What Are Proteins? — Structure & Function
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- Levels of Protein Structure A protein's shape determines its function. This shape is determined by how the protein's amino acids are folded. The shape has four levels of complex…
By Aaron Lauer, Alex Federspiel, Deena Hauze, Valeri Natole, Mario Janakis, Gabi Slizewska
- What Are Proteins? Proteins are polymers formed from monomers called amino acids joined together by peptide bonds. A chain of amino acids can also be called a polypeptide. (Anyt…
By Hannah Bonville, Alex Federspiel, Deena Hauze, Mario Janakis, Gabi Slizewska
- (Video) What Is a Protein? by RCSBProteinDataBank What happens once amino acids come together to form a protein? In this video, you can take a glimpse into the world of proteins…
By Valeri Natole, Mario Janakis, Gabi Slizewska
- Summary of Proteins
By Gabi Slizewska, Mario Janakis, Valeri Natole
Problems 20
- How can you tell amino acids apart?
- Proteins are amino acids linked by ____________ .
- Which of the choices above illustrates the structure of a protein?
- Which of these choices correctly fills in the blanks above to describe how proteins are formed?
- Which of the characteristics above correctly describe proteins?
- Which of the choices above describe both proteins and carbohydrates?
- Which of these is not a function of proteins?
- Which of these statements about proteins is false?
- What characteristics of R groups predict how they interact with each other?
- Which of the statements below is not true of proteins?
- Tia is preparing for a marathon in a few hours. Which of the foods below is least likely to provide her with energy for her race?
- Which of the statements below is false?
- What are the building blocks of proteins?
- Proteins are formed when several amino acids link together by peptide bonds. What is released when a peptide bond is formed?
- Which of the following would be considered an integral protein?
- What level of protein structure does the peptide chain begin to fold into alpha helix or beta pleated sheets due to hydrogen bonding?
- What would be considered the primary structure of proteins?
- What type of protein is the protein labeled A?
- What type of protein is the protein labeled B?
- A student thinks they have discovered a new amino acid! Looking at the structure above, what is one reason you can immediately conclude that this is not an amino acid?