Chapter 2, Problem 22RA

Summary Introduction

To review:

The relation between tertiary, secondary, and primary structures of proteins, and changes in tertiarty protein structure due to alteration in the nature of amino acids in the primary structure of protein.

Introduction:

The proteins are macromolecules having polypeptide chains of 20 different amino acids. Proteins play different roles at different sites such as some act as catalytic enzymes in various biological reactions, or as hormones and membrane receptors in cells.