Proteins Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

What are hormones?

A

Chemical messengers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What are antibodies?

A

Immune system (bind to antigens)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What are enzymes?

A

Biological catalysts (bind to substrates)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

what are structurals?

A

pumps and pores in membrane

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What are the features of enzymes?

A

Unchanged by reaction and speed up reactions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What are the functions of enzymes?

A

Synthesis (build up)

Degradation (break down)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly