Proteins

Proteins

Proteins:

• are polymers made of amino acids

• contain C, H, O and N

• are diverse in structure and function

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Which elements can be found in proteins?

• C

• H

• N

• P

• O

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What is the monomer or building block of proteins?

• glucose

• nucleotides

• amino acids

• lipids

To build a protein:

• must remove water; dehydration synthesis

• link together amino acids using peptide bonds

• proteins=polypeptides

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How are proteins built?

• remove water

• add water

• make a bond

• hydrolysis

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What is another name for a protein?

• fat

• sugar

• amino acid

• polypeptide

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What holds amino acids together?

• hydrogen bonds

• peptide bonds

• ionic bonds

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Proteins can be used as enzymes

• Enzymes are catalysts; they speed up chemical reactions

• Enzymes lower activation energy

• Enzymes work like a lock and a key

• Enzymes are specific to temperature and pH

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Enzymes

• fats

• proteins

• catalysts

• dogalysts

• lower activation energy

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What can make an enzyme not work?

• changing the pH

• change the shape

• changing the temperature

• change the size

Proteins can act as chemical messengers:

• Hormones

• Poisons

• Venom

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Some common places to find proteins include:

• milk

• eggs

• meat

• beans

Proteins can be used for structure in your skin and hair.

• Collagen

• Elastin

• Keratin

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Pick the protein:

• sucrose

• keratin

• glucose

• starch

• cheese

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Pick the protein:

• bread

• hair

• oil

• orange juice

• butter