Questions for proteins

  1. define proteins
  2. how many different amino acids are there?
  3. what gives the individuality to an amino acid?
  4. what elements are proteins made of?
  5. 3 groups in an amino acid(amino,carboxylic acid, hydrocarbon)?
  6. describe how a peptide bond is formed? water molecule is lost in a condensation reaction, when the amino acid group of one amino acid interacts with the carboxyl group of another. dipeptide
  7. what is a polypeptide?
  8. draw a condensation reaction that results in the formation of a polypeptide
  9. what allows for disulphide bridge formation?
    1. what allows for tertiary structure formation?
    2. describe primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary protein structure.