Proteins

How many different amino acids are there?

Name the constituents in the structure of an animo acid

What type of reaction joins two amino acids together?

What is the process called when long chains of monomers join together?

In the condensation reaction between two animo acids, what is formed?

What is the bond called that joins two mono peptides together? And what atoms does it form between?

Describe the primary structure of proteins.

Describe the secondary structure of a protein

Describe the tertiary structure of a protein

Describe the quaternary structure of a protein.

What type of function do globular proteins carry out?

Haemoglobin is an example of what type of protein?

Describe the specific structure of a fibrous protein

Where as globular proteins carry out metabolic functions, what functions do fibrous proteins carry out?

What structural 'link' makes fibrous proteins so strong?

What is the name of the test for proteins? What feature of proteins does this test detect?

What is initially added to the sample in question when testing for proteins?

What is the second solution to be added to the mixture?

If a peptide bond is present, what colour does the mixture turn?