Proteins

Question 1

What is the structure of amino acids

Answer 1

amino group and carboxyl group attached to a carbon housing an ‘R’ group

Question 2

What are the bond invoked in proteins

Answer 2

Covent bonds and are called peptide bonds

Question 3

Name what occurs in the primary structure of proteins

Answer 3

The joining of amino acids, only peptide bonds occur at this stage

Question 4

What happens in the secondary structure

Answer 4

Hydrogen bonds form to create an alpha helix or a beta pleated sheet

Question 5

What happens in the tertiary structure

Answer 5

The proteins will fold causing the ‘R’ groups to interacts causing different bonds

• hydrophobic or hydrophilic interactions
• hydrogen bond
• ionic binds
• disulphides bonds