BIO 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Deoxyribonuclease, Ribonuclease, Amine

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Nucleic acids s. to water is added. Polymerization: proteins are polymers of amino acids, polycaccharides are polymers of carbohydrates (sugars) "dna and rna are polymers of nucleic acids. Proteases (breaks down a protein) s glycosidases c breaks up polycaccharides) Rnase, dnase (breaks up dna and rna). Amino acids differ in their side chains. Free cunbound) amino acids all have an amino group and a carboxyl group. "amino acids are covalently attached by peptide bonds between neighboring amino and : carbory i group charge on protein can be dependent upon the ph free acido amino acids a. Aminale -> h3n*- - coolarboxyl group er side chain peptide bonds. Amino acid monomers are joined, forming polypeptide chains: secondary. Polypeptide chains may form a helices or b pleated sheets. Hy drogen bonds; disul de bridges; van der waals) (d) quaternary. Two or more polypeptides assemble to form larger protein molecules - Mydrogen bonds; disul de bridges, vann der waals, ionic) (interactions.