Proteins and enzymes Flashcards
There are ten of thousands of these in humans, they allhave a unique shape and size for different functions
Proteins and Amino acids
What do proteins do?
Dady to day functions, form structure, hair, fur, muscles and long term storage.
How do proteins communicate?
by sending messages from one cell to another
Monomers that make up proteins
amino acid
The forth group is called
r group
R groups are hydrophobic. True or false
True
a protein is created by linking amino acids with a bond called
peptide bond
The chain that is held together by a peptide bond, a chain of amino acids is called
Polypeptide chain
____ are more than one polypeptide chain put together
Final protein
proteins are made out of ___ amino acids
20 amino acids
What can cause Proteins to unravel?
temperature, Ph and other environment changes
When the exact shape, the protein cannot function properly
Denaturation
Enzymes are proteins
but proteins are not enzymes
the energy needed to start a chemical reaction
Activation energy
What are some problems that heat can cause enzymes?
They heat can destroy or cause other chemical reactions