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Protein Structure

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  • What are the monomers of proteins?
    amino acids
  • Alpha helix and beta pleated sheets are examples of ____ structure
    secondary
  • What is a protein's quaternary structure?
    multiple polypeptide chains put together
  • The order of amino acids is the protein's ____ structure
    primary
  • How is a protein's shape related to its function?
    shape determines how a protein can function
  • What type of bond connects amino acids to form a polypeptide chain?
    peptide bond
  • What determines how a protein folds into its 3D shape?
    the order of amino acids and how their R groups interact
  • What part of the amino acid gives it its unique properties?
    the R group
  • The protein's 3D shape is its _____ structure
    tertiary
  • Besides the R group and the Hydrogen, what two other groups do all amino acids have?
    carboxyl and amino group
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