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best known as enzymes |
Catalytic Protein |
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participates in most metabolic reactions that occur in cells. |
Enzymes |
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also called immunoglobulins or antibodies |
Defense Proteins |
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bind to small biomolecules and transport then to other locations in the body. |
Transport Proteins |
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most well known transport protein |
hemoglobin |
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Transport protein carries iron from the liver to the bone marrow |
Transferrin |
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carriers of cholesterol in the bloodstream |
High and low density lipoproteins |
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transmit signals to coordinate biochemical processes between different cells, tissues, and organs. |
Messenger Proteins |
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necessary for all forms of movement. |
Contractile Proteins |
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confer stiffness and rigidity to otherwise fluid-like biochemical systems. |
Structural Proteins |
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helps control the movement of small molecules and ions through the cell membrane |
Transmembrane Proteins |
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proteins bind small molecules for future use. |
Storage Proteins |
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they acts as sites which messenger molecules can bind and thereby initiate the effect that messenger "carries" |
Regulatory Proteins |
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Important in the early stages of life. |
Nutrient Proteins |
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proteins that are part of the system by which the acid-base balance within body fluids is maintained. |
Buffer Proteins |
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helps maintain fluid balance between blood and surrounding tissue. |
Fluid-balance Proteins |
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contains carbohydrates or carbohydrate derivatives in addition to amino acids. |
Glycoproteins |
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fibrous protein - structure involves the presence of nonstandard amino acids 4-hydroxyproline and 5-hydroxylysine derivatives |
Collagen |
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a glycoprotein produced by an organism as a protective response to the invasion of microorganisms or foreign molecules. - serve as antibodies to combat the invasion of antigens |
Immunoglobulin |
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foreign substance such as bacterium or virus, that invaded the human body. |
Antigen |
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biochemical molecule that counteracts a specific antigen. |
Antibody |
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conjugated protein that contains lipids in addition to amino acids. |
Lipoprotein |
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a lipoprotein that is involved in the transport system for lipids in the bloodstream |
Plasma lipoproteins |
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transports dietary triglycerols from the intestine to the liver and to the adipose tissue. |
Chylomicrons |
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transports triglycerols synthesized in the liver to adipose tissue. |
Very-low density lipoproteins |
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collects excess cholesterol from the body tissues and transports it back to the liver for degradation. |
High-density lipoproteins |
