What Is the Energy Content of Protein?
Carbohydrates, fats and proteins in the food are utilised to get the energy to carry out various metabolic and physical... View Article
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Why Do Molecules Need a Carrier Protein?
Molecules need carrier protein to cross the plasma membrane barrier, which facilitates diffusion down the concentration gradient. Substances that have... View Article
What Type of Proteins Are Made by Free Ribosomes?
Proteins, which remain in the cytosol or have to be incorporated into mitochondria, nucleus, chloroplasts, etc. are synthesised by free... View Article
What Type of Transport Protein Is an Aquaporin?
Aquaporin is a transmembrane protein, which regulates the flow of water. It is a type of channel protein and allows... View Article
What Are the 3 Blood Proteins?
Three proteins present in the blood plasma are: Albumin – help in osmotic balance Globulin – involved in the immune... View Article
How Proteins Are Broken Down?
Proteins are digested in the stomach and small intestine (duodenum) by various proteolytic enzymes such as pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, dipeptidase,... View Article
How Is Protein Different from Carbohydrates?
Proteins and carbohydrates are different biomolecules. Proteins are made up of amino acids, whereas carbohydrates contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen... View Article
Is Protein Found in Urine?
Small amount of protein may be present in the urine but a large amount of protein is an indication of... View Article
Is Protein Synthesis Endergonic or Exergonic?
Protein synthesis is an endergonic process as it requires energy. Energy to drive the process is derived from the hydrolysis... View Article
Is Transport a Function of Proteins?
Yes, transmembrane proteins are involved in the movement of ions and molecules across the plasma membrane through facilitated diffusion and... View Article
How Do Nucleic Acids and Proteins Work Together?
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) stores the genetic information and directs the protein synthesis by the cells. The sequence of nucleotides in... View Article
How Does ATP Enable Transport Proteins to Move?
Some carrier proteins facilitate active transport against the concentration gradient. They utilise the energy released by ATP hydrolysis to drive... View Article
What Are Channel Proteins?
Some transmembrane proteins form channels to allow ions and polar molecules to travel across the membrane. This type of transport... View Article
What Are Examples of Transport Proteins?
Transport proteins or transmembrane proteins are the membrane proteins that help in the movement of ions across the hydrophobic lipid... View Article
How Do Prions Affect Other Proteins?
Prions are misfolded or abnormally folded proteins. They have the ability to transmit their misfolded shape to normal proteins and... View Article
What Are Protein Pumps Used For?
Protein pumps are transmembrane proteins, which are involved in the active transport of ions across the membrane against the concentration... View Article
How Golgi Bodies Modify Proteins?
Golgi bodies contain different enzymes, which modify proteins it receives from the endoplasmic reticulum. These enzymes are present in the... View Article
What Is the End Product of Protein After Digestion?
The end product of protein digestion is amino acids. Protein is broken down by various proteolytic enzymes in the stomach... View Article
Why Is the Shape of a Protein Important?
Proteins are the monomers of amino acids. A protein chain does not exist everywhere as an extended thread, instead, it... View Article
Where Are Proteins First Digested in the Alimentary Canal?
Proteins are first digested in the stomach by the action of pepsin, which converts proteins into smaller polypeptides. It is... View Article
