Protein Folding Flashcards
amino acids
20 kinds, 4 catagories
4 catagories of amino acids
hyrophilic (outside)
hydrophobic (inside)
acidic (have charge)
basic (have charge)
denaturing
not functional, loses shape
affects protein
temp, PH
enzymes
protein that speeds up a chemical reaction
hormones
organic compound (protein/steroid) mad by 1 part of the body that send a chemical signal to another part of the same body (in body)
pheromone
an organic compound (protein/steroid) produced by an orgainism that sends a chemical signal to another orgainism of the same species (out of body)
ex: ants-food/chemicals
allelochemical
an organic compound (protein/steroid) produced by an organism that sends a chemical signal to another organism of a different species (out of body)
ex: skunk
receptor
proteins in the cell membrane that gets a hormone, pheromone, or allelochemical