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Glossary of Biochemistry Terms: Proteins, Enzymes, and Techniques, Quizzes of Cell Biology

Definitions for various terms related to proteins, enzymes, and biochemical techniques. Topics include allosteric proteins, antibodies, antigens, coiled-coils, disulfide bonds, electrophoresis, feedback inhibition, fibrous and globular proteins, gtp-binding proteins, ligands, motor proteins, polypeptides, protein kinases, protein phosphatases, proteomics, and regulatory protein codes.

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TERM 1
allosteric
DEFINITION 1
Proteins that can exist in two or more conformations,
typically an active form and an inactive form
TERM 2
antibody
DEFINITION 2
proteins produced by B-lymphocytes to aid in fighting in
foreign cells
TERM 3
antigen
DEFINITION 3
molecule that provokes antibody production as an immune
response
TERM 4
coiled-coil
DEFINITION 4
A particularly stable, rod-like protein structural motif formed
by 2 or more alpha-helices
TERM 5
disulfide bond
DEFINITION 5
link between two sulfhydryl groups used to join proteins
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allosteric

Proteins that can exist in two or more conformations,

typically an active form and an inactive form

TERM 2

antibody

DEFINITION 2

proteins produced by B-lymphocytes to aid in fighting in

foreign cells

TERM 3

antigen

DEFINITION 3

molecule that provokes antibody production as an immune

response

TERM 4

coiled-coil

DEFINITION 4

A particularly stable, rod-like protein structural motif formed

by 2 or more alpha-helices

TERM 5

disulfide bond

DEFINITION 5

link between two sulfhydryl groups used to join proteins

electrophoresis

Technique used to separate proteins of DNA fragments

TERM 7

feedback inhibition

DEFINITION 7

Reduction in enzymatic reactions by end products

TERM 8

fibrous protein

DEFINITION 8

Protein with elongated shape; ie. collagen

TERM 9

globular protein

DEFINITION 9

Any protein with a mostly round shape; ie. most enzymes

TERM 10

GTP-binding protein

DEFINITION 10

allosteric protein whose conformation is associated with GDP

or GTP

proteomics

the large-scale study of proteins, particularly their structures

and functions.

TERM 17

regulatory protein code

DEFINITION 17

set of covalent modifications that control the behavior of a

protein