Water Molecules: In Living Organisms Water has many essential roles in living organisms due to its properties: The?polarity?of water molecules The presence and number of?hydrogen bonds?between wate...
Water Molecules: Hydrogen Bonds Water is of great biological importance. It is the medium in which all metabolic reactions take place in cells. Between 70% to 95% of the mass of a cell is water As ...
The Molecular Structure of Collagen Collagen?is the most common?structural?protein found in vertebrates In vertebrates it is the component of?connective tissue?which forms: Tendons Cartilage Ligame...
The Molecular Structure of Haemoglobin Structure Haemoglobin is a?globular?protein which is an oxygen-carrying pigment found in vast quantities in red blood cells It has a?quaternary?structure as t...
Proteins: Globular & Fibrous Globular Globular proteins?are?compact, roughly?spherical?(circular) in shape and?soluble?in water Globular proteins form a spherical shape when folding into their ...
Proteins: Interactions & Shape A polypeptide chain will fold differently due to the interactions (and hence the bonds that form) between?R groups. The three-dimensional configuration that forms...
Proteins: Structures There are?four?levels of structure in proteins, three are related to a single polypeptide chain and the fourth level relates to a protein that has two or more polypeptide chain...
Amino Acids & the Peptide Bond Proteins Proteins are polymers (and macromolecules) made of monomers called?amino acids The sequence, type and number of the amino acids within a protein determin...
The Vital Role of Phospholipids Structure Phospholipids are a type of lipid, therefore they are formed from the monomer glycerol and fatty acids Unlike triglycerides, there are only?two fatty acids...
