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polypeptide
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cells create proteins by linking amino aicds together
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amino acid
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monomer consists of a central carbon atom
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protein
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a polymer constructed from a set of just 20 kinds of monomers called amino acids
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substrate
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a special reactant acted upon by an enxyme
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denaturation
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unfavorable change in temperature or some othe quality of the enviornment can cause a protein to unravel and lose its normal shape
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activation energy
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start up energy
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catalysts
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cellular reactions depend on this assitance of compounds that speed up chemical reactions
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enzymes
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main catalysts of chemical reactions in organisms are specialized proteins
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active site
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substrate fits into a particular region of the enzyme
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