Macromolecules- Proteins

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  • Created on: 31-10-19 17:04
What % of the dry mass of most cells do proteins account for?
50%
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What is the function of enzymatic proteins?
Selective acceleration of chemical reactions
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What is the function of defense enzymes?
Protection against disease
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What is the function of storage proteins?
Storage of aminoacids
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What is the function of Transport proteins?
Transport of substances
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What is the function of Hormonal proteins?
Coordination of an organisms activities
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What is the function of contractile and motor proteins?
Movement
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What is the function of structural proteins?
Support
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What are all proteins constructed from?
The same set of 20 aminoacids
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What are the groups in an amino acid?
Amino group, Side chain (R-group) and Carboxyl group
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What determines a proteins three-dimensional structure?
The sequence of aminoacids
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What is a gene?
Inherited unit, which programmes the aminoacid sequence of a polypeptide
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What is a Nucleic acid made of?
Monomers called nucleotides
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What are the 2 types of nucleic acids?
DNA and RNA
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How can you summarize the flow of genetic information?
DNA-> RNA-> PROTEIN
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