Download Amino Acid/Protein Structure

Honors Anatomy and Physiology
Amino Acids and Proteins
THE AMINO ACID
http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/genetics/biotech/basics/prostruct.html
- What are the 4 components of an amino acid?
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Draw the Structure of a basic amino acid: LABEL THE N-TERMINUS AND THE CTERMINUS
Refer to the link below to observe the 20 different amino acids:
http://www.biologyexams4u.com/2012/09/amino-acids-introduction.html#.WAgtO-Dx7mw
What are the 4 ways that amino acids are classified?
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What is an ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID?
How many essential amino acids are there?
Review amino acid structure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u2caLbi868
USING THE MOLECULAR MODELS, CONTRUCT 2 AMINO ACIDS – GLYCINE AND
ALANINE
THE PEPTIDE BOND
https://www.chem.wisc.edu/deptfiles/genchem/netorial/modules/biomolecules/modules/prot
ein1/prot15.htm
Define Peptide Bond:
Describe the steps involved in Peptide Bond formation:
JOIN THE AMINO ACIDS PREVIOUSLY CONSTRUCTED TOGETHER WITH A PEPTIDE
BOPND TO FORM A DIPEPTIDE
Draw the molecule that was formed:
LEVELS OF PROTEIN STRUCTURE
Watch the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEpCC9HR5LA
Use the websites to answer the following questions:
http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/genetics/biotech/basics/prostruct.html
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/macromolecules/proteins-andamino-acids/a/orders-of-protein-structure
Describe the 4 levels of protein structure:
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a. α helix –
b. β pleated sheet
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a. Disulfide bond:
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