What roles do proteins play in cells?
What are the monomers of proteins? Describe their basic structure.
What does the nature of the side chains (R groups) of amino acids suggest about their basic position in membrane proteins? What about in the cytoplasm? Or in the bloodstream?
Specifically how are amino acids linked together?
What is the primary structure of a protein? How is it determined?
Describe the interactions between amino acids that contribute to form the secondary structure of a protein. What are some of the basic configurations that result?
Describe the interactions between amino acids that form the tertiary structure of a protein.
What is the quaternary structure of a protein? Is this always a feature of protein structure?
Describe the role of chaperonins (chaperone proteins) in determining the final structure of a protein. Why are these chaperones necessary?
Use text Figure 5.19 to discuss the importance of protein structure in determining function. Be sure to use the vocabulary relevant to this topic in your discussion.
What roles do proteins play in cells?
What are the monomers of proteins? Describe their basic structure.
What does the nature of the side chains (R groups) of amino acids suggest about their basic position in membrane proteins? What about in the cytoplasm? Or in the bloodstream?
Specifically how are amino acids linked together?
What is the primary structure of a protein? How is it determined?
Describe the interactions between amino acids that contribute to form the secondary structure of a protein. What are some of the basic configurations that result?
Describe the interactions between amino acids that form the tertiary structure of a protein.
What is the quaternary structure of a protein? Is this always a feature of protein structure?
Describe the role of chaperonins (chaperone proteins) in determining the final structure of a protein. Why are these chaperones necessary?
Use text Figure 5.19 to discuss the importance of protein structure in determining function. Be sure to use the vocabulary relevant to this topic in your discussion.
