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    structure of a protein not only defines its shape and size, but also its function. Proteins consist of a long chain of 20 amino acids folded up into complex shapes. Each nonpolar amino acid folds into the interior of the proteins during the folding stage, as they are hydrophobic. The primary and secondary structure determines the hydrophobicity of a protein. Each nonpolar amino acid folds into the interior of the proteins during the folding stage. For instance, membrane proteins contain large…

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    Protein Molecules Essay

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    body. Deoxyribonucleic acid contains the blueprint for proteins and replication of itself mRNA transcribes DNA, tRNA translates mRNA into proteins. A pattern on nucleotide on a DNA strand is called a gene. The Central Dogma of molecular biology is: DNA codes for RNA which codes. for proteins Not all genes are expressed for the production of proteins, some have other tasks like making RNA. Some proteins are structural. Some proteins are made of hundreds or thousands of amino…

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    hydrophobic interactions in tertiary structure # introduction : Proteins are organic compounds that made up of building blocks , called "amino acids." There are around 20 common types of amino acids. Nine of them are viewed as "essential " in the fact that the body can't make them, so they should be provided by eating healthy. A polypeptide chain is a chain of amino-linked together by peptide bonds. The foundation of the polypeptide is given by the repeated sequence of three atoms of…

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    How Intake Of High Protein Foods Is Beneficial To Health Overview Proteins are the construction blocks of the body as they are used to build tissues such as muscles and tendons and other essential molecules required by the body such as hormones. They are made up of molecules known as amino acids. From the food we take, our body is able to get these life sustaining molecules. Thus, intake of proteins in our body is very necessary both for our general growth and to as a remedy for some diseases…

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    ALS Synthesis Essay

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    neurodegeneration of spinal motor neurons and motor deficits which when compared to ALS is very alike. One effective biomarker is the use of plasma amino acid analysis since mice with SOD G93A have a change in their plasma amino acids. When mice without SOD1 G93A were studied along with mice who had the mutation they noticed a change in the mutant mice’s amino acid concentrations specifically: cysteine,…

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    Unit 2 Project In your own words Discuss why carbon is essential to life on Earth. (150 word minimum response) Carbon is a vital element in organic compounds. Organic compounds are compounds that are usually located in living things.Organic compounds are very vital and Carbon is an elemnt that makes up organic compounds. Carbon helps organic compounds make up cells and carry out important life functions.Additionally, carbon can form strong bonds with itself and many other elements. This…

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    actually use it to maintain the structure of our bodies? Our bodies break down the nutrient into amino acids, which are just smaller molecules. While I recommend complete protein supplements, there are also amino acid supplements that focus on a few of the more used amino acids. Many top athletes use whey powder supplements…

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    genomes have been in existence since the -, “so-called big bang theory”. Genomes are the key to life because they are an organism’s complete set of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). DNA is the source in which processes transcription takes place to form a ribonucleic acid (RNA) and is then translated into an amino acid, which is the essential building block of protein to life. For example, hemoglobin, the cells in our bone marrow, churn out a hundred trillion per second of hemoglobin, which is a red…

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    Alkaline phosphatase (AP) is a homodimeric enzyme complex that is commonly found in a wide range of organisms, from bacteria to all tissues of the human body. AP is a zinc metalloenzyme (1), in which metal ions play a key role in the regulation of catalytic activities and stabilization of enzyme-substrate complex. As proposed by Gettins and Coleman using NMR studies (10), each active site of AP comprises of three metal binding sites, which acknowledged as M1, M2, and M3. Two zinc ions bind to…

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    Protein Macromolecules

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    they serve. Proteins can be big or small, mostly hydrophilic or mostly hydrophobic, exist alone or as part of a multi-unit structure, and change shape frequently or remain virtually immobile. All of these differences arise from the unique amino acid sequences that make up proteins. Fully folded proteins…

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