Essays Tagged: "protein synthesis"
Language of the cell
stem: It can be seen that the cell is the stage where everyday functions such as molecule movement, protein synthesis and tissue repair take place. All organelles within the cell are well rehearsed in ... recognize the signal. The result of this is a botched cell. An example of this is a low density lipoprotein receptor. If the lipoprotein fails to sequester and internalize it's signal (cholesterol), t ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
DNA
uded that DNA was the basic genetic component of chromosomes. Later, RNA would be proven toregulate protein synthesis. (Miller, 139)DNA is the genetic material found in most viruses and in all cellula ... iller, 143)The DNA of an organism provides two main functions. The first function is to provide for protein synthesis,allowing growth and development of the organism. The second function is to give al ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects
Anabolic Steroids, use and side effects
n testosterone increases anabolic activity, which results in greater muscle bulk. It also increases protein synthesis and androgenic activity (enhanced secondary sexual characteristics) in males. The ... e body:When anabolic steroids are introduced into the body, under certain conditions they increase: protein synthesis, lean body mass, and the nitrogen balance in the body. A steroid receptor is forme ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Dreams
of the brain; (2) that it performs a chemicalrestoration function, since during REM dreaming neuro-protein synthesis occurs along with therestoration of other depleted brain chemicals; (3) that it pr ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis; Outline
Outline on Iportant subjects in DNA and RNA -Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis7-1 DNACells 'know' how to how to produce ATP, how to build cilia and centrioles, h ... known as bacteriophages which mean bacteria eaters.Bacteriophages are composed of a DNA core and a protein coat. They attach themselvesto the surface of a bacterium and then inject a material into th ... leic acid that actsas a messenger between DNA and the ribosomes and carries out the process bywhich proteins are made from amino acids.The Structure of RNARNA, like DNA, consists of a long chain of ma ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects
DNA What is it?
ded that DNA was the basic genetic component of chromosomes. Later, RNA would be proven to regulate protein synthesis. (Miller, 139)DNA is the genetic material found in most viruses and in all cellula ... iller, 143)The DNA of an organism provides two main functions. The first function is to provide for protein synthesis, allowing growth and development of the organism. The second function is to give a ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects
The structure of DNA and protein synthesis.
D.N.A. and Protein Synthesis.Every living thing is made up of cells. Every cell has a nucleus, and in every nuc ... called a gene. There are hundreds of genes in one chromosome. These genes contain the recipes, for proteins that make up most of your body. Structural proteins form skin, hair, and muscle. Most proce ... ody. Structural proteins form skin, hair, and muscle. Most processes in yourbody are carried out by proteins called enzymes.The Double Helix is a truly amazing structure. The double Helix looks like a ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
DNA: an overview.
ibonucleic acid, is contained inside all living things. DNA contains the necessary instructions for protein synthesis and replication. Protein synthesis is the production of protein, which is used by ... by which DNA copies itself for each replication or virus, passing on the information needed for the protein synthesis. The nucleuses of cells contain DNA, which is stored on chromosomes.A molecule of ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biochemistry
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
ludedthat DNA was the basic genetic component of chromosomes. Later, RNA would beproven to regulate protein synthesis. (Miller, 139)DNA is the genetic material found in most viruses and in all cellula ... Miller, 143)The DNA of an organism provides two main functions. The first function is toprovide for protein synthesis, allowing growth and development of the organism.The second function is to give al ...
Subjects: Science Essays
Protein Synthesis
Protein Synthesis is the process whereby DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) codes for the production of ess ... eoxyribonucleic acid) codes for the production of essential proteins, such as enzymes and hormones. Proteins are long chains of molecules called amino acids. Different proteins are made by using diffe ... ent proteins are made by using different sequences and varying numbers of amino acids. The smallest protein consists of fifty amino acids and the largest is about three thousand amino acids long. Prot ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
A BRIEF history on the uses of Steroids.
rogen receptors, producing anabolic and virilizing effects.Examples of anabolic effects:* Increased protein synthesis from amino acids* Increased muscle mass and strength* Increased appetite* Increase ... nt deficiency, especially aplastic anemia. Anabolic steroids are slowly being replaced by synthetic protein hormones that selectively stimulate growth of blood cell precursors.*Growth stimulation: Ana ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
The Full Process of the Formation of a Protein.
Unlike the other biological molecules, proteins are the most complex in terms of its formation from its monomer as well as the different fo ... of its formation begins in the nucleus and ends in the cytoplasm.Transcription is the first step in protein synthesis. This involves the unwinding of the DNA molecule in the nucleus followed by the fo ... eptide chain continues to extend until a stop codon is reached, (UAG, UGA or UAA).At this point the protein now with its primary structure leaves the ribosome and translation is complete. As the prote ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
HSC Biology Syllabus - Genetics: The Code Broken? (Option) - All Dot Points Answered
ctures involved in polypeptide synthesis are:DNA: A gene contains a sequence of bases to code for a protein. Every set of 3 bases is called a codon.RNA: RNA is similar to DNA except that instead of de ... A strand. That is how the amino acid is linked to the codon.Ribosomal RNA: Ribosomes are made up of protein and RNARibosomes: The ribosome is the active site for protein synthesis. It is made up of pr ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Anabolic Steroids
thetic derivatives of testosterone. Anabolic steroids are used to enhance muscle growth and advance protein synthesis. As stated earlier there are several derivatives (Kam 686). They can be split into ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
The Plant And Animal Cells
ts pores, known as the nuclear pores. These nuclear pores are necessary for RNA to pass through for protein synthesis. The DNA in the nucleus forms long strands of chromatin and when they are condense ... o contained in the nucleus is the nucleolus, which produces the cell particles that are involved in protein synthesis. The cell particles that are produced are called ribosomes. They are the part of t ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Should performance enhancing drugs be illegal?
positive effect on athletic performance. For example, an athlete using anabolic drugs will increase protein synthesis within muscle cells, causing a build up of muscle tissue, therefore allows the ath ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
DNA and Proteins
Over the years research has revealed that the use of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and proteins can be monitored through the progress of evolution. This monitoring can be achieved by the ... the real-life examples and compare them against other biological concepts.Main Concepts to DNA and Proteins as Evolutionary Tape MeasuresDNA and proteins document the hereditary background of an orga ... NA molecules are passed from parent to offspring they can be used to help determine the sequence of proteins in the offspring. This same sequence can be extended to develop the molecular genealogy bet ...
Subjects: Science Essays
Bacteria and Antibiotics
e for protection against drying out , cellwall which gives it shape and , a plasma membrane made of proteins and phospholipids allowing material exchange , nucleoid which contains DNA and ribosomes wh ... geting the ribosomes and RNA polymerase interferes with the synthesis of RNA, and consequently with protein synthesis. Some act by causing changes in the membrane. They replace magnesium and calcium i ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Microbiology
A general overview of chaperone proteins, and the purpose, function and behaviour at a molecular level of the Hsp70 family of chaperone proteins
�PAGE � �PAGE �9� A general overview of chaperone proteins, and the purpose, function and behaviour at a molecular level of the Hsp70 family of chaper ... of the Hsp70 family of chaperone proteinsAva RafiiMrs. T. Davidson-GrossmanJanuary 8, 2010Chaperone proteins are a class of cellular proteins situated all over the cell, in a variety of cellular compa ... sembly into oligometric structures (Ellis, 1987). They can more specifically be defined as "…proteins that bind to and stabilize an otherwise unstable conformer of another protein - and by cont ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology