ACTIVITY 1M NO DUE CHEMISTRY CONNECTION Flashcards
(26 cards)
How many differences are there between the human insulin and insulin in pigs and cows?
eight
Researchers have successfully introduced the gene for human insulin into plants, specifically this plant is knowns as?
safflower
In terms of _________ structure, human insulin, pig, and bovine insulin are very similar.
tertiary
This hormone regulates the blood glucose levels within the human body.
insulin
Which of these statements about insulin is true?
Insulin assists the entry of blood glucose into cells by interacting with receptors on cell membranes.
Which of the following is not a globular protein?
elastin
When a permanent hair is administered, it is first treated with a reducing agent called __________ that breaks the disulfide linkages in hair.
ammonium thioglycolate
Which of the following is not a fibrous protein?
insulin
It is a partial or complete disorganization of protein’s characteristic three-dimensional shape.
protein denaturation
16% to 18% of hair is composed of an amino acid called _________ and this disulfide linkages give hair protein its overall shape.
cysteine
Which of the following animals have the presence of white breast meat
chickens
The monomeric actin units associate to form a long polymer is called _________?
G-actin
When meat is heavily salted with preservatives such as NaCl, NaNO2, and the likes, in the preparation of ham, the myoglobin picks up nitrate ions, and its color changes to __________.
pink
The monomeric unit of actin is called ________?
G-actin
In the structural characteristics of cyclosporine, seven of the amino acids residues have their nitrogen atoms methylated; that is, a _________ group has replaced the nitrogen’s hydrogen atom.
methyl
In the structural characteristics of cyclosporine, one amino acid residue has a _________ rather than the normal __________ for amino acids.
L-configuration ; D-configuration
The primary structure of cyclosporine is that a cyclic peptide contains ________ amino acid units.
11
It is the principal carbohydrate in milk.
lactose
A major antibody present in colostrum is a secretory immunoglobulin known as ________.
lgA
A mother’s breast produces a foremilk called ________?
transitional milk
It is an easily digested protein that is less stressful on the infant’s immature digestive system than are other proteins such as casein.
lactalbumin
It offers protection against bacteria and other pathogens by binding the iron, thus making it unavailable to these agents, which require it for growth.
lactoferrin
Studies show that HDL levels correlate ________ with heart disease risk.
inversely
A cholesterol ratio of ________ is equivalent to an average heart disease risk.
4.0
