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Name two roles of enzymes. |
Role in metabolism- Break down large food molecules. Other enzymes can help to synthesize large molecules. |
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Describe the shape of enzymes. |
Rough spherical shape. |
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What response are antibodies involved in? |
Immune repsonse |
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What are antibodies made up of? |
Two light (short) polypeptide chains and two heavy (long) polypeptide chains. |
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Where are transport proteins present? |
Cell membrane |
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What does having both hydrophillic and hydrophobic amino acids do to the protein? |
Causes the protein to fold up and form a channel. |
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What to the proteins transport and across what? |
Molecules and ions across membranes. |
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What do structural proteins consist of? |
Long polypeptide chains lying parallel to each other with cross-links between them. |
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What is an example of a structural protein and where is it found? |
Keratin- Found in hair and nails Collagen- Found in connective tissue. |
