Protein Function Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• proximal his : a side-nitrogen of highly conserved residue. it exists in coordination bonds within globins.
• ligand : a molecule bound reversibly by a protein.
• actin : the second major muscle protein. highly abundant in in almost all eukaryotic cells.
• binding site : a _ is complementary to the ligand in size, shape, charge, and hydrophobic or hydrophilic character.
• hapten : small molecules that combine with large proteins covalently, illicit an immune response.
• globins : globular proteins that are often involved in the transport or storage of oxygen.
• induced fit : the structural adaptation that occurs between the protein and the ligand.
• lymphpcyte : a form of white blood cell.
• myosin : forms fibrous proteins that are often involved in movement through contractions.
• antibody : a blood protein produced specifically to counteract an antigen.
• heme : iron is often incorporated in this protein-bound prosthetic group.
• epitope : a t cell molecule will only bond with a certain molecular structure within an antigen called the _