Organic Compounds - Proteins

Question 1

What are proteins

Answer 1

A macromolecule with many functions. Acts as enzymes, vital structure roles, function in body defenses, allows cells to communicate, make muscle contract. Body produced 50k-100k of protein, 20% of body mass.

Question 2

Amino Acid

Answer 2

Monomer of proteins - consisting of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen atoms.

Question 3

What are Peptides

Answer 3

A polymer consisting of two or more amino acids joined by a peptide bond via dehydration synthesis.

Question 4

Protein structures

Answer 4

fibrous protein strand composed of mostly non polar amino acids . Found in hair, nails, tendons, bone.

The building blocks of proteins are amino acids, which are small organic molecules that consist of an alpha (central) carbon atom linked to an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydrogen atom, and a variable component called a side chain (see below). Within a protein, multiple amino acids are linked together by peptide bonds, thereby forming a long chain

Question 5

Globular proteins

Answer 5

the polypeptide chain assemble into a globe or roughly a spherical shape. Most are polar and functions: enzymes, hormones,