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| a polymer built from various combinations of 20 amino acids |
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| protein that serves as metabolic catalysts, regulates chemical reactions within cells |
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| provide associations between body parts |
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| proteins found within muscle |
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| proteins that include antibodies of the immune system |
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| serve as antenna for outside signals |
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| proteins carry oxygen, like hemoglobin |
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| building blocks of proteins, have an amino group and a carboxyl group |
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| links carboxyl group of one amino acid to amino group of other |
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| contains hundreds or thousands of amino acids |
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| unique amino acid sequence |
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| alpha helixes or beta pleated sheets (because of hydrogen bonds) |
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| overall 3D shape of single polypeptide |
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