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Question: What is the function of proteins in your body? Collins Answer: Proteins have many functions. They serve as enzymatic catalysts, are used as transport molecules (hemoglobin transports oxygen) and storage molecules (iron is stored in the liver as a complex with the protein ferritin);
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Proteins serve various functions in the body. The structure of a protein determines its function. For example, collagen has a super-coiled helical shape. It is long, stringy, strong, and resembles a rope. This structure is great for providing support.
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Enzymes are proteins that facilitate chemical reactions without being changed in the process. The inactive form of an enzyme is called a proenzyme. Hormones (chemical messengers) are proteins that travel to one or more specific target tissues or organs, and many have important regulatory functions.
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Protein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Proteins (also known as polypeptides ) are organic compounds made of amino acids arranged in a linear chain and folded into a globular form. The amino acids in a polymer chain are joined together b...
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In this article, we will review the functions of proteins encoded by selected members of the VSIG family. ... Because most of these proteins affect many aspects of cellular physiology, the information presented here is important for understanding not only the nature of host response to virus infection but also...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15464592
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Members of the structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) family share a characteristic design and configuration of protein domains that provides the molecular basis for the various functions of this family in chromosome dynamics. ... SMC proteins have a role in chromosome condensation, sister-chromatid cohesion,
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Here is information about the primary functions of proteins in the body. Read about the protein role in health. ... Proteins play a major role in ensuring your health well being. There are innumerable functions of proteins in the body. Well, the primary functions of proteins include building and repairing of body...
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Protein is one of the 'building blocks' necessary for life. ... Proteins are, in effect, the main actioners in cells and in an entire organism. Without proteins the most basic functions of life could not be carried out. Respiration, for example, requires muscle contractions, and muscle contractions require proteins.
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