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Whats the most abundant protein in the body? Collagen
What does collagen do? Gives flexibility to bones
When proteins act as "doors" what do they let through? Sugars, glucose
Can you get the same disease twice? no
how do vaccines work? Has antibodies that know how to fight disease when it comes
what do lymphnodes do? Scan for diseases
What are proteins? Hormones in our body
What do hormones do? Regulate
What do catalysts do? Speed up reactions
Can fats pass through cells? How does this work? yes The middle of a cell dictates, so when a fat goes through the bilayer it avoids the water attracted head and goes to the middle.
What does the carboxyl group do? Makes acids
What do 2 amino acids create together? Dipeptide
What do multiple amino acids create? polypeptide
What builds amino acids into proteins/polypeptide? Dehydration
What breaks polypeptides into amino acids? Hydrolysis
How many levels of structure do proteins have? 4
Primary structure= chaining amino acids together creating polypeptide
Secondary structure= Hydrogen bonds form between amino acids
Tertiary structure= Folds on itself based on "R" group interactions of amino acids, blobbing it together into a lobby shape.
Quaternary structure= Most proteins are multiple polypeptide chains coming together=1 functional unit
What does hemoglobin do? Transports oxygen in blood
What does DNA code for? codes for proteins (amino acids in an order)
What changes protein structure? pH, UV radiation
What makes human proteins? Amino acids from food every protein eaten gets deconstructed into rearranged food.
What do enzymes and in? "ase"
What are enzymes(huge proteins) responsible for? all synthesis reactions in our body
what's an active site? Specific shape that only a specific substrate can fit through where chemical reaction takes place
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