Proteins

Question 1

How many different amino acids are there?

Answer 1

20

Question 2

What are amino acids made of?

Answer 2

C,H,O,N and sometimes S

Question 3

What is the bond between amino acids?

Answer 3

Peptide

Question 4

What reaction breaks a peptide bond?

Answer 4

Hydrolysis

Question 5

What is primary structure?

Answer 5

The sequence of amino acids in a protein.

Question 6

What is secondary structure?

Answer 6

The polypeptide folds into either an a-helix or a B-pleated sheet.
Both of these structures are held together by hydrogen bonds.