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Amino Acids

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A structure with helixes and pleated sheets .
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Proteins that contain all the essential amino acids such as soybeans and eggs.
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A functional group found on all amino acids.
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Life's catalysts that accelerate the reactions of metabolism but are not consumed or changed.
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Prevent the active site from interacting with an enzyme.
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Molecule that challenges the enzyme for the active site.
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The process in a protein that disrupts the stabilizing attractive forces in the structure, but the primary structure is not changed.
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The structure that results as 2 or more polypeptide pieces are held together.
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The carbon adjacent to the carboxylic acid group.
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The 3 dimensional shape that results when the various amino acids interact with each other.
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The type of link between 2 amino acids.
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Amino acids that cannot be synthesized in the human body and must be obtained thru diet.
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The functional part of the enzyme where catalysis occurs.
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The set of pH and temperature conditions where enzymes are most active.
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Molecule that forms a covalent bond with an amino acid side chain on the enzyme blocking the catalytic reaction.
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The reaction that uses water to break apart peptide chains.
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A reaction where the loss of water creates a chain of amino acids.
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The sequence of various amino acids in a polypeptide chain.