2.4.3 - Tertiary Structure
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What is tertiary structure?
💡 Hint: Think about how proteins are structured in space.
Name one type of interaction that stabilizes tertiary structure.
💡 Hint: Consider the forces at play between the proteins' side chains.
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What is the tertiary structure of a protein?
💡 Hint: Think about how proteins' shapes affect their functions.
True or False: Denaturation can lead to a loss of protein function.
💡 Hint: What happens to a cooked egg white?
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Discuss the relationship between the primary, secondary, and tertiary structures of proteins and how changes in the primary sequence could affect the overall functionality of a protein.
💡 Hint: Think about how a sentence makes sense when the words are in order, but jumble them, and it doesn’t.
Design an experiment that could test the hypothesis that temperature affects protein folding and function.
💡 Hint: Consider how changing temperature might mimic denaturation.
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