Proteins

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Proteins are found in dariy products, meat, polutry products and soy products.  Proteins help build  muscle mass and helps formulate tissues. Some babies are born the defeiciences that enable them to metabolism protein.  As a result, they usually die some time after birth.

General types, basic info on them and uses

Structure and Function

Proteins in Cells

Enzymes

Health and Diet

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Proteins are polymers (collections) of amino acids.  The shape of a protein, dependant on what amino acids it has, influences its biological activity.

Proteins are responsible for muscle contraction.  The digestive enzymes are proteins, as are insulin and most other hormones.  Other proteins are: -antibodies for the immune system -hemoglobin (carrying vital substances throughout the body --proteins that transmit all hereditary characteristics in the form of genes                                                     -

LINKS

1) List of articles on Proteins from Britannica 2) CHEMystery page: Well organized info in Proteins 3) Encarta Encyclopedia: Proteins

1) a chart of functional groups 2) another chart of some of the functional groups 3) a description of some of the functional groups

Functional Groups

Structure

In Your Diet

Enzymes and Proteins in the Cell

1) Very Low Protein Diet -- Good For Health 2) Vegetarianism and Nutritional Deficiencies 3) How healthy is your liver?

1) Information on biotechnology 2) types of proteins found in milk, paper products, etc.

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