Proteins Flashcards
What is the importance of proteins for living beings?
They are organic molecules play a big part of the mass of a cell
Why is there a wide variety of proteins?
There over 20 types of smaller moléculas, called aminoácidos
Define aminoácidos?
Organic compounds formatted of C,H,O,N
What are essential Aminoácidos?
Amino acids that the human body can’t produce.
What are natural or non-essential aminoácidos?
Amino acids that the human body can, in fact produce
What is a Ligação peptidica?
Proteins that has a lot of united amino acids
What are proteínas simples?
Compounds only made of amino acids
What are proteínas conjugadas?
Chains of combined aminoácidos and other types of compounds
What prosthetics are present in proteins? And what are their components?
Lipídios: lipoproteínas
Carbohydrates: Glicoproteínas
Mateis: metaloproteinas
What are the different functions of proteins?
Transportation, movimento, structural, defensive, regulation and catalytic
What is catalyst?
The increase of velocity of a chemical reaction
What can cause the rise of velocity in an enzyme?
Temperature, PH levels and substrate construction