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What are the monomers of proteins |
Amino acids |
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What is formed when two amino acids join together |
Dipeptide |
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What is formed when more than two amino acids join together |
Polypeptide |
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What are the two main parts of an amino acids structure |
Amino group Carboxyl group |
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How many amino acids are there |
20 |
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What is the R group |
Variable group |
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What are the four structural levels of a protein |
Primary structure Secondary structure Tertiary structure Quaternary structure |
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What is the primary structure |
Sequence of amino acids in the polypeptide chain |
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What is the secondary structure |
The hydrogen bonds which form between amino acids in the chain, these make it COIL into an alpha helix or beta pleated sheet |
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What is the tertiary structure |
Bonds form between different parts of the chain - hydrogen and ionic, this forms the proteins final 3d structure |
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What is Quaternary structure |
Some proteins are made if several polypeptide chains, for these proteins the quaternary structure is the final 3d structure |
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Examples of proteins |
Enzymes Antibodies Transport proteins Structural proteins |
