Proteins Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• proteins : are large, complex molecules that play many critical roles in the body. they do most of the work in cells and are required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs.
• keratin : found in wool, feathers, hooves, silk and fingernails
• fibrin : found in blood clots
• immunoglobulins: involved in immune system responses
• hemoglobin : involved in oxygen transport in blood
• phenylalanine : precursor for brain like dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine
• valine: influences brain uptake of other neurotransmitter precursors
• threonine : provides structure to the skin and connective tissue, helps in blood clotting, prevents fatty build up in the liver and amino detoxifiers
• methionine : reduces blood cholesterol levels
• leucine : promotes healing of skin and broken bones and reduces muscle protein breakdown
• serine : major contributor of one carbon groups
• cysteine : keeps active sites of enzymes
• phenylketonuria : most common clinically encountered inborn error of amino acid metabolism
• glycinuria : high content amount of glycine is excreted in urine
• mudler : dutch chemist proposed the name proteios in 1840