Proteins🦾🦿

Question 1

What are proteins?

Answer 1

Refers to the complex organic molecules made up of amino acids that are folded into specific 3D structures

Question 2

Give some examples?

Answer 2

Enzymes
Keratin (structural protein)
Insulin
Antibodies
Transport protein
Haemoglobin
ATP

Question 3

Now talk about enzyme,antibodies,transport protein and keratin in detail.

Answer 3

Enzyme:acts as catalyst to chemical reaction with lower activation energy without being used up
Antibodies:fight pathogens as part of immune response
Transport protein: protein that transport molecules and ions through cell membrane
Keratin:it is structural protein found in hair and connective tissues like fingernails

Question 4

What is a amino acids formed up of?

Answer 4

It starts off with the backbone of carbon and hydrogen bond and then amine group (NH2) and carboxylic acids (COOH) and R represent a side chain,they are 20 different amino’s acids and they all different by their side chain group.

Question 5

How is a dipeptide formed?

Answer 5

Condensation of 2 amino acids

Question 6

What does the condensation of 2 amino acids form?

Answer 6

Forms a peptide bond

Question 7

What type of chemical reaction joins together 2 amino acids?

Answer 7

Condensation reaction forming water and to break down protein it goes through hydrolysis