IB Proteins Enzymes Review

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Polypeptide

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Chains of amino acids that are made by linking together amino acids by condensation reactions.

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What is collagen’s function?

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Structural protein in tendons, ligaments, skin and blood vessel walls; it provides high tensile strength, with limited stretching.

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Denaturation is a structural change in a protein that results in the loss (usually permanent) of its biological properties.

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True

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What are the two key conditions that cause denaturation?

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pH and temperature

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Which part of the amino acid is never the same?

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R group

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 A 4 polypeptide globular protein in red blood cells. Binds oxygen in lungs and releases it in tissues.

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Hemoglobin

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What is the purpose of an enzyme?

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speed up reactions

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How do enzymes increase the rate of a chemical reaction within a living cell?

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reducing the activation energy

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Each enzyme only has 1 substrate that will fit its active site. What is this called?

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specific

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Letter D...

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enzyme