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2.8 Fig Summary
- Rhodopsin : senses light in retinas
- Insulin / Glucose : hormones that deliver opposite messages about blood sugar levels
- Pepsin : protein-digesting machine, breaks down food in stomach
- Antibodies : recognition of foreign objects
- Ferritin : stores Fe ions in cell
- Collagen : sturdy cables that support organs/tissues
- Actin : structural girders that can be assembled and disassembled at will
— Jul 28, 2024 02:34PM
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- Rhodopsin : senses light in retinas
- Insulin / Glucose : hormones that deliver opposite messages about blood sugar levels
- Pepsin : protein-digesting machine, breaks down food in stomach
- Antibodies : recognition of foreign objects
- Ferritin : stores Fe ions in cell
- Collagen : sturdy cables that support organs/tissues
- Actin : structural girders that can be assembled and disassembled at will
Bren
is on page 19 of 179
- Oxygen makes RNA less stable than DNA
- Proteins : long chains of amino acids (AAs, twenty different ones) that preform differing functions (catalysts, adopt a defined shape, etc)
- Assemble themselves with help of hydrophilic and hydrophobic AAs in the protein
- Small fraction of AA combinations work
- Lipids are molecules with a hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tails, allows them to form waterproof sheets
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- Proteins : long chains of amino acids (AAs, twenty different ones) that preform differing functions (catalysts, adopt a defined shape, etc)
- Assemble themselves with help of hydrophilic and hydrophobic AAs in the protein
- Small fraction of AA combinations work
- Lipids are molecules with a hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tails, allows them to form waterproof sheets
