteine side chains: Form disulfide bonds on the very outside

Question 4

What is an example of a hormone?

Answer 4

Insulin

Question 5

What are examples of enzymes?

Answer 5

Fatty acid synthase, RuBisCo, Pepsin

Question 6

What are examples of infrastructure?

Answer 6

Microtubule, Collagen, Actin

Question 7

What are examples of channels, pumps, and receptors?

Answer 7

Calcium pump, Potassium channel, acetylcholine receptor