Amino Acids part 1
- Created by: Natasha Mirchandani
- Created on: 04-11-12 13:40
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- Amino Acids and proteins
- Amino acids bond together to form different shaped proteins. (proteins shape affects its function)
- organic molecule
- Proteins
- Amino acids
- form polypetides
- important chemical building block
- store a chemical back bone
- of C, H, N, O
- has a central carbon atom with 4 components attached to it
- 1 component is the R-GROUP
- its physical + chemical properties, give each Amino acid, its unique function+ characteristics
- some are non polar, others are polar
- some have an electrical charge which means theses Amino acids are attracyed to water molecules
- 1 component is the R-GROUP
- about 20 Amino acids exist in nature
- body contains tens of thousands of proteins
- stucture
- support
- metabolism
- homeostasis
- defense against disease
- peptide
- compound existing of 2 or more Amino acids
- peptide bond
- form when an enzyme causes a dehydration reaction
- polypeptide
- long chain of linked Amino acids
- made of 1 or more polypeptide chains
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