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Organic compound composed mainly of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen
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Proteins
Organic compound composed mainly of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen
Functions of Proteins
1) Main building block of cells. 2) Enzyme action [controls chemical reactions in cells]
Amino acids
Protein monomers
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What's the number of the common amino acids that is in all living things?
Essential amino acids
Amino acids that animals cannot make on their own and must be part of their diet.
Polymer
Polypeptide chain
Peptide bond
in a condensation reaction, two amino acids form a covalent bond
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How many levels are there in a structure of a protein?
Primary structure
Sequence of amino acids in the chain
Secondary structure
Helix or sheet that the chain is folded into
Tertiary structure
Overall 3-D structure that often determines the function of the protein
Quaternary structure
Complete protein that may have multiple polypeptide chains
Denaturated proteins
Proteins that have broken down due to temperature or the presence of chemicals
Dietary sources of proteins
Meats (beef, chicken, fish, etc.), dairy, nuts, beans
Nucleic acids
Very large and complex organic molecules that stores important information in the cell.
Functions of a nucleic acid
Use for compound to store hereditary information
DNA
Double helix; Contains information for all cell activities like cell division
RNA
A single stranded nucleotide chain; Stores and transfers information that is essential for manufacturing proteins
Nucleotides
Nucleic acid monomers
Guanine, cytosine, adenine, thymine, uradl
Name the five monomers
DNA, RNA
Nucleic acid polymers
DNA, RNA
Two structures of a nucleic acid
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