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List 8 specific functions of proteins in the body and explain how these proteins determine your traits.
a. Many proteins are enzymes, which catalyze and regulate chemical reactions.
b. Enzymes that produce pigments can control the color of a flower.
c. Enzymes specialized for the production of red blood cell surface antigen determine blood type.
d. Proteins that regulate the rate and pattern of growth throughout an organism control its size and shape.

i have these four please help me with four more thanks a million

2007-11-24 14:23:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous 2 in Science & Mathematics Biology

3 answers

my answers will be in this form...
-Type of protein: Function (some protein examples)

-Enzymatic proteins: selective acceleration of chemical reactions (digestive enzymes catalyze the hydrolysis of the the polymers in food)
-Structural proteins: Support (Collagen and elastin provide a fibrous framework in animal connective tissues. Keratin is the protein of hair, horns, feathers and other skin appendages)
-Storage proteins: storage of amino acids (Ovalbumin is the protein of egg white, used as an amino acid source for the developing embryo. Casein, the protein of milk, is the major source of amino acids for baby mammals.)
-Transport Proteins: transport of other substances (hemoglobin transports oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body)
- Hormonal Proteins: Coordination of an organism's activities (Insulin, a hormone secreted by the pancreas, helps regulate the concentration of sugar in the blood of vertebrates)
-Receptor Proteins: Response of cell to chemical stimuli (receptors built into the membrane of a nerve cell detect chemical signals released by other nerve cells.)
-Contractile and motor proteins: Movement (Actin and myosin are responsible for the movement of muscles)
-Defensive Proteins: protection against disease (Antibodies combat bacteria and viruses)

Hopefully this helps you out!

2007-11-24 14:53:11 · answer #1 · answered by Perla 3 · 1 0

hemoglobin: carrier of oxygen
immunoglobulin: antibodies
cell surface protein: control movement of molecules across the membrane
brain protein: memory

2007-11-24 15:50:49 · answer #2 · answered by OKIM IM 7 · 0 0

amino acids ^^

2016-04-05 07:41:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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