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U2-4-1 - Proteins

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Total cards: 11•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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Enzymes

Back (Answer)

Biological catalysts

#2
Front (Question)

Name this type of compound

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Back (Answer)

Amino acid

#3
Front (Question)

Name this functional group

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Back (Answer)

Amino or amine

#4
Front (Question)

Essential amino acids

Back (Answer)

Amino acids which must be acquired from the diet. Because the body cannot make them.

#5
Front (Question)

Small molecules which join together to form proteins

Back (Answer)

Amino acids

#6
Front (Question)

A reaction in which amino acids join together to form proteins

Back (Answer)

Condensation

#7
Front (Question)

Name the circled functional group

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Back (Answer)

Amide/peptide link

#8
Front (Question)

A process in which proteins break down to form amino acids

Back (Answer)

Hydrolysis

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#9
Front (Question)

Name the process that happens when proteins change shape

Back (Answer)

Denaturing

#10
Front (Question)

What conditions can cause proteins to denature?

Back (Answer)

High temperature Very low/high pH

#11
Front (Question)

When proteins denature, what happens to their structure?

Back (Answer)

Hydrogen bonds are broken