Amino Acids Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST: essential : amino acids that cannot be synthesized in the human body and must be obtained thru diet, quaternary : the structure that results as 2 or more polypeptide pieces are held together, complete : proteins that contain all the essential amino acids such as soybeans and eggs, enzymes : life's catalysts that accelerate the reactions of metabolism but are not consumed or changed, secondary : a structure with helixes and pleated sheets , tertiary : the 3 dimensional shape that results when the various amino acids interact with each other, active site : the functional part of the enzyme where catalysis occurs, condensation : a reaction where the loss of water creates a chain of amino acids, irreversible : molecule that forms a covalent bond with an amino acid side chain on the enzyme blocking the catalytic reaction, optimum : the set of ph and temperature conditions where enzymes are most active, denaturation : the process in a protein that disrupts the stabilizing attractive forces in the structure, but the primary structure is not changed, primary : the sequence of various amino acids in a polypeptide chain, hydrolysis : the reaction that uses water to break apart peptide chains, alpha : the carbon adjacent to the carboxylic acid group, competitive : molecule that challenges the enzyme for the active site, peptide bonds : the type of link between 2 amino acids, amine : a functional group found on all amino acids, inhibitors : prevent the active site from interacting with an enzyme.