BIOL 1201 Chapter : January 24th
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Toxins: example from bacteria, pertussis toxin, botulinum toxin (protein used in botox) Hormones and receptors: hormones chemical messengers (insulin, receptors specific. Amino acid structure: central carbon, amino group, carboxyl group (cooh, hydrogen, r group (20 different r groups) Note there are different types of r groups: polar (hydrophilic like water, non-polar (don"t like water, charged (+ or - ) Non-polar: no partial charges on the r group, hydrophobic (avoid contact with water) Interact with partial + or charges of water: hydrophilic. Which of these 8-carbon fatty acids has a higher degree of saturation? (saturated when you have more hydrogen) Covalent bond between amino acids: peptide bond, dehydration synthesis. The peptide bond: does not involve the r groups, the amino and carboxyl groups involved. Primary structure: sequence of amino acid in a protein or peptide, determines what the protein will look like and how it functions.
