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cell exam 1 3
proteins/nuc acids
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| proteins | do everything for cell, made of amino acids |
| amino acids | stuck together by peptide bonds |
| fibrous proteins | long, tough, structure/movement |
| actin/myosin | contractile fibers |
| globular proteins | complicated, delicate, chemically reactive |
| denature | to break down a protein |
| nucleic acids | made of nucleotides |
| nucleotides | phosphate group-sugar-nitrogen base |
| nitrogen bases | adenine thymine cytosine guanine |
| nonpolymer nucleotide | nucleotide that doesn't make nucleic acids (ATP) |