PROTEINS Flashcards

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Protein

A

large polymer of amino acids
form structural components.
adapt specific shape 4 proteins

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structure

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contains C, H, O, N.
joined by covalent bonds

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peptide bonda

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joined by covalent bonds, involving condensation.
breaking includes hydrolysic

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dipeptide

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2 aamino acids

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Polypeptide

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more aamino acids

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primary structure

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sequence of aamino acids. THIS MAKES THE FUNCTION.

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secondary structure

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twists into shape.
some coil to alpha, which held by hydrogen.
some to zig zag-beta

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tertiary structure

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coiled aamino acids coiled together.
more bonds form
single strand turn to final shape;.

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Quaternary

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multiple chains are arranged.

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ionic bonds

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attraction of neg r groups and pos r groups.

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disulfide bonds

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cysteine- sulfur bonds with other Sulfur.

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hydrophobic

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clump together

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hydrophilic

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push protein outside.

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hydrogen bonds

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slightly neg and slightly pos bond together.p

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15
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bonds

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primary=peptide
secondary=hydrogen bonding

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16
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globular proteins

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r groups outside.
hydrophobic turned inwards.
soluble, as water easy clusters and binds.

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hameglobin

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globular.
carrys o2 from lungs to tissues.
binds to haem, which turns to red.

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globular protein examples

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insluin
pepsin

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fibrous proteins

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regular, repetitive sequence of aamino acids.
insoluble
form fibres=structural.fi

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collagen

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mechanical strength, preventing aerty to burst.

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keratin

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strong h2 bonding and disulfide bonds.
HARD and STRONG.

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Elastin

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helps blood vessels to strech

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