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| Waht is the definition of a protein? |
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| Long chains of amino acids joned by amide bonds (peptide bonds or linkages) |
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| A compound that contains both an amino group and a carboxyl group |
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| What is a biological macromolecule contining at least 30 to 50 amino acids joined by peptide bonds? |
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| With regard to proteins, what contributes to the structure function? |
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| With regard to proteins, what represents catalysts? |
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| With regard to proteins, what represents movement? |
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| With regard to proteins, what represents transport? |
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| With regard to proteins, what are some examples of hormones? |
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| Insulin, Oxytocin, and human growth hormone |
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| What proteins represent protection functions? |
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| fibrinogen and antibodies |
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| What proteins represent storage functions? |
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| casein, albumin, ferrritin |
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| What proteins represent regulation functions? |
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| What does hemoglobin represent in terms of a function of proteins? |
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| What does myosin and actin represent in terms of a function of proteins? |
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| What do enzymes represent in terms of protein function? |
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| What do collagen and keratin represent in terms of protein function? |
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| What do insulin, oxytocin, and human growth hormone represent in terms of function? |
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| What do fibrinogen and antibodies represent in terms of a functon of proteins? |
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| What do casein, albumin and ferritin represent in terms of a function of proteins? |
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| Waht does lac-repressor represent in terms of a protein function? |
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| Which amino acid has the amino group on the carbon adjacent to the carboxyl group? |
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| What is an alpha amino acid? |
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| an amino acid in which the amino group is onthe carbon adjacent to the carboxyl group |
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| In solution, how do amino acids exist? |
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| Zwitterion internal salt form |
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| With regard to chirality of amino acids, which are found in nature? |
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| alpha amino acids with L configuration at the alpha carbon. |
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| Where is the alpha carbon? |
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| Hooked to the NH3 group, h , r coo- making it the chiral carbon |
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| With the L configuration, what is on the left? |
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