Protein Biosynthesis Flashcards
1
Q
What are enzymes?
A
Enzymes are biological catalysts.
2
Q
What do enzymes do to a reaction?
A
They lower the activation energy speeding it up.
3
Q
What do hormones do?
A
Help cells talk to each other
4
Q
What do interferons do?
A
Setup an antiviral state for the cell
5
Q
What do receptors do?
A
Respond to chemical stimuli
6
Q
What do proteins do?
A
Act as reservoirs for amino acids, chemicals and energy
7
Q
What are proteins classified by?
A
Shape and structure.
8
Q
What links amino acids?
A
Peptide bonds
