Proteins Flashcards
How are proteins connected?
Through the chemical and physical activities of the cell
What are the different forms that proteins function as?
Enzymes, hormones, antibodies, oxygen transporters,
What do proteins form?
majority of the skin, hair, feathers, nails, and cartilage
basics of proteins?
3d molecules, building blocks of amino acids
properties of amino acids
> grouped by polarity
variable R groups (side chains) confer different properties to each amino acid
polar, water soluble
non polar, water insoluble
positively charged
negatively charged
How many proteinogenic amino acids build humans?
20
Where are non essential amino acids made?
in the body
where do essential amino acids come from?
eaten in our diet
What is polymerisation?
When many amino acid monomers can be joined together through a series of condensation reactions
what is a polypeptide?
Formed from the condensation of many amino acids
What bond are the amino acids binded by in a protein?
Peptide bond
What are amino acids?
The monomers that bind together to form polymers called polypeptides (proteins)
What group is NH2 in an amino acid?
The amine group
what group is COOH in an amino acid?
the carboxyl group
What group is H in an amino acid?
A hydrogen atom
What group is R in an amino acid?
the side group
Is the R group the same across all amino acids?
No they are different in each amino acid
What does the R group determine in an amino acid?
How the amino acid interacts and bonds with other amino acids in the polypeptide
What is the central carbon in an amino acid?
The control/ alpha carbon
How many different amino acids are common in all organisms?
20
What does glycine have in its R group?
A hydrogen atom. It is the only amino acid that does not have carbon in its R group
What are polypeptides made from?
Chains of amino acids
What are end terminals of polypeptides?
Amino acids at the end of each polypeptide chain.
What is the N terminal
amine terminal
What is the C terminal
the carboxyl terminal
What parts of the amino acids bind together forming a peptide bond?
The carboxyl group of the first amino acid and the amine group of the second amino acid.