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.