Essays Tagged: "Biomolecular structure"
The Structure and functions of proteins. This was a timed essay done in 30mins. HUMAN BIOLOGY
roteins are made up of long chains of amino acids, just a chain of ami. tacids makes up the primary structure. The secondary structure is formed by hydrogen bonds joining the chains in certain places ... gen bonds joining the chains in certain places to make an alpha helix or a beta sheet. The tertiary structure is formed by even more folding and joining of the chains to make a globular mass or fibrou ...
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Examining Some Properties of the Enzymatic Reaction
are complex molecules made of amino acids in polypeptide chains held together by peptide bonds. The structure of proteins is broken up into primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures whic ... eat high temperatures may seem, there is a limit. At really high temperatures the shape of tertiary structure of the protein can be changed, and thus the enzyme is not nearly as effective, and the rea ...
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Proteins, their uses, structure etc.
r of possible amino acid combinations and the intricate primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures they form explain why there are just so many different proteins.The polypeptide chains ar ... uch a way that the hydrophilic amino acids face outwards in order that they can interact with other structures such as another protein.Most organisms can only create some of their required amino acids ...
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Enzyme Summary
re many reasons why enzymes have such a high specificity. The first variable is an enzyme's primary structure. A primary structure is just a combination of amino acids. There are twenty different amin ... cture is just a combination of amino acids. There are twenty different amino acids that the primary structure can be created from. Every enzyme has a different order that the acids are placed in and e ...
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Why doesn't jelly set when fresh pineapple is used?
is added to the gelatin the weak bonds are broken by the energy the hot water supplies, The helical structure falls apart, and you are left with free polypeptide chains floating about in solution. the ... g about in solution. the polypeptide chains begin to re-associate and reform the tight triple helix structure. However, the chilling process is slow, and the individual strands have been widely disper ...
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Study notes on the structure and function of various groups of molecules including proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids (fats)
a particular sequence-R group varies between amino acids and determined type of amino acid-Primary structure of a protein is it's unique sequence and number of amino acids-Determined by genetics-Dete ... nd number of amino acids-Determined by genetics-Determines other structures peptide bonds-Secondary structure of a protein is the three-dimensional shape including the various folding and coilings of ...
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Organic compounds that compose the human body
with the carboxyl group of another, yielding a polymer of amino acids called a polypeptide. Primary structure is the unique genetically coded sequence of amino acids within a protein. Even a slight de ... no acids can severely affect a protein's function by altering the protein's conformation. Secondary structure involves the coiling of folding of the polypeptide backbone. An alpha helix is a delicate ...
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General Features of Protiens
re three structural levels in the conformation of a protein called primary, secondary, and tertiary structure. Primary structure is the unique genetically coded sequence of amino acids within a protei ... ickle cell anemia, a blood disorder that may be transferred from generation to generation.Secondary structure involves the coiling of folding of the polypeptide backbone. An alpha helix is a delicate ...
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Proteins and their uses in the cell
type of protein which acts as a catalyst within reactions.Proteins are made up of amino acids. The structure of proteins are broken down into several categories. First is primary structure, which is ... bonded using dehydration synthesis. This sequence is determined by the DNA. Second is the secondary structure, which is some basic common shapes that are found within a protein. The alpha helix and be ...
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Proteins And Carbohydrates
sequence of amino acids along a polypeptide chain. DNA is a protein in primary state.The secondary structure of protein is a coiled pattern or an extended, sheet like pattern, that arises by hydrogen ... es by hydrogen bonding at short, regular intervals along the polypeptide chain. The tertiary structure is amino acids makes a coiled loop at certain angles and in certain directions, and intera ...
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