Proteins
By: Kira Hackett
DEFINITION
They are large, organic, nitrogen-containing molecules that are essential both to the structure and function of cells. They are also the building blocks of life.
What do living things use these molecules for? Where are they found in living things?
- It is a main ingredient of all cells.
- Keeps living things healthy
- Helps processes in the body
- Found in muscle, bone, skin, hair, and other tissues
Enzymes
- They are essential to all of the chemical reactions
- Controls chemical reactions
Collagen
- Makes up the tendons
Antibodies
- Is apart of the immune system
- Fights foreign substances or infections
Structural Protein
- Building material
- Regulation of the body's tissue
- Make up the walls of an organism's cells
Linked to "real life"
Hemophilia is a disease were some of your proteins don't work. The protein that clots your blood is called Fibrinogen. When it doesn't clot it causes many problem in your life
Work Cited
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"Protein." UXL Complete Life Science Resource. Ed. Julie Carnagie and Leonard C. Bruno. Detroit: UXL, 2009. Science in Context. Web. 22 Sept. 2015
"What are proteins and what do they do?" Genetics Home Reference. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2015. <http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/handbook/howgeneswork/protein>.