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Macromolecules – Day 1
PROTEINS
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BACKGROUND
• “molecule of action”
• Cause most things in your body to happen – to do work
• Sources of protein:
• Location of protein within your body: muscles, hair, fingernails, in cells as enzymes
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EWW!
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STRUCTURE OF PROTEIN
• All proteins have the same basic structure:– They are unbranched polymers of amino acids
(a.a.)
Polymer: long chain of connected units – each unit is a monomer
• In proteins specifically, the “chain” is a polypeptide and each “link” is an amino acid
• The linkage that forms between a.a. units is called a peptide bond
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Amino Acids (a.a.)
• There are 20 different a.a.• 8 of the 20 a.a. are essential a.a. which the
human body cannot produce so these a.a. must be obtained from food
• All a.a. have the same basic structure:– They are small molecules with a central carbon atom
attached to:• An amino group• A carboxyl group• A hydrogen atom• *A side chain (R)* - the structure of the R makes each
a.a. different
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Diagram of Amino Acid Structure
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Structure of Protein Con’t
• Proteins can have one hundred to thousands of a.a. in their chain
• a.a.’s may appear in a protein many times
• The order of the a.a.’s determines the shape of the protein
• The shape of the protein determines its job
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Diagram of a Protein (polypeptide):
LEUCINE SERINE
LYSINE
CYSTEINE
Amino Acid (monomer)
Peptide Bond
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ENZYMES
• Type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions
• Needed to speed up almost every reaction that occurs in living organisms
• Reusable• The active site is the location where the
chemical reactions take place– E.g. salivary amylase – breaks down sugars
in your mouth
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HORMONES
• Type of protein that acts as a chemical messenger
• E.g. insulin – regulates blood sugar levels
• E.g. Human growth hormone (HGH)
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DENATURATION OF PROTEINS
• Changing the shape of the protein caused by changes in the environment may/does stop the protein from doing its job
• Protein’s functions usually return when environmental factor is removed, as long as the peptide bonds between a.a. have not been broken
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Denaturation Con’t
• Denaturation of proteins (including enzymes) can be caused by exposure to:– Extremely high temperatures (above 40oC)– Acids/bases (pH)– Salty environments– High sugar
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Application of Denaturing Proteins
• Fever above 39oC is dangerous since it may denature critical brain enzymes, leading to seizures and possibly death
• Straightening/curling hair with treatments denatures proteins in hair causing hair to straighten or curl
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Application of Denaturing Con’t
• Curing meats or vegetables in vinegar – preserves food by denaturing enzymes in bacteria that cause food to spoil– Fruit and vegetables turn brown when
exposed to air due to enzyme reactions: blanching fruit and veg (dipping quickly in boiling water) denatures enzymes that cause them to turn brown (or could squeeze lemon juice = acidic)