proteins Flashcards
functions of proteins
muscles: movement, keratin( skin hair and nails) stability (ligaments, tendon)
our physical appearance is determined by
dna
connective tissue is also made of
proteins
proteins are enzymes that up the
rate of chemical reactions or RxNs
antibodies are
proteins that destroy viruses
albumin is a protein responsible for keeping water in our
blood vessels
nucleic acids are comprised of
nucleotides
dna, rna
deoxyribose, ribose nucleic acids
nucleotides are comprised of
phosphate, sugar, and nitrogen base
how many types of nitrogen bases are there?
5
ATCGU? Nitrogen bases
adenine, thymine (DNA only), cytosine, guanine, uracil (RNA only)
there are two types of sugar in a nucleotide that dictate what type of N. A it becomes they are:
deoxyribose or ribose
dna is different because the order of the nitrogen base in sequence. i.e p-s-t=a-s-p
true
dna is a double stranded structure
true
rna is a single strand structure
true