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Classify proteins based on their molecular structure.

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$B a s e d o n t h e s i z e, s h a p e a n d s t r u c t u r e t h e p r o t e i n s a r e m a i n l y c l a s s i f i e d i n t o g l o b u l a r a n d f i b r o u s p r o t e i n s . G l o b u l a r p r o t e i n s a r e w a t e r s o l u b l e a n d h a v e s p h e r i c a l o r o v o i d s h a p e . T e r t i a r y a n d q u a t e r n a r y s t r u c t u r e s a r e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h i s t y p e o f p r o t e i n . E x ., s e r u m a l b u m i n, G l y c o p r o t e i n s F i b r o u s p r o t e i n s a r e f i b r o u s i n s h a p e a n d a r e i n s o l u b l e i n w a t e r . E x ., K e r a t i n s, F i b r o i n$

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