BS 181H Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hela, Archaea, Cholesterol
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Functions of water: hydrolysis, condensation reactions such as: reactions, specifically dehydration reactions such as, peptide bond formation in proteins (between amino acids, formation of triglycerides. Smooth er: increased surface area for enzymes to play their important roles, alcohol leads to more liver smooth er, which increases the rate of alcohol breakdown, causing resistance, these enzymes convert hydrophobic toxic molecules into hydrophilic so they can be excreted, carbohydrate metabolism, accumulates ca ions, synthesize and modify lipids. Christian anfinsen: prior to 1960s, it wasn"t understood how proteins assumed their 3d structures, christian proposed that proteins contained in them the information necessary to fold into their conformations without organelles or cellular factors, proteins could assume their most stable conformation based on laws of chemistry and physics, denatured the protein, removed them in an isolated environment, and allowed it to slowly reform, found it reformed and was still able to function, proved that primary structure determines 3d structure.
