7.1 Proteins

Question 1

What makes a side chain acidic?

Answer 1

Amino

Question 2

What makes a side chain hydrophilic?

Answer 2

Hydroxyl or Carbonyl

Question 3

What does the secondary structure look like?

Answer 3

It has the a-helix or B-pleats

Question 4

How would the structure and function of a protein change if a hydrophobic amino acid was substituted for a hydrophilic one?

Answer 4

The structure of the protein would change so the hydrophilic amino acid would be on the outside instead of the inside

Question 5

How are the results of protein denaturation different from the effect and results of a mutation

Answer 5

Protein denaturation unfolds the protein but it doesn’t change the primary structure which is what a mutation does.

Question 6

How is the tertiary structure formed by the different types of attractions

Answer 6

Hydrophilic to the outside, hydrophobic to the middle, acidic to basic, and cysteine to cysteine.