BIOL 3450 Chapter 3: Chapter 3 – Protein Structure and Function
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Integral membrane embedded in phospholipid bilayer of membranes that enclose cells and organelles. Comparing protein sequences and structures provides insight into protein function and. Rna, and protein synthesis; photosynthesis; signal transduction: proteins with amino acid sequences that are similar are generally assumed to have similar. D structures and similar functions: homologous proteins evolved from common ancestor and thus have similar sequences, structures, and functions can be classified into families and superfamilies. Amino acid sequence of protein determines how it will fold. Serine proteases demonstrate how enzyme"s active site works binding: used through biological world to digest meals, control blood clotting, help silk moths chew way out of cocoons. Enzymes in common pathway are often physically associated with one another: enzymes taking part in common metabolic process are generally located in same cellular compartment. Noncovalent binding of calcium and gtp are widely used as allosteric switches to control.
