Proteins Flashcards

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Q

What is the importance of proteins for living beings?

A

They are organic molecules play a big part of the mass of a cell

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2
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Why is there a wide variety of proteins?

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There over 20 types of smaller moléculas, called aminoácidos

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3
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Define aminoácidos?

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Organic compounds formatted of C,H,O,N

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4
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What are essential Aminoácidos?

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Amino acids that the human body can’t produce.

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What are natural or non-essential aminoácidos?

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Amino acids that the human body can, in fact produce

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What is a Ligação peptidica?

A

Proteins that has a lot of united amino acids

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7
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What are proteínas simples?

A

Compounds only made of amino acids

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What are proteínas conjugadas?

A

Chains of combined aminoácidos and other types of compounds

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9
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What prosthetics are present in proteins? And what are their components?

A

Lipídios: lipoproteínas

Carbohydrates: Glicoproteínas

Mateis: metaloproteinas

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10
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What are the different functions of proteins?

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Transportation, movimento, structural, defensive, regulation and catalytic

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What is catalyst?

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The increase of velocity of a chemical reaction

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What can cause the rise of velocity in an enzyme?

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Temperature, PH levels and substrate construction

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