biological molecules: amino acids
- Created by: Rosie Young
- Created on: 14-02-13 15:50
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- Biological molecules: amino acids
- function of proteins
- structural
- membrane carriers and pores
- enzymes
- hormones
- antibodies
- proteins are made by joining amino acids together
- plants can manufacture the amino acids they need from nitrates
- animals take in proteins as part of their diet
- some anino acids animals can't build
- essential amino acids
- deanimation
- the removal of excess amino acids
- some anino acids animals can't build
- proteins are joined by peptide bonds
- protein synthesis
- messenger RNA
- mRNA puts amino acids in the right order
- primary structure
- the unique amino acid sequence
- protease enzymes
- proteins that break peptide bonds
- function of proteins
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