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biochem exam 1
Building blocks of protein
Contains nitrogen bonded to two hydrogen atoms
A functional group present in organic acids and consisting of a single carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom and also bonded to a hydroxyl group. (ACID or ORGANIC ACID)
used to represent one of 20 possible side chains found in amino acids of living systems
20
covalent bond formed between amino acids (Between C and N)
A polymer (chain) of many amino acids linked together by peptide bonds.
The first level of protein structure; the specific sequence of amino acids making up a polypeptide chain. ( Peptide Bonding)
Either an alpha helix or beta pleated sheet. (hydrogen Bonding)
The third level of protein structure; the overall, three-dimensional shape of a polypeptide due to interactions of the R groups of the amino acids making up the chain.
Results from two or more polypeptide subunits.
loss of normal shape of a protein.
structural support, catalyst, transport, defense, movement, regulation
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing
A spiral shape constituting one form of the secondary structure of proteins, arising from a specific hydrogen-bonding structure.
Folding pattern found in many proteins in which neighboring regions of the polypeptide chain associate side by side with each other through hydrogen bonds to give a rigid, flattened structure.
pH and temperature
Contains Amino, and carboxyl groups plus an R group that changes with each amino acid.
substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction
The reactant on which an enzyme works.
C
a region on an enzyme that binds to a protein or other substance during a reaction.
enzyme binds to its substrate
E
F
-ase
The change in shape of the active site of an enzyme so that it binds more snugly to the substrate, induced by entry of the substrate.