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1
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Naturally occurring, unbranched polymer in which the monomer units are amino acid

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Protein

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2
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Is an amino acid in which the amino group, the carboxyl group and the hydrogen atom are attached to the -carbon ato

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alpha-amino acid

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3
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What are the classification of amino acids? Explain.

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  • Nonpolar amino acid
  • Polar neutral
  • Polar basic
  • Polar acidic
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4
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Is an amino acid where side chain is not free but attached to the amino group

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Proline

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5
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What is nonpoar amino acid?

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  • Nonpolar side chain
  • G,A,V,L,I,P,F,M,W
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What is polar neutral?

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  • Side chain that is polar but neutral
  • S,C,N,T,Q,Y
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What is polar basic?

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  • second amino group being part of the side chain
  • H,K,R
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What is polar acidic?

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  • Second carboxyl group being part of the side chain.
  • D,E
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9
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What are the two types of amino acids?

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Essential and Non-essential

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The human body cannot synthesize it in adequate amount, it is needed for protein synthesis

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Essential amino acid

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11
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What is essential for children’s growth but not for adult?

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Arg - arginine

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12
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Letters for essential amino acids?

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R*,H,M,I,L,K,W,T,F,V

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13
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Letters for non-essential amino acids

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  • C,A,N,D,E,Y,S,Q,G,P
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14
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Synthesized by the body

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Non-essential amino acids

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15
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Protein that contains all of the essential amino acids? This may or not may contain all of the non-essential amino acids.

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Complete dietary protein

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16
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Is a protein that does not contain adequate amounts.

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Incomplete dietary protein

17
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Is an essential amino acid that is missing

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Limiting amino acid

18
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Are two or more incomplete dietary protein

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Complementary dietary proteins

19
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Are formed by a biochemical reaction that extracts a water molecule

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Peptide bonds

20
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Another term for peptide bonds?

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Amide bond

21
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What are the types of peptide bonds?

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  • Dipeptide - 2 or more amino acids
  • tripeptide - 3 or more amino acids
  • oligopeptide - 10 or 20 amino acids
  • polypeptide - w longer unbranded chain of amino acids
22
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What is the primary structure of a protein?

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Amino acid sequence

23
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How do proteins arrive at their final shapes?

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  • Protein folding
  • Denaturation of proteins
  • Role of chaperones in protein folding

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